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Inclusive Education

Inclusive Education provides both direct and indirect support to our students with exceptionalities and to their educational teams. District-wide competencies related to academic success, creativity & imagination, citizenship and resiliency of students with exceptionalities are addressed through the support of trained specialists such as inclusion support teachers, school psychologists, SLP, OT & PT services, Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Teacher of the Visually Impaired and services for students requiring assistive technology.

SD8 supports inclusion as a desirable goal and embraces a respect for the diversity of all learners. Inclusion must have broad dimensions - i.e. children must feel a part of the group as well as being physically present. However, full inclusion is not always the best placement for a child or other children in a program. The inclusion team planning process determines the best approach, and prerequisites to inclusion are:

  • a welcoming, respectful environment for all
  • a team consensus reflects the wishes of parents, students and staff in addressing student needs.
  • adequate and appropriate resources, competently trained professionals and paraeducators and involvement of other agencies where appropriate.

We look forward to working with our students with exceptionalities and their educational teams.

 

 

We acknowledge, respect and honour the First Nations in whose traditional territories the Kootenay Lake School District operates and all Aboriginal people residing within the boundaries of School District #8.