Organize a team of parents and staff members to develop a policy that supports a shared culture of inclusiveness. Such a policy should include beliefs that everyone in the school is responsible for the education of all students, everyone in the school is focused on meeting the needs of all students, and all students benefit from participation in inclusive classrooms and schools. Time for planning. Common planning time helps teachers share ideas, building the necessary collegiality and cooperation that must exist in an inclusive school. Consider how the school schedule can be revised to accommodate separate academic and activity times.
Inclusion provides rewards as well as pitfalls.
High quality staff development, however, can help your school avoid many of those pitfalls. References Council for Exceptional Children. Educating exceptional children . Council for Exceptional Children. Creating schools for all our students .