Julie is a physical therapist in Maryland's Baltimore County Public Schools, working in elementary through high school grades. She graduated in 1997 with a M.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The children she serves may have physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or developmental delays in gross motor skills. In addition, she is a former co-director of FPU.
Claire is the mother of Charlie, an outgoing and energetic middle schooler who loves baseball, reading and music, and happens to have Down syndrome. Her family is fortunate to live in a neighborhood that is naturally inclusive. Claire is involved in the Chesapeake Down Syndrome Parent Group. She is a research and instruction librarian (liaison to the Departments of Special Education, Secondary Education and Educational Technology and Literacy) at Towson University's Albert S. Cook library, and is a former co-director of FPU.
Katherine is now a special educator in California, but was recently employed by Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools at Rockview Elementary School. She is a 2004 graduate of the M.Ed. Special Education program at Towson University. She also has a B.A. in Elementary Education from Goucher College and is a certified elementary/middle school teacher (grades 1-8). She has experience teaching and working with children of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
This Celebrating All of Us project began as a
requirement for completing the Families & Professionals United course,
which was a yearlong leadership-training course designed to empower individuals
to play a meaningful and substantive role in educational decision-making for
students at school and in the community. Additionally, the course developed a
team spirit among all stakeholders in the inclusion process as they acquire the
skills necessary to initiate and implement exemplary inclusive practices.
Nationally known and local experts in the field of inclusion taught classes.
Participants completed projects designed to improve least restrictive environment
and/or the quality of inclusion.
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Created Spring, 2004. (fpu)