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Inclusion and the Least Restrictive Environment

This article provides information for families about inclusion and the concept of the least restrictive environment in education. It explains the importance of including students with disabilities as valued members of the school community and outlines the requirements outlined by IDEA. It also discusses the option of separate education for students with disabilities when necessary. The article concludes with a discussion on the benefits of inclusion and how it can be supported through accommodations and supplementary aids and services.

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Inclusion and the Least Restrictive Environment

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  1. Inclusion and the Least Restrictive Environment • BC SECAC Meeting • Office of Specialized Services • October 12, 2015

  2. Inclusion and the Least Restrictive EnvironmentInformation for Families

  3. Senator Paul Harkin, Iowa, stated“. . .we will not, in our nation, measure human beings by what they cannot do. We should, instead, value them for what they can do.”

  4. Inclusion means including students with disabilities as valued members of the school communityMcLeskey, Rosenberg, and Westling (2010)

  5. Let’s look at what IDEA says about Least Restrictive EnvironmentOne requirement in providing a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) for each child is to place each child with disabilities in the “least restrictive environment” (LRE)

  6. Specifically, IDEA requires school districts to ensure:

  7. 1. That to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are not disabled; and. . .

  8. 2. That special classes, separate schooling or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. (20U.S.C. 1412(a)(5)) (34C.F.R. 300.550(b)(1)-(2)

  9. “Let us put our heads together and see what life we will make for our children.”TatankaIotanks Sitting Bull

  10. Least Restrictive Environment(“LRE”) • To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are educated with children who are not disabled.

  11. What about a separate education? • The IEP team can identify a separate education for students but only when the nature or severity of the disability of the child is such that education in general education classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.

  12. Why Include?

  13. Inclusion in City Schools

  14. Unlocking the IEP

  15. Inclusion on the IEP Accommodations Supplementary Aids and Services

  16. Inclusion on the IEP

  17. Inclusion on the IEP

  18. Questions?

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