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Purcell Marian High School is an example of a successful inclusive high school where all students learn, no matter their ability! This acclaimed inner city school recognizes and celebrates the diversity in all learners, especially students with disabilities.
The teachers and staff of Purcell Marian share in this book their proven strategies for supporting students with mild to severe disabilities in an inclusive high school. The strategies, procedures, practices, and examples presented are real and come from these experts in the field who have a commitment to serving all students in a safe and positive setting. You'll learn how to get the support of your administration and incorporate the amendments included under IDEA 1997 in your school. You'll also tackle vital topics like
- differentiating instruction
- adapting the curriculum
- managing behavior
- designing accommodations
- working in an urban setting
- collaborating
- performing alternate assessments
Let Purcell Marian's successes inspire you to achieve your inclusion goals.
CONTENTS
Contributors
Preface
A Personal Note from Anne M. Bauer
Acknowledgments
I. What Does an Inclusive School Look Like?
Mission Statement : Purcell Marian High School - Faculty of Purcell Marian High School
1. A Day in an Inclusive High School, Anne M. Bauer and Glenda Myree Brown
2. Qualities of an Inclusive High School , Glenda Myree Brown and Anne M. Bauer, with Karen Matuszek and Jan Kennedy
3. Managing the Changes of Becoming Inclusive, Glenda Myree Brown and Jan Kennedy
4. Who Are the Students in an Inclusive High School?, Anne M. Bauer and Glenda Myree Brown
From the Principal's Desk - Jan Kennedy
II. How Does an Inclusive High School Work?
We are Blessed - Kathy Heekin
5. Community in an Inclusive High School, Anne M. Bauer and Glenda Myree Brown
6. Designing Instruction in an Inclusive Classroom, Anne M. Bauer, with Jason Haap, Richard Hague, Rick Hennegan, Nicki Brainard, and Lee Widmer
7. Enhancing the Development of Prosocial Behavior and Classroom Management, Anne M. Bauer and Kimberly Moore Hill, with Jason Haap, Rick Hennegan, Nicki Brainard, and Randy Reeder
8. Designing and Evaluating Accommodations and Adaptations, Anne M. Bauer and Karen Matuszek
9. Assessing Learning and Evaluating Progress: The Grade's Not the Thing, Anne M. Bauer, with Jason Haap, Kathy Heekin, Margaret Jenkins, Sister Kristin Matthes, Cliff Pope, Karen Willig, and Christine Bredestege
10. Individualized Education Programs and Legal Issues, Anne M. Bauer and Karen Matuszek
I Have Days - Jason Haap
III. Getting the Most Out of Your Inclusive High School
A Class in Itself - Lisa Mueller
11. Joining Up: Becoming a Member of an Academic Department, Richard Hague
12. Everybody Can Play, Anne M. Bauer and Roseanne Bays, with Dave Campbell, Allan Karol, Jan Kennedy, and Tom Stickley
13. Inclusion is More than Disability: Experiences of Successful African American Students, Louis A. Castenell, Jr., and Rachel Davis-Haley
14. Where Do Students Go After High School?, Anne M. Bauer, with Doug Kennedy, Karen Matuszek, and Margaret Jenkins
Manager Makes Difference for Purcell - Mark D. Motz
Index
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