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Iowa City schools revive Unified Sports program with phased start at high schools
Summary
The board heard a presentation on reinstating Unified Sports (a Special Olympics model) across City High, Liberty and West, with building coordinators and coaches planned; administrators said the program has already met four of the 10 national standards toward ‘Unified Champion School’ status and will begin with small, school-specific activities leading to inter-school competitions.
The Iowa City Community School District board on Jan. 13 heard a plan to revive Unified Sports, a model aligned with Special Olympics that pairs students with and without intellectual disabilities to compete on teams.
Director May described a phased approach that will begin with building-level activities chosen to fit each school community and progress toward inter-school competitions and a…
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