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Policy in Action

UHV ELAS 6331

Dr. Alaniz

Fall 2019

<<Least Restrictive Environment <<

(LRE)

Alief ISD SPED Statement

campus current approach to LRE

@ Kennedy we provide

the LRE to all of the Alief learners.

AUGUST

...We are dedicated to

providing every student

with an effective

Individualized Education Program

in the least restrictive environment.

small groups

Small groups begin early.

Kennedy Elementary

@ Alief ISD

Yes, Alief Kennedy's lre

is appropriately meeting the needs

of all & offers more success.

better education

higher expectations

1

Nutcracker

12|18|19

.............

Kennedy Elementary

Kennedy LRE classrooms.

Everyone has a VIP role

in the LRE.

improved social skills

Mrs. Gutiérrez

LRE @ my campus

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

PPCD Bilingual & PK Inclusion

EC TLC

Giving thanks in their LRE.

more indepence

Appropriate LRE

Yes, Alief Kennedy's LRE

is appropriately meeting

the needs of all

learners.

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Alief ISD LRE @ it's best

Alief ISD Adminstration Building

Alief ISD supports LRE

@ each campus

Alief ISD assures that each student with a disability participates in nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities, including meals, and recess periods, with

non-disabled students to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the student.

--Alief ISD ARD Assurance

District Coordinators recommend the LRE.

special needs @ LRE

SPED learners have access to the general ed. curriculum & setting.

Kennedy SPED assures that removal of students with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.

--Alief ISD ARD Assurance

Gen. Ed. with SPED Inclusion

gifted & talented in LRE

GT grouping is based on differentiated instruction that meets the individual learner strengths & needs.

Cluster grouping & pull-out instruction

is given to gifted students. The GT learners participate in rigorous academic experiences outside of the regular classroom.

--Alief ISD District expectation

---in accordance to TX & federal regulations

GT learners have access to advanced academic content.

FACTS about Kennedy's LRE

Kennedy Gen. Ed. includes

Life Skills, Structure,

& Inclusion learners in the LRE.

Kennedy PK now includes

PPCD Inclusion learners in their LRE.

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TEA audited Alief ISD and requested

LRE adherance.

Alief ISD rezoned the SPED

programs and assigned

Kennedy w/ a PPCD program.

Life Skills

was the only SPED

self-contained program

@ Kennedy for many years.

Facts about LRE

2019-2020

PPCD

@Kennedy-Alief ISD

3

newly added

PK Inclusion

learners in

the LRE

6

Transition ARDs

to place learners

in LRE are

scheduled for

Spring of 2020

4

Kennedy must

continue to provide

the assurance that to

the maximum extent appropriate,

learners with disabilities,

are educated with student

who are non-disabled.

Reflections on LRE

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