How to determine if a student requires Residential treatment Facility as FAPE
Present Levels of Performance indicates student is not making
progress on IEP goals: Does student have a BIP and receiving
counseling supports on IEP: 510, 515, 520 and/or 535?
Is student experiencing
increased success at school
but not at home? Encourage
family to seek support from
other agencies.
Yes
No
Increase counseling and
behavioral supports.
Despite increased services, student demonstrates
lack of progress and increased display of
problematic mental health related behaviors.
Convene IEP meeting to review services and
supports. May need further specific assessments
(i.e. CANS) to determine whether student needs a
more restrictive educational placement.
Does student need additional assessments?
Adjust goals, services, and
supports. Placement may include
a more restrictive placement
No
Yes
Complete Assessment Plan; reconvene
IEP team. Do results indicate need for
residential placement?
Yes
LEA’s offer of FAPE is Residential
Placement. It is inadvisable to name specific
programs during IEP meeting. Describe
setting instead.
Placement in a residential treatment facility
must be deemed by the IEP team to meet the
criteria for LRE, as a result of compiled data
that confirms that student cannot make
educational progress without placement.
Consultation with SELPA staff (Mandy Hoffman and Pia Banerjea)
for additional information about appropriate residential treatment
centers.