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  *Staff works with student to develop plans to modify the learning environment
*Modify learning environment
*Provide student with skills that enable them to meet their needs w/o using behaviors that limit their abilities or violates the rights others - 
  
  Determination is made based on the disability category under IDEA 97
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  *Parent/ Teacher refers student to local education agency (LEA)
* Parent gives signed consent
*Existing data reviewed - 
  
  *Identify behaviors specific to culture to ensure validity
* Use behavior rating scales (BRS)as one piece of information in the process
*BRS needs to interpreted by someone skilled in analyzing and interpreting the results
*Results shared w/ parent - 
  
  IDEA 97 reqires IEP teams addressing behavior problems to attend to specific guidelines.
*Explore need for strategies
*Formulate functional behavior assessment
*Address the needs related to idevelopment & mplementation of interventions - 
  
  Placement decisions are a critical component in the service delivery model for students with EBD
*Placement should be in least restrictive environment (LRE)