In-Class Support
Program Coordinator: Dana Carroll
Gen Ed + SpEd = One Instructional Team.
ACCESS. INSTRUCTION. GROWTH.
In-Class Support is a way of providing special education help while your child remains in the general education classroom with their peers. This support is designed for students who are able to learn the grade-level curriculum but need accommodations and occasional adult assistance to be successful.
A certified special education teacher or a supervised paraprofessional may provide support during class. The goal is to give your child the help they need without taking them away from classroom instruction. Support may include helping your child get started on a task, stay organized, understand directions, or use the accommodations listed in their IEP.
The general education and special education staff work together to support your child's learning and encourage independence. They also regularly monitor your child's progress to make sure the accommodations in their IEP are meeting their needs and helping them participate successfully in the classroom.
Understanding your child's services and how we support their learning.
Inclusion → Access & belonging
Collaboration → Shared responsibility
Data → Informed instruction
Student growth → The outcome
Collaboration → Shared responsibility
Data → Informed instruction
Student growth → The outcome
- Special Education is not just compliance, meetings, paperwork, or a separate program. It communicates instruction, collaboration, and student growth.
- Inclusion “Special Education Spotlight.”
- Inclusion in Action: Show how a Gen Ed + SpEd team planned a lesson together.
- Paraeducator Spotlight: Highlight how paraprofessionals support student independence.
- Campus Spotlight: “How Oak Meadow is using data to strengthen inclusion instruction.”
- Student Success Story: A short, de-identified story showing growth.
- Behind the Scenes: “What does an Inclusion support actually do?”
- Open View & Behind the Scenes
What you see:
Two teachers working with students during a lesson.
What you may not see:- Co-planning
- Accommodations
- Differentiated access
- Specially designed instruction
- Progress monitoring
- Data-based decisions
- Collaboration between Gen Ed & SpEd
“Making sure people understand what we do, why it matters, and how we support student success.”
Access • Instruction • Collaboration • Growth
The goal: Students accessing meaningful grade-level instruction while receiving the support they need.