Governing Documents
- Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Bylaws (.pdf)
- 2022-2023 Henderson Inclusion K12 School School Parent Council By-Laws (.pdf)
- Henderson School Innovation Plan Final Proposal (.pdf)
- Henderson K12 Inclusion School Innovation Plan Renewal Presentation – June 2019 (.pdf of slide deck)
Documentary Films
The Henderson school is a national model for inclusion that has been highlighted in several notable films during the last several years.
- Bernier, Olivier. Forget Me Not. Rota6 Films, 2021. Link: https://www.forgetmenotdocumentary.com/
- Habib, Dan. Intelligent Lives. Like Right Now Films LLC, 2018. Link: https://intelligentlives.org/
- Author Q&A: Dan Habib. Inclusive Schools Network, November 20, 2019. https://inclusiveschools.org/impact/author-qa-dan-habib/
- Intelligent Lives was a follow up to Dan Habib’s groundbreaking 2009 film, Including Samuel, which aired nationally on PBS. Link: https://includingsamuel.com/
Articles by Henderson Parents
- Karp, Roy. “Henderson families, district staff at odds over meaning of inclusion.” The Dorchester Reporter, April 11, 2024. Link: https://www.dotnews.com/2024/commentary-henderson-families-district-staff-odds-over-meaning
- Karp, Roy. “Henderson’s top scholar offers words to live by for our president.” The Dorchester Reporter, June 7, 2018. Link: https://www.dotnews.com/2018/words-live-our-president
- Karp, Roy. “The film ‘Intelligent Lives’ captures the value of difference being normal.” The Dorchester Reporter, March 19, 2019. Link: https://dotnews.com/columns/2019/film-intelligent-lives-captures-value-difference-being-normal
- Wall, Shamieh. A parent-and-child success story for inclusion at Henderson Lower school. Boston Parents Schoolyard News, April 25, 2023. Link: https://schoolyardnews.com/a-parent-and-child-success-story-for-inclusion-at-henderson-lower-school-251fe6819ef1
Articles by Henderson Staff
- Henderson, Bill. “Champions of Inclusion: Making the Extraordinary Ordinary.” International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2007. Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234755358_Champions_of_Inclusion_Making_the_Extraordinary_Ordinary
- Henderson, Bill. The Blind Advantage: How Going Blind Made Me a Stronger Principal and How Including Children with Disabilities Made Our School Better for Everyone. Harvard Education Press, October 1, 2011.
- Lampron, Patricia. “Achievement for All: Henderson K-12 Inclusion School.” Impact, Volume 31, Number 2, Winter 2018/2019. Link: https://tiescenter.org/resource/ZP/Fol05tTd2mJ2Ih5ilu_g
- Lampron, Patricia and Amy Gailunus. “Access and Excellence for ALL.” Keynote Speech, Rhode Island CEC Convention, 2017. Link: https://rhodeislandceccon.weebly.com/keynote.html
Scholarly Writing
- Boles, Abigail. “Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion School.” Clio: Your Guide to History. October 2, 2018. Link: https://theclio.com/entry/66940
- Chaltain, Sam. Is Full Inclusion a Good Idea? Education Week, March 14, 2013. Link: https://www.edweek.org/education/opinion-is-full-inclusion-a-good-idea/2013/03
- Hehir, Thomas et al. How Did You Get Here?: Students with Disabilities and Their Journeys to Harvard. Harvard Education Press, March 1, 2015.
- Hehir, Thomas and Lauren I. Katzman. Effective Inclusive Schools: Designing Successful Schoolwide Programs. Jossey-Bass, February 2, 2012.
- Hehir, Thomas, et el. A Summary on the Evidence of Inclusive Education. Instituto Alana and Abt Associates, 2016. Link: https://alana.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/A_Summary_of_the_evidence_on_inclusive_education.pdf
- “100 Stories of Impact: What Inclusion Really Means.” Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2020. https://www.gse.harvard.edu/hgse100/story/what-inclusion-really-means
- “Tom Hehir: A Champion for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities.” Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Blog, U.S. Department of Education, June, 24, 2022.
- “Henderson Inclusion School.” WaypointAdventure.org, May 22, 2019.
- Intel in Education. Intel publication, 2010. https://www.intel.com/content/dam/doc/white-paper/education-transforming-education-creating-classrooms-where-students-connect-paper.pdf
- Malpass, Lara. The Henderson School Case. Diversa, 2011. Link: https://alana.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/A_Summary_of_the_evidence_on_inclusive_education.pdf
- “SWIFT Domains and Features at Henderson School.” Youtube, uploaded by The Swift Center, November 5, 2013. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRR67_osT-Q
- Villegas, Tim. 10 Examples Of Inclusion: For Those Who Need To See It To Believe It. Friendship Circle, February 2, 2014. Link: https://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2014/02/05/10-examples-of-inclusion-for-those-who-need-to-see-it-to-believe-it
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