Include Me School Age
What is Include Me School Age?
The Include Me Program is designed to promote and expand effective inclusive practices for students grades K – 12 with significant impact of disabilities and the schools they attend. We work with participating student teams to provide highly individualized training and on-site technical assistance. The end goal is for students to attend school with the supports they need to be successfully and meaningfully included in general education classrooms and school teams are skilled and confident in providing the needed supports.
What types of training and technical assistance is provided?
Highly skilled and qualified Include Me Program consultants provide support and training (free of charge) on many topics and areas for school personnel/student teams (including administrators, general and special education teachers, guidance counselors, school nurses, paraprofessionals, support staff and parents and family members of children with significant impact of disabilities). Training and technical assistance is highly individualized and may include:
- Curricular adaptations and access to the general education curriculum
- District and parent communication skill building
- Assistive technology
- Cultural competence
- The Hidden Curriculum
- Writing IEP goals and progress monitoring
- Trauma-informed behavior supports
- Disability awareness
- Social-emotional Learning
- The essential elements of Customized Employment
- The Importance of building Social Capital as a tool for Transition Planning
- Universal Design for Learning
- E-Learning modules
Contact info@thearcpa.org to request a copy of the full Include Me Professional Development Guide for more offerings.
Where We Are
Our program works with public school districts across Pennsylvania that request our services. Services are free to participating school districts.
Measurable Impact
We believe in the importance of running an effective program that makes a lasting impact on students and schools. The Arc of Pennsylvania found an independent group to research the efficacy of our program and methods. The latest evaluation of Include Me’s impact was a ten-year review conducted by the Office of Child Development at the University of Pittsburgh.
