Sarah Winnemucca Elementary School

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Below is a video filmed at a local school in Reno, Nevada, Sarah Winnemucca Elementary School that has an exceptional special education preschool classroom that is integrated with children with special healthcare needs and typically developing children. You will hear Dr. Susan Frank, the principal at the school, discuss her philosophy on inclusion through all the grade levels and strategies. You will see a special education teacher, Megan Moreno, who walks us through some of the activities and accommodations that she uses in her classroom. In the video you will also see three different children. A third-grade student diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder discuss school activities. There are two typically developing children from the special education preschool program who discuss being a peer mentor.


Interview with Susan Frank