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Archer Glen principal highlights new inclusion classroom serving six students
Summary
The Archer Glen principal described a newly launched inclusion classroom for students with developmental delays, serving six students (five kindergartners and one second grader) drawn from four elementary schools and some from outside the district.
The Archer Glen principal told the Sherwood SD 88J board at a principals' work session that the district has opened a new inclusion classroom for students with developmental delays and other needs, and staff and families are already seeing early benefits. "It's just been great to watch them coming together in such a short amount of time," the principal said.
The principal said the class currently has six students — five kindergartners and one second grader — who attend from across four elementary schools and, in some cases, from outside the district. She described weekly, structured lunches to build peer relationships and said staff have been flexible in pulling together events on short notice, including an assembly and a kickoff video produced with teachers' help. The principal noted the program includes close parent partnership on placement and dismissal procedures and emphasized staff commitment to making the inclusion approach work for these students.
