This same system must be responsible to the taxpayers, the parents, and the goals of the larger society. This is a hefty task, and solutions are not easily drawn from the myriad of suggestions delivered from the thousands of stakeholders to the many policy-making bodies. The Down Syndrome Research Foundation is an organization entrusted to promote the welfare of persons with Down Syndrome. We have reframed our understanding of the educational process. Individual differences are honoured and personal and social growth is promoted.
Schools are neighbourhood gathering places.
We use schools as the facility for caring for the children in a given neighbourhood. Social interactions occur within the school setting. It is the place where neighbours come to know each other. School administrators can make or break the school success of children with special needs. Principals control the teaching personnel, allocate the resources, and provide the liaison with other community agencies and the families.