School environments supporting inclusion require collaborative planning and program development. Inclusion is possible if the full community of parents, education personnel at all levels, policymakers, and community agencies join to make it a reality. Discusses observable benchmarks to be used to measure a school's progress in building these…

Describes the Salome Urena de Henriquez Intermediate School 218 in Manhattan, New York. The school is organized into five academies and includes a health and dental clinic, an extended-day program, a community-based steering committee, and appropriate inclusion of all children. Salome Urena opened in partnership with Children's Aid Society. (CC)