To get access to the Intensive Wraparound Service (IWS), seek a referral from one of these:
- a member of the Ministry’s Special Education staff
- a Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour (RTLB)
- the student’s Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) fund-holding school.
The referee discusses the referral with the school and parents or caregivers before going ahead.
Application process
The person making the referral completes the application form. They gather information about the student, their history, background and needs. The student themselves and the people involved with them all have the opportunity to contribute.
The IWS application form needs to be saved to your computer before you can fill it out:
The IWS application form needs to be saved to your computer before you can fill it out:
- right click on the application form link and a menu will appear
- For Internet Explorer choose "save target as" and save it to your desktop first before filling the form out.
- For Chrome choose "save link as" and save it to your desktop first before filling the form out.
Application form to refer a student to the Intensive Wraparound Service
The referral goes before your Regional Prioritisation Panel made up of:
- a school principal
- a Special Education manager
- an RTLB Cluster Manager
- a practice advisor
- an IWS service manager
- a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) coordinator or manager.
The regional panels usually meet once a term. Your referee can discuss the resources available to provide help in the meantime such as the Interim Resource Fund.
The pathway of an application to the IWS Regional Prioritisation Panel
Terms of Reference for the IWS Regional Prioritisation Panel