<p> QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE LRE Page on OIEP Version 9.0 Least Restrictive Environment Decision Making & Placement</p><p>Placement Summary:</p><p>What placement options did the IEP team consider? Required Components: o Describe current placement</p><p> o Consideration of less or more restrictive placement options</p><p>If removed from the general curriculum environment, explain reasons why services cannot be provided in the general education environment with the use of supplementary aids and services: Required Components:  If removal from general education setting is NOT needed you can say:</p><p> o “Student is able to access curriculum within the general education environment, removal is not appropriate.”</p><p> If removal from the general education setting IS needed you should:</p><p> o Describe the characteristics of the disability (Do NOT simply state the student’s disability).</p><p>Sample Sentence: “Due to Student’s diagnosis of (disability) he/she demonstrates the following behaviors (characteristic), (characteristic), (characteristic).</p><p>Example: Due to Student’s diagnosis of ADHD, Student demonstrates the following behaviors; distractibility, impulsivity, lack of organization, and behaviors that impact others. </p><p>*Possible Characteristics: anxiety, distractibility, below grade level reading abilities, impulsivity, speech disfluency, difficulty with grade level comprehension, etc. </p><p> o Describe why the characteristics limit the student from accessing the general education setting even with the supports in place.</p><p>Sample Sentence: These characteristics impact Student’s ability to ______which requires them to be removed from the general setting because/to______. </p><p>Example: These characteristics impact Student’s ability to complete assigned classwork and regulate emotions which requires him to be removed from the general education setting to access counseling and an environment with a higher teacher to student ratio. </p><p> o Describe why these supports cannot be provided within the general education setting.</p><p>Sample scenarios: Intensive setting is required; Impacts learning of others, one-on-one support needed; access to counseling support</p><p>Example: Student requires extensive modifications and supplemental aids in order to access the general education curriculum; even with such supports in place Student is not accessing the curriculum satisfactorily. Student requires a small group setting for specific and direct instruction which allows for maximum prompting, frequent breaks and a highly structured environment.</p><p>Document basis for the decision: Required Components:  Description of placement recommended</p><p> Explanation of why the placement is needed</p><p>Sample Sentence: Based on the documentation provided above, the student will be removed from the general education setting/will not be removed from the general education setting during ______in order to______.</p><p>Example: Based on the documentation provided above, Student will be removed from the general education setting during testing situations in order to access a separate setting and read aloud. </p>