INCLUSIVE SERVICE
What is Inclusion?
A broad belief system or philosophy based on Least Restrictive Environment
A belief that all students have a right to a rigorous education in their home school with non-disabled peers
A belief that a child’s education is less about where a student is placed, and more about how a student is taught
What are Inclusive Services?
Instructional support services provided for diverse learners with their non-disabled peers in the least restrictive environment
Required supports that enable students with disabilities to receive educational services in the schools they would attend if they did not have a disability
Supplemental aids and services include instructional accommodations, modifications, adaptations, assistive technology, and co-teaching/in-class support facilitation service
Placement in the general education classroom with careful planning, preparation and identified supports
Inclusive Service Delivery Models:
Can vary by school and are tailored to ensure students' IEPs are implemented to improve student achievement
Include supplementary aids and services, instructional accommodations/modifications/adaptations and assistive technology, and co-teaching/in-class support services
Must be explicitly identified in the student's IEP
RESOURCES