May 24, 1999
| TO: | Chief School Administrator Director of Special Education Director of a State Facility Administrator of a Charter School Administrator of an Approved Private School for the Disabled Administrator of a College-Operated Program Administrator of an Approved Clinic or Agency |
| FROM: | Barbara Gantwerk, Director Office of Special Education Programs |
| SUBJECT: | Least Restrictive Environment |
Placement of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment as part of the delivery of a free, appropriate public education is a primary goal of this office.
Therefore, I am issuing an updated version of the New Jersey State Department of Education paper of August 1, 1995 on this topic. I ask that it be given widespread distribution in your agency.
Attachment| c: | David C. Hespe, Commissioner Barbara Anderson Bob DeSando Douglas Groff Madeleine Mansier John Sherry County Superintendent County Supervisor of Child Study State Special Education Advisory Council Office of Administrative Law Agency and Organization Concerned with Special Education Higher Education Council |
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