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Understanding the Push for Inclusion in Special Education

This training session led by Meredith Penner, Program & Training Specialist at BCIU, explores the critical reasons behind the movement for inclusion in special education. It addresses legal obligations, such as the Gaskin v. Pennsylvania case, to provide education in the least restrictive environment. Attendees will learn about supplemental aids and services, the implications of FAPE and IDEA, and strategies for measuring student progress through individualized goals. The session emphasizes collaboration amongst educators and the importance of giving all students access to the same opportunities in a general education setting.

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Understanding the Push for Inclusion in Special Education

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  1. Making Inclusion Meaningful Meredith Penner Program & Training Specialist BCIU #22

  2. Why is there such a push for inclusion? Legal Reasons Other Reasons • Gaskin v. Pennsylvania • Least Restrictive Environment • Supplemental Aids and Services • Chapter 14 regulations • FAPE & IDEA • Fair doesn’t mean equal • Social gains • Generalization • Access to same opportunities • Special Education is a service NOT a place

  3. Least Restrictive Environment • Child must be educated in the general education setting to the greatest extent possible considering all of the possible supplemental aids and services • Inclusion does not mean that the student’s progress must be measured by mastery of general education curriculum, but could be measured by progress made toward IEP goals and objectives • The levels of supports and accommodations needed are to provide students the opportunity to participate with their non-disabled peers in a general education setting NOT to be used as a basis for placing them in an alternate (more restrictive) setting • Burns,Edward. (2003) A Handbook for Supplementary Aids and Services. Springfield Ill: Charles C. Thomas

  4. Approximate State Targets (2010) • % of special education students placed in: • General Ed >80% 65% • General Ed 40-79% 24% • General Ed < 40 8.7% • Alternate Placements 3.3% • 100 schools were identified over the last 5 years in PA for improvement plans in these various categories as a result of the Gaskins Settlement

  5. Diana Browning Wright, Teaching & Learning 2003

  6. http://imtyler.org/

  7. Read,Reflect, &Take a Break! http://effectiveinclusionstrategies.wikispaces.com/file/view/Article+on+Inclusion+Support+and+UDL.pdf

  8. We’re all in this together! • Share responsibility • Collaborate & Plan • Notice the strengths & needs • Be positive • Accept responsibility • Monitor progress diligently

  9. How to effectively communicate important components of an IEP • Present Education levels (strengths and needs) • Specially Designed Instruction • Supplemental Aids and Services • Testing Accommodations (state and local) • Goals and Objectives • Related Services • Behavior plans/protocols • Medical Information • Maintain Confidentiality

  10. Sample Planning Template:

  11. Sample Inclusion Meeting Template: • INCLUSION / TEAM MEETING NOTES • Student: ___________________________ • Grade: ________________________ • Date/Time of Meeting: _____________________________________________ • Attendance: name/role • Accomplishments / Positive Comments • Areas of Concern: • Plan / Strategies to Address Concerns: •  Materials Needed / Training to be Scheduled: • Important Dates / Upcoming Events (training, meetings): • Goals / Concerns to be addressed at next meeting: • Next Inclusion Meeting (location/time):

  12. Teaching and PromotingDisability Awareness • Model it yourself • Use person first language • Give age appropriate examples of ways we are all the same and different • If necessary to talk about a specific student, do so ONLY with parent permission • Allow students to talk about their own challenges (with parent permission) • Use nationally recognized months to springboard activities (March- Disability awareness, April- Autism Awareness,

  13. http://www.ctserc.org/library/bibfiles/childlit-disab.pdf

  14. How can we help you?

  15. http://www.kidstube.com/play.php?vid=10094 Good Luck! mpenner@bucksiu.org

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