Determining Placement
Once the IEP has been approved and signed by the LEA representative and the parent, the IEP team determines where the child’s placement will be. Children with disabilities are to be educated in the regular education classroom along with children who do not have disabilities to the extent appropriate to meet their educational needs. Special classes, separate schools, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular education environment should only occur if 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. Placement must be in a child’s least restrictive environment (LRE). LRE is not a place. It is a continuum of places or settings. The NH Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities define a Continuum of Placements for Preschool Aged Children (ages 3-5) and for School Aged Children (6-21 inclusive).
When a child with a disability, ages 6-21 inclusive, requires home instruction, with very limited exceptions, the child must be provided with a full day of instruction.
