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Community: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - Part B

Welcome to the LRE Part B Community of Practice   

We share ideas and develop knowledge. We offer a range of activities to help our members implement policy and practice that improves the engagement, participation, and performance of children with disabilities in the general education curriculum. The CoP focus is on least restrictive environment (LRE):

  • To Increase the use of high quality research-based information and effective policies and practices;
  • Identify solutions to key issues and challenges;
  • Enhance shared learning;
  • Prevent duplication of effort in technical assistance;
  • Facilitate connections and collaboration;
  • Help develop service system capacities at the State and local levels;all in order to
  • Assist with the implementation of IDEA for improved outcomes for children and youth with disabilities. 
            *******Recent Events*******

  • Disproportionality & Inclusion in the Least Restrictive Environment
    was on May 14, 2010

    Archive of the webinar

    In this webinar, the Executive Director of Iowa’s Parent Training and Information Center, ASK, Susan Myers provided an overview of their efforts and outcomes and shared "lessons learned" on disproportionality and inclusion in the Least Restrictive Environment.
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    • The Tiered Intervention Search Engine: Parent and Professional Tools - Parent & Professional Development Tools to Enhance Inclusion & Outcomes
    Thursday 03/04/2010 - no fee
    Archive of the webinar

"Reducing Problem Behavior in the Elementary School Classroom" with Dr. Krista Kutash and Dr. Michael Epstein Webinar held 12/14/2009 

Webinar Archive:  https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/ykyvscc

When you click on the link above, it will prompt you for your name and email address (same as for a live session). Once that information is entered, you can view the recorded session.

 We also invite you to download the IES Practice Guide, “Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom” at the IES What Works Clearinghouse site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/

Recent Events (click on link)

http://www.tacommunities.org/document/list/p/folder_1027%252Ffolder_5200%252Ffolder_5201

Partner Organizations

NIUSI-Leadscape, Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC), NE-Pact -SPAN-NJ/RPTAC 1, OSEP, and TACC

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