What strategies are in effect for schools to identify and intervene with general education students who have behavior, learning or health problems?
A. Each district board of education is required to establish and implement in each school building in which general education students are served a coordinated system for the planning and delivery of intervention and referral services (I&RS) designed to assist students who are experiencing learning, behavior or health difficulties and staff who have difficulties in addressing students’ learning, behavior or health needs. The I&RS regulations can be found in chapter 16, subchapter 8 at http://www.state.nj.us/education/code/current/. Guidance for I&RS teams can be found in the publication Resource Manual for Intervention and Referral Services at http://www.state.nj.us/education/students/irs/.