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Alysson Keelen is the Principal of Memorial Elementary School in New Jersey.

• How to have an inclusive schools. Taught in general education classes.
• Innovations In Special Education award winners
• Taking a team approach to designing a stem lab that is accessible, based on universal design.
• I didn’t pick them team!
• Skye’s one of the most interesting people you’ll ever talk to.
• Empowering others is what makes magic happen in your school!
• If you want to control it, you’ll get a great program, but if you want it to exceed your wildest expectations, give others leadership opportunities.
• Make decisions in the best interest of students.
• When I was teaching, we would change things up to meet the needs of our students.
• In my mind, I can justify why.
• Outside garden that is being transferred into an outside classroom.
• ScIP Team meeting once a month. Plan once a month for professional development.
• Inservice day. 2 escape rooms.
• How to be a transformative principal? Listen to your teachers. What would you want your instruction to be differently? Ask them and let them do that.
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