Least restrictive environment (LRE) seeks to ensure that students with disabilities are educated with their general education peers to the maximum extent possible. It is based on a philosophy of __________   meant to remedy historical practices in which children with disabilities were excluded from school or placed in inadequate learning situations.

Who determines the LRE for a student with disabilities?

The LRE for a student with severe or multiple disabilities is always a separate classroom with other students who have similar disabilities.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states that children with disabilities are to be educated to the “maximum extent appropriate” (IDEA 2004) with children who are not disabled. This allows the IEP team to determine how much time with non-disabled students is appropriate for the child, if it is appropriate at all.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states, “Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of ___________________________ cannot be achieved satisfactorily” (IDEA 2004).

The continuum of alternative placements is available to the IEP team to determine the LRE for every student with a disability.  The most restrictive setting on the continuum is:

Which of the following should the IEP team consider in determining the LRE for each student?

Which of the following are unacceptable considerations in determining LRE? (Choose all that apply)

Placement and location are terms to describe where a student will receive their education. Which of the following definitions describes location?

Generally, changing a student’s placement requires convening the IEP team for a discussion. Change of placement can also occur when a student is removed from their LRE setting for more than 10 days. Which of the following might result in an unplanned change of placement? (Choose all that apply)