Imagine a school where no student is excluded because of a disability or the services required to meet the child's needs. All students are engaged in positive ways; a variety of experiences are offered that build on individual strengths and appreciate diversity. 

As you enter the school, you see students with and without disabilities waiting at the entrances, ready to welcome students and visitors with big smiles and positive greetings. You see colorful posters and banners on the hallway walls with messages of caring, respect, and responsibility and with many students pictured. 

You see students pausing in the hallway to high-five students who recently competed in a Special Olympics Unified Game Day. The school is a place of respect where differences are accepted and the achievements of all students are celebrated. 

You see a Physical Education class where students with and without intellectual disabilities take on leadership roles by setting up sports skill stations. The students participate alongside each other and call one another by name as they cheer and give encouragement. In another class you see students in Young Athletes learning to jump, kick, throw, and catch, with older students coaching and mentoring.