INCLUSION INSTITUTE FALL 2014 

The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode island College is offering a Fall 2014 Inclusion Institute at the Whispering Pines Conference Center on the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.

The Fall 2014 Institute is scheduled for November 14.

The purpose of this institute is to provide the opportunity for school personnel and parents to plan the details of inclusion for one individual child who has developmental disabilities.  We believe that one of the major barriers to meaningful inclusion is the lack of dialogue about the purposes, curriculum, and procedural details that are part of effective implementation.  More than 15 schools have sent teams to prior Inclusion Institutes to discuss and plan the details of incluson for an individual child.  The teams develop an inclusion plan using a process that not only works with individual children, but can be generalized to a larger school population.

The Sherlock Center covers the cost of the meeting space and meals, and provides:

• a set of realistic operating principles
• a step-by-step planning process
• a set of resources
• the experience of other parents and school personnel who have implemented meaningful inclusion programs (thes persons serve both as resources and as group facilitators)
• the time to discuss and plan in a stress-free environment.

EACH STUDENT-FOCUSED TEAM MUST INCLUDE:

• One or both of the parents (or guardian/s)
• the regular education teacher
• the special education teacher

ADDDITIONAL TEAM MEMBERS MAY INCLUDE (but are not limited to): Principal, Special Education Director, Teacher Aide, Occupational Therapist, Speech/Language Pathologist, Physical Therapist

FEE - there is no cost to participate.

The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities believes that a stress-free, distractionn-free environment is important for teams of parents and professionals to create workable inclusion plans; the Whispering Pines Conference Center at the W. Alton Jones Campus offers this kind of environment.  However, to plan space and food needs, the Sherlock Center must commit to Alton Jones for a certain number of participants, and must pay for the committed number, regardless of cancellations.  Therefore, school districts will be billed $40.00 per person for any team or individual who registers and then cancels within 31 days of their scheduled Inclusion Institute.

REGISTER YOUR TEAM:

To register a team, use the Online Registration Form provided below. You will be asked to provide the names and contact information for each person attending.  If you prefer to register a team by U.S. Mail or Fax, download the Print Flyer and Registration Form and send a completed form to the Sherlock Center as indicated.

ONLINE REGISTRATON FORM

PRINT FLYER AND REGISTRATION FORM

Questions:

Contact Elaine Sollecito at esollecito@ric.edu or call 401-456-2764.