Presented by Stephanie Jones, Esq.

Your district must educate IDEA-eligible students alongside their nondisabled peers "to the maximum extent appropriate." Beyond being legally required, inclusion offers positive educational and social benefits to both groups of students. Get guidance to make appropriate placement determinations from education attorney Stephanie Jones, as she explains your district’s legal obligations and case law regarding inclusion and least restrictive environment. Then she transforms explanation into best practices your team can implement to:

• Balance the intensity of a student’s needs and maximizing time in a general education setting
• Expand your continuum of services to support inclusion of all students
• Identify what settings are not a student’s LRE
• Communicate with parents when an inclusive environment is not in the student’s best interest
• And more