Legal & Policy Reasons

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) [link]
• Major LRE cases – summary of five LRE cases [link]; State resources [WI link]
• WrightsLaw resources [link]
• The Roncker Portability Test [link]

Fun fact: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is not actually a civil rights law the way that the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) is. Rather, the IDEA is spending clause legislation that dictates what states must do to maintain federal funding. Therefore, states only need to adhere to the IDEA if they take federal funds. Since the IDEA went into effect, all states have accepted federal funding and thus all have had to adhere.

Research Reasons

• Research about inclusion from Inclusive Schooling [link]
• Seven essential research  studies on inclusive education [link]
• Seven more studies on inclusive education [link]

Fun fact: Did you know there’s not one quantitative research study, since research began on the topic, that shows an academic advantage for students with intellectual disabilities in separate settings?

Personal Reasons

• Dr. Julie Causton of Inclusive Schooling's conversation with Brianna [podcast]
• Barb Avila from Synergy Autism Center's conversation with Jonathan Chase [podcast]

Inspiration from Janice Fialka (Micah's mom): “Micah, you know people weren’t upset with just Rosa Parks sitting down on the bus. They could take one Rosa Parks. They just didn’t want all African-Americans sitting on the bus and going to schools and having the equal rights. It’s about who comes after Rosa Parks.”

Social Justice Reasons

• Does self-contained special education deliver on its promises? A critical inquiry into research and practice [pdf]
• Keynote address at the 2019 Early Childhood Inclusion Summit in Reno, NV delivered by Will Jensen, Director of the Office of Inclusive Education, Nevada Department of Education [YouTube]

Inspirational quote: “Progress does not take place like a shot out of a pistol; it takes the labor and suffering of the negative. How to use the negative as a way to advance the positive is our challenge.” ~ Grace Lee Boggs

Google FORM to submit additional questions/concerns [link]
The Cascades – Riding Shotgun #17 [video]

Co-Teaching Resources from the book – 30 Days to the Co-Taught Classroom (check with Laura to see if you'll be receiving a copy)

• 20 questions form (Day 1 – 20 questions for co-teachers)
• “Team building” ideas form (Day 1 – Team building checklist)
• Classroom vision form (Day 2 – Classroom vision)
• Goal setting form (Day 3 – Goal setting)

Suggested reading/resources related to inclusion

• Normal Sucks [link]
• We Want to Do More Than Survive [link]
• Joyful Learning [link]
• The End of Average [link]
• Julie's publications through Brookes Publishing [link]
• Julie Causton's podcast and blog
• Kristie Pretti-Frontczak's podcast and blog
• Shelley Moore's suggested reading list [link]

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