D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5-A, § 3002
Continuum of Alternative Placements
Effective Jul 1, 2022Published May 27, 202269 DCR 005902Authority: Sections 3(b)(8), 3(b)(9), 3(b)(10), 3(b)(11), and 3(b)(15) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000, (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(8), (b)(9), (b)(10), (b)(11) and (b)(15) (2018 Repl.)); Sections 102(b) and 202(b) of the Enhanced Special Education Services Amendment Act of 2014, effective March 10, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-195; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2614(a)(1) & (b) and 38-2561.02(a)(2018 Repl.)); Section 115 of the Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-269; D.C. Official Code § 38-2561.15) (2018 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 2007-149, dated June 28, 2007; Part B and Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved December 3, 2004 (Pub. L. 108-446; 118 Stat. 2647; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) (“IDEA”) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 34 C.F.R. Parts 300 and 303; and Title I, Subpart A and Title III, Subpart A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, approved April 11, 1965 (Pub. L. 89-10, 79 Stat. 27), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, approved December 10, 2015 (Pub. L. 114-95, 129 Stat. 1802; 20 U.S.C. §§ 6311-6339 and §§ 6811-6861) and Section 204(f) of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, approved August 21, 1974 (Pub. L. 93-380; 88 Stat. 514; 20 U.S.C. § 1703(f)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 005902 (May 27, 2022).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
3002.1 The LEA shall ensure that a continuum of alternative placements is available to meet the needs of children with disabilities for special education and related services.
3002.2 The LEA shall provide the full continuum of alternative placements to accommodate the needs of a child with a disability, regardless of a lack of existing placement options that exist at the time of enrollment or because educating the child with a disability would result in additional costs, administrative inconvenience, or changes to school programming, staff, or schedule.
3002.3 The LEA's continuum of alternative placements shall include instruction in all of the following environments:
(a) Regular education classroom;
(b) Special education classroom;
(c) Special education day program, through the process described in Section 3025;
(d) Special education residential program, through the process described in Section 3025;
(e) Home instruction; and
(f) Hospital instruction.
3002.4 The LEA shall make provision for supplementary aids and services to be provided in conjunction with regular class placement.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 005902 (May 27, 2022).