89 Ill. Adm. Code 765.20
Range of Services
Section 765
Section 765.20 Range of
Services
Special education instructional
programs and related services shall range along a continuum based on the nature
and degree of the intervention. This continuum of program options shall
include, but not be limited to:
a) Basic Special Education Program of the School − The
special education program provided to the majority of the students enrolled in
the School.
b) Basic Special Education Program of the School with
Modification − The student receives most of his or her educational
experiences through the basic program of the School. However, these
experiences are modified through:
1) Additional or specialized education from the teacher.
2) Consultation to and with the teacher.
3) Provision of special equipment and materials.
4) Modification in the instructional program (e.g., multi-age
placement, expectations, grading, etc.).
c) Alternate Basic Special Education Program of the School
− The student receives most of his or her educational experiences in a
basic program whose curricular content and educational methodology have been
substantially changed. These changes shall occur when the special education
needs of a proportionately large, identifiable segment of the school population
are not otherwise being met.
d) Basic or Alternate Basic Educational Program of the School
with Related Services − The student receives most of his or her
educational experiences through the basic, or alternate basic, program.
However, these experiences are augmented by one or more related services.
e) Special Program − The student receives most of his or her
basic educational experiences through an instructional program in a special
class that is largely self-contained in the School.
1) Inclusion in those parts of the basic special education
program that are appropriate.
2) Provision of related services as needed.
f) Cooperative Program − The student receives most of his
or her educational experiences through either the basic or the special program
of the School. However, this is supplemented through work-experience programs
or shared agency involvement. Cooperative programs may include integration of
students into academic and nonacademic programs and services provided by a
public school district, provided the programs and services are available in the
public school district and the student has expressed an interest in such
programs or services.