New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education, Inc.
The New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education (NJCIE) is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of inclusive schools and educational opportunities that enable all children with disabilities to become welcomed, productive adults who may live as independently as possible within their communities. NJCIE is the only statewide organization in New Jersey whose sole focus is inclusion.
Established in 1989 as a grassroots organization of parents and educators, today NJCIE provides a growing array of services and activities to help schools ensure meaningful, successful inclusion in collaboration with families and students.
Using NJ Quality Indicators for Inclusion to Plan for Change
A Hands-on Workshop for School/District Administrators
Presenter: Dr. Peter Bastardo, Rutgers
February 24, 2010; NJPS&A
Is your district ready to move forward with building a more inclusive learning community but you are not sure where to begin? This full day workshop will address the essentials for successful school change around inclusion and guide participants in how to use the newly developed NJ Quality Indicators to gain staff input as a starting point.
Click here for registration information
Developed by NJCIE, supported by NJCDD under contract #12MZ0R.
Inclusive Schools Poster Contest for Grades 2 - 12.
Posters due February 19, 2010.
NJCIE is hosting its first annual poster contest for students in grades 2 through 12. The theme is Inclusive Schools, Inclusive Lives. Entries are due by February 19, 2010. Please forward the flyer below to any classroom and/or art teachers who might be interested in using this project as a vehicle for discussing the good things about attending an inclusive school where:
- Everyone is different, but we still find things in common that link us;
- Everyone gets the help and support they need;
- Everyone takes care of each other, themselves and their school;
- Everyone feels that they belong.
Click here for the Inclusive Schools Poster Contest instructions and flyer
NJCIE's 8th Annual Summer Inclusion Conference
What is working? How do I know?
June 30 & July 1, 2010
Our featured Presenters include nationally known experts on inclusion:
Dr. Paula Kluth, consultant, teacher, author- Michael McSheehan, UNH Institute on Disability
- Carol Tashie, inclusion facilitator, teacher, author
Plus:
- Faculty members from Georgian Court University
- Higher Education Faculty from NJ Universities
- Classroom teachers from around NJ
- Students
University Partner: Georgian Court University
District Partner: Lakewood Township Public Schools
Click here for the Summer Inclusion Conference flyer
Contact NJCIE at 732-613-0400 or njcie@njcie.net to be added to the mailing list for a brochure/registration form, available in February 2010.
NJCIE's ongoing activities and services
Parent Support and Information
Offering information and support through a new "Inclusion Works! Parent Network" and other activities.
Training, Workshops and Technical Assistance
On-site, research-based professional development (half-day and full day trainings and hourly consultation) for teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and other staff in practices which support inclusive classrooms.
Individual Student Consultation
School-based consultation to help with including individual children successfully in the least restrictive environment (LRE), i.e., general education settings with maximum access to the general education curriculum.
Training and Consultation on Positive Behavior Supports (PBS)
On-site assistance at the individual child (including functional behavior assessments), classroom or school level for planning and implementing PBS.
Assistance with Systems Change and Building Inclusive Learning Communities
Training and technical assistance for schools and districts transitioning to more inclusive models of service delivery to support LRE.
Inclusion Clinics
Professionally guided, quarterly opportunities for school-parent teams to plan the details of inclusion for an individual child while receiving embedded practices in the LRE decision making process.
Public Policy Initiatives
Promoting the benefits of inclusion with initiatives that create awareness among community members and public policy makers while impacting state and local policy.
Photos provided by Best Friend Photography, Montclair, NJ where noted.
