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. Principals set the tone and are the key to integration and they must be charged with that responsibility. School boards have the responsibility to manage funds in a careful way. Large systems need to be streamlined so that expenditure of funds is concentrated at the neighbourhood school level. Again, finding innovative ways to administer the funds is a responsibility for the boards.