What is the difference between inclusion and mainstreaming?
• What is the status of inclusion in SFUSD? In 1994, SFUSD began an Inclusion Program, which initially provided inclusive education for four students at two schools, all of whom had severe disabilities. The Program has expanded substantially since that time. Currently 280 students are included in general education at 36 elementary, middle, and high schools, 30% of whom have mild or moderate disabilities. • What is the difference between the current Inclusion Program and an Inclusive Education System as proposed in the report, “Establishing an Inclusive Educational System in the SFUSD”? The report outlines recommendations to utilize the Inclusion Program as a foundation on which to build a more inclusive District, which supports all of its students, those with disabilities and those without. This will require fundamental changes in the ways that special and general education staff and administrators work together.
