Common use of IDEA 2004 Clause in Contracts

IDEA 2004. The IEP team will be responsible for determining the most appropriate school placement at age 3, based on federal law: Section 612 (a)(5), IDEA 2004 requires LEAs to ensure access to the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for children, by stating “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 special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disability from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature of severity of the disability of the child is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.” Based on this federal law, LEAs will provide services to students eligible under the category of autistic-like behaviors from the continuum of services as defined in each SELPA’s Local Plan, as determined by the IEP team.