Educational Setting

Educational Setting

The special education program will be completely developed before the IEP team decides where the program will be provided. The IEP team will look at different classes or schools to see where that program can be delivered. The first place it will consider will be the general classroom in the neighborhood school your child would attend if your child were not eligible for special education. The law requires that children with disabilities be placed in situations that will give them opportunities to be with students who are not disabled. This is called placing the student in the “least restrictive environment.” The least restrictive environment is the general class in the neighborhood school unless the IEP team determines that the special needs of the child cannot be met there.