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Nancy Hanks principal, special‑education teacher outline inclusive model to North Spencer school board
Summary
At its March meeting, the North Spencer County School Corporation heard a presentation from Nancy Hanks Elementary leaders describing an inclusion approach where special‑education staff push into general classrooms and use RTI and data to support mixed‑ability instruction.
Jody Schmidt, principal of Nancy Hanks Elementary, and Carrie Blessinger, the school’s special‑education teacher, told the North Spencer County School Corporation board that the school uses an inclusion model in which special‑education staff push into general‑education classrooms and work with mixed groups of students on common skills.
The presentation, made at the board’s first March 2026 meeting, emphasized that inclusion keeps students with individualized education programs (IEPs) in the classroom for instruction and conversation with peers rather than pulling…
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