Getting Started

You care about the dignity of all children—those with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds—and you know that your school and community can do a better job of meeting their needs through the use of inclusive educational practices. We encourage you to take the lead in coordinating Inclusive Schools Week in your school, school district, or community. Thousands of individuals—teachers, family members, and schools administrators—local, state, and national organizations and advocacy groups, and entire school districts have enthusiastically stepped up to this task—and have found this experience to be extremely rewarding in terms of its impact on children and youth.

Here are some of the free Inclusive Schools Network materials that schools and communities used in planning past Celebrations, and that you can use to promote awareness about the importance of inclusive educational practices year-round in your own school and community:

• Inclusive Schools Week 2009 Full-page Ad
• Inclusive Schools Week Checklist
• Inclusive Schools Week Proclamation Toolkit
• Inclusive Schools Week Media Tips
• Inclusive Schools Week Sample Letters
• Inclusive Schools Week 2009 Logo (jpg)
• Inclusive Schools Network Logo (jpg)

If you have planning and promotional tools that you would like to share with Inclusive Schools Network, or suggestions for Celebration Ideas, please email: inclusiveschools@edc.org.