Curricular LRE Notes from Law Conference:
What is it? Maximum exposure to grade-level curriculum with the grade-level
curriculum serving as the default. Exposure to the grade-level curriculum to
the maximum extent possible for this student’s educational benefit. This
differs dramatically from one child to the next-continuum of services.
IDEA’s LRE mandate: requires an individual inquiry into the unique
educational needs of each disabled student before a more restrictive
placement is considered.
Keep in mind:
 Children placed in special education are general education children
first.
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An automatic assignment of anything other than grade-level curriculum
to a special education student violates the requirement that the student
be involved and progress in the general education curriculum (or
Curricular LRE).

IDEA’s Job #1 is educational benefit, not LRE.
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For some students, full-time or even too much exposure to the gradelevel curriculum can deny educational benefit.
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Inclusion and mainstreaming are different-read from book.

Employing accommodations and other compensatory strategies
without increasing a student’s skill level does not represent compliance
with IDEA.

Over service can deny FAPE (1:1 paras).
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Just because a child is passing does not mean he is getting educational
benefit. Look at his performance.
Without data all you have is an opinion.
Notes shared by Abby Bowers