NC 1501-2.2 Residential Placement

Plain English summary

When residential placement is required to provide special education and related services, all costs including room and board must be covered at no expense to parents. LEAs must first exhaust in-state residential options before placing a child out-of-state, and all children in out-of-district placements retain the same rights and procedural safeguards as those served within the LEA.

Key requirements

• If placement in a public or private residential program is necessary to provide special education and related services to a child with a disability, the program, including non-medical care and room and board, must be at no cost to the parents of the child.
• When a private residential placement has been determined to be the most appropriate placement for a child with a disability, in-state residential programs should be the first consideration.
• The LEA should exhaust all possible in-state residential placement options before placing a child out-of-state.
• All children placed in out-of-district school settings are entitled to the same rights and procedural safeguards as provided to those children whose IEPs are implemented in the LEA.

Affected parties

• children with disabilities requiring residential placement
• parents of children with disabilities
• local education agencies (LEAs)
• public residential programs
• private residential programs

Official source

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/publications/catalog/ec144-policies-governing-services/open#page=24