"18 months ago, Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Va. began offering inclusive educational services to students with intellectual or cognitive disabilities. Beginning in 2015 with two freshmen and adding four freshmen in 2016, the school currently provides inclusive services for six students... Inclusive services are a full-school effort and therefore bring forth full-school rewards. As we continue to build and strengthen our services, there are many lessons we are learning."
These are the opening words in a recent NCEA Talk blog entry by Susan Rinaldi, director of expanded services at Bishop O'Connell. Read the wonderful reflection, Answering the Call to Inclusive Catholic Education, on the NCEA (National Catholic Education Association) blog site.