Students’ Individualized Education Plans (IEP) may have services provided inside of general education, outside of general education, or both inside and outside of general education.

 

Inside of general education refers to specialized instruction and related services provided while students with disabilities are with students who are non-disabled in the general classroom. DCPS believes that all students will benefit from including students with disabilities in a general education setting to the greatest extent possible.​Sometimes, though, a student needs more support than can be provided inside the general education setting.

 

Outside of general education refers to all specialized instruction and services that are provided to a class or grouping made up entirely of students with disabilities. Students with fewer than 20 hours of specialized instruction outside of general education in their IEPs typically receive services in a resource room.