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Supplementary aids and services

Supplementary aids and services are supports provided in regular education classes, other education-related settings, and extracurricular and nonacademic settings so a child with a disability can learn alongside children without disabilities as much as is appropriate.

Also called: supplementary aids and services, supports in the classroom, classroom supports, aide, paraprofessional support

Sources

  • 34 CFR 300.42 (300.42)U.S. Department of Education
    “Supplementary aids and services means aids, services, and other supports that are provided”
  • 34 CFR 300.42 (300.42)U.S. Department of Education
    “to enable children with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled children to the maximum extent appropriate”
  • 34 CFR 300.42 (300.42)U.S. Department of Education
    “in regular education classes, other education-related settings, and in extracurricular and nonacademic settings”