The accountability for education of all and the responsibility for finding solutions when this is not occurring rests with every educator. The mission of the RISE Project is to assist school systems, individual schools, educators, and families to structure school environments so that ALL school-aged children and youth are active, fully participating members of a unified schools community supportive of student diversity. The Project seeks to facilitate progress toward a time when ALL children and youth receive a high-quality education, where there is meaningful curriculum, effective teaching, and appropriate supports for each student. The RISE Project Assumptions Schools are a microcosm of society and should reflect that in their total environment. ALL students belong.
ALL students can learn at higher levels.
ALL students benefit and learn best when educated together while being provided supports that meet their individual needs. ALL people have strengths, gifts, and talents. ALL students deserve exceptionally trained and prepared educators. It is the responsibility of ALL educators to teach ALL students in the ways they learn best. Inclusion is another word for exemplary education.