SCHOOL PLACEMENT OPTIONS Click On Each Box For More Information Regular Class Inclusion Classroom Resource Room Separate Class Homebound/ Hospital Out-of-District Placement Private Residential Facility Public Residential Facility Gifted or Talented Class

Regular Classroom The standard mainstream education placement where most students will be. Instruction will be the responsibility of one teacher and no additional services or supports will be provided to students. It is the teachers job to determine and institute the most appropriate educational strategies

Inclusion Classroom Is a class where students will be with peers of their age and grade level. In addition to a regular education teacher there is a special education teacher who will adjust the curriculum to suit special education student’s abilities and needs. The main benefit of the setting is keeping students in the mainstream of school life with higher-achieving peers, but may not be able to provide the intensive help some students need.

Resource Room In this setting students remain in a general education class but are pulled out periodically to receive instruction to help them keep up with grade level work in a particular subject. Special education teachers work with small groups of students using techniques that work well with special needs populations. Resource room has the benefit of providing help where it is needed in focus environment.

Separate Class This placement includes children and youth with disabilities receiving special education and related services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day. This may include self- contained special classrooms with part-time instruction in a regular class or self contained special classrooms full-time on a regular school campus.

Out-of-District Placement While a self-contained class may require your child to go to a school outside your neighborhood. An out-of-district placement places her in a specialized school specifically designed to address special learning or behavioral needs. These schools have the benefit of providing the highest degree of structure, routine, and consistency throughout the school day. However, the remove any possibility of interacting with regular education students, and they are extremely costly for school districts.

Gifted or Talented Classroom Classroom setting where teachers extend or enrich the curriculum content. This classroom is designed to meet the learning capacity of students and provide them with additional materials so they can pursue areas of interest. Students have the opportunity to engage in independent study and are paired with students with similar ability levels.

Public Residential Facility Students who received education programs in public residential facilities, includes children and youth with disabilities receiving special education and related services for greater than 50 percent of the school day.

Private Residential Facility Those who received education programs in private residential facilities, includes children and youth with disabilities receiving special education and related services, at public expense for greater than 50 percent of the school day.

Homebound/Hospital This setting is for students who received education programs in homebound/hospital placement includes children and youth with disabilities placed in and receiving education in hospital programs, or homebound programs. These students need continuous medical care and monitoring.