This document is intended to guide special education policy in British Columbia (Canada) and stresses the basic elements of Individual Education Plans, school-based teams, district-wide planning, and resource sharing. After an introduction on how to use the guide (including a glossary of terms), the manual is divided into eight sections that address: (1) the overall policy framework for delivery of special education programs and services; (2) roles and responsibilities of the provincial ministry, school boards, district and school-based personnel, parents, and students; (3) identifying students with special needs and developing an Individual Education Program; (4) the generic supportive services that should be available in school districts (such as counseling, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and home/hospital instruction); (5) special considerations for individual planning, essential elements in program planning, and criteria for receiving supplemental funding; (6) provincial resource programs (such as youth custody centers for delinquent youth, residential treatment programs, and special education technology centers); (7) sources of information (such as access to school facilities, full day kindergarten, learning resources, and transportation); and (8) appendices, which include information on funding standards, classification of tests, procedures for accessing special provincial services, relevant governing legislation, resource materials, and facilities planning. (DB)