Inclusion Parent Interest Group

Inclusive education is the first choice for all students in Edmonton Catholic Schools. Research continues to prove that all children, including those with special education needs, learn as well or better when they are together with their peers in regular classroom settings.

Special needs programming consultants with Learning Support Services have been collaborating with parents of students with special needs through the Edmonton Catholic School District’s Inclusion Parent Interest Group.

This collaborative group meets regularly to promote, support, and improve inclusive education within the Edmonton Catholic School District community. The group meets to discuss inclusive education practices and the importance of creating and maintaining active parent participation in programming for students with special needs. The district believes in the value of the inclusive approach to education and seeks to highlight the tremendous opportunities for individual growth and social awareness through maintaining diversity in classrooms and school communities.

The Inclusion Parent Interest Group provides support for parents of students with special needs and encourages communication and collaboration through a network which currently includes over 50 parent members throughout the district.

Each child is viewed as a unique gift from God and is deserving of celebration. Children that learn together, learn to live together. The focus of the group is to make that a continued reality in Edmonton Catholic Schools.

For more information on this group, or to be included in the parent network, please contact Cory Donald from Learning Support Services at 780-989-3024.

Published in the Edmonton Journal – Education Pullout ~ Summer, 2008

Early Learning Family Programs

Family Programming is offered FREE OF CHARGE to parents/caregivers and children who are attending our early learning programs in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten. These programs are to enhance the children’s learning and give parents support in key areas.

We are especially encouraging those parents who have a child with Program Unit Funding to attend a minimum of 4 sessions that support your identified child’s needs. These sessions can also be included in your child’s Individual Program Plan (IPP). Find out what Family Programs are being offered...

Parent Concerns

• Protocol for Parent Concerns in Special Education

Annual Group Report

• Highlights 2008-2009