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WORKING WITH THE LAW: CLASSROOM PLACEMENT

WORKING WITH THE LAW: CLASSROOM PLACEMENT. LAURA KERN. Description of Project. Training Manual for parents on classroom placement for children with special needs LAW: IDEA and the Least Restrictive Environment PHILOSOPHY: Inclusion CLASSROOM STRATEGIES. Method.

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WORKING WITH THE LAW: CLASSROOM PLACEMENT

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  1. WORKING WITH THE LAW: CLASSROOM PLACEMENT LAURA KERN

  2. Description of Project • Training Manual for parents on classroom placement for children with special needs LAW: IDEA and the Least Restrictive Environment PHILOSOPHY: Inclusion CLASSROOM STRATEGIES

  3. Method • Research, research, research… • Compile research into a paper • Adapt paper into training material • Make training material into manual • Distribute manual to 3 to 4 parents for feedback • Incorporate feedback into final Manual

  4. Law • Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) • Least Restrictive Environment • Statute: “Maximum Extent Appropriate” • Regulations: Continuum of Placement and Supplementary Services • History behind the statute

  5. Law • LRE Continued • Cases • How to look at cases • Brief overview of cases and limitations to LRE • Checklist for parents A series of questions based on the cases, research and internet sites for parents to review when thinking about LRE and placement

  6. PJ • PJ SETTLEMENT What it is Who it effects Larger implications Components of the Agreement Scenario of Discussion

  7. Philosophy • INCLUSION What does in mean? Is there one uniform definition? Statutes Research such as journal articles, then more popular sources, such as internet Position of Agencies Differences between inclusion, integration, and mainstream

  8. Concerns of Parents • What does the research say about concerns of parents about inclusion?

  9. Characteristics of Inclusion • What does the research say? • What can be found in popular media? • What are the drawbacks? • What are the benefits? • Syracuse Univ. Center on Human Policy • Discussion topics for parents

  10. Clash or Compliment? • LRE V. INCLUSION • Inclusion is not an explicit part of the law • How does inclusion relate to the LRE “Maximum Extent Appropriate” but don’t forget the limitations…

  11. Strategies for Inclusion • Research and popular media combined • A comprehensive list and explanation of strategies • Such as Modifications, Universal Design, Principal participation, training, person-centered planning • So far, I have a list of 9 subtopics broken down further into 42 individual ideas

  12. Appendix • Cases in greater detail • Checklists and Matrixes for both LRE and Inclusion • Summary of other relevant statutes • Case Studies for discussion • List of Resources, both research based and internet based

  13. Conclusion • Placement alone is insufficient • Parents need to know what their legal rights are on placement issues. • Parents need to consider the idea of inclusion from multiple angles. • Parents need to advocate for strategies that will promote real participation in the regular classroom.

  14. And a final thought…

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