Examples of Inclusive Schooling in Action

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Examples of Inclusive Schooling in Action

• By Karisa, Juli, Corliss, Erika

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Administrative Behaviors that Empower Change

• Three types of empowering behavior which lead to
  school reform.
• Support creating a positive environment for
  critiquing.
• Facilitation change thinking based on critiques
• Possibility actualize product of critique

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Teaming and My School

• Principal moving towards integrating
  collaboration time into regular school day
• Past collaboration was before school or during
  lunch time
• Success Not very due to time constraints,
  animosity, frustration, and apathy
• Future Integrated scheduled time for team
  collaboration during school day
• Success Already there, time is preset,
  expectations are set monthly, team roles are set

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My Action Plan

• Restructuring Team
• Add one related service professional to each
  grade level team
• Establish clear set of roles for each team member
• Related Service Professional functions as team
  facilitator toward positive change and to open
  communication within the team

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Example of Inclusion in Elementary Setting
The Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union

• Collection of five independent school districts
  within rural Northwest Vermont
• Changed from least restrictive environment model
  to full inclusion
• Model of inclusion in book is based on Swanton
  School District

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Necessary Changes in Organizational Practices

• Movement toward shared leadership
• Structured to be responsive and collaborative
• Structured into three components
• The Administration
• The Design Team
• The Task Force

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Necessary Changes in Organizational Practices

• Classroom configurations
• Structured to create a sense of community within
  the school system
• Structured to foster collaboration
• Variety of classroom structures
• Single Grade
• Multiage
• Looping
• Single Grade Two Teacher Teams

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Inclusion in My School

• Most Restrictive
• Alternative Placement

• Uses Least Restrictive Environment Model
• Included students whenever possible based on
  needs

• More Restrictive Programs
• General Studies Program
• Behavior Support Center
• Self-Contained

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Viewing Change

• Based on survey
• Staff readiness for change varies
• Possible Change
• Change general studies program to co-teaching
  model
• Stimulate Readiness for change
• Awareness of other programs
• Staff development through training session
• Create Common Vision
• Implementation

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Steps Toward Inclusion

• Guideline Principles
• Shared Mission Statement
• Administrative Leadership to Maintain Focus on
  the Vision
• Collaborative Teaming Process
• On-going Staff Development
• Staff Planning Time

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Suggested Approaches for Restructuring

• Co-teaching Model
• Support teachers no longer labeled as Special
  Education teachers.
• Schools Within a School
• Looping at high school level similar to middle
  school model
• Block Scheduling
• Heterogeneous Student Faculty Grouping
• Active Versus Passive Learning Strategies
• Cooperative Group Learning
• Utilization of Multiple Intelligences Framework
• Authentic Assessment Practices

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Food For Thought

• Foundational starting places must begin with
  knowing the students.
• All journeys toward more inclusive schools are
  marked by ups and downs, trial and error, and
  learning curves.
• A flexible plan, shared vision, and monitoring
  progress keeps people moving, accountable, and
  progressive.

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Intervention Teams

• Created because of PL94-142
• Mandated in some states
• Believed to decrease special education referrals
• Team consists of referring teacher, special
  education representative, administrator, and
  related services staff.

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Intervention at My School

• Majority of staff are unaware of these services
  and procedure.
• Process is not long enough to get information
  needed
• Follow-up procedure is unstructured and
  inconsistent

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My Action Plan

• Staff awareness through in-service
• All faculty
• Purpose
• Procedure
• Create clear and concise paperwork
• Collaborative Team Training
• Activities
• Learn
• Practice
• Become TEAM