Special Education Programs

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"We believe that equity of opportunity and equity of access to our programs, services and resources are critical to the achievement of successful outcomes for all thos whom we serve, and for those who serve our school system. The board is therefore committed to ensuring that fairness, equity, and inclusion are essential principles of our school system and are integrated into all our policies, programs operations and practices"  - TDSB Multi-Year Strategic Plan

Developmental Disabilities Program @ BPCI

Our program for students with Developmental Disabilities includes 6 intensive support classes, staffed by Special Education Teachers, Educational Assistants, Special Needs Assistants, Lunchroom Supervisors and a Child and Youth Worker. The curriculum covers Functional Academics, Social Skills, Physical Education, Life Skills and Experiential Learning.  

Gifted Program @ BPCI

The Gifted Program offers courses in core subject areas, including English, History, Geography, Math, Science and French. Gifted classes at BPCI are self-contained and the curriculum is accommodated to meet the learning needs of gifted students. Course delivery is differentiated by breadth in that the content explores broad-based themes, and by depth and pace of topics. Inquiry-based learning organized around essential questions is a general focus of the program.

Physical Disabilities Program @ BPCI

Students with physical disabilities are fully integrated into the school community with support from the PH Program. Accommodations for physical needs (i.e. alternative seating, transportation, personal needs) and educational needs (i.e. scribe, additional time, assistive technology) are provided based on the strengths and needs of the individual student. Students in the PH Program have access to a resource room that is fully adapted to their needs and is staffed by a Special Education Resource Teacher. Students may also receive one-on-one support in the classroom provided by Educational Assistants.

Birchmount Park CI is an accessible building. 

Resource Room Support

BPCI offers resource room support for all students, including students with an IEP (Individual Education Plan).

Read and Write Gold Software

Key Features of Read and Write Gold:

  • Speech feedback in a document or website
  • Research tools and graphic organizer
  • Word prediction and homonym organizer
  • Talking dictionary and phonetic spell checker
  • Audio file creation
  • French translator
  • Standard and scientific calculator
  • Scanning capabilities

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There is no longer a need for a username or password for all TDSB students.

You can access the Read and Write software at home through your TDSB account when using Google Chrome.