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FUTURE DEVELOPMENT (WITH ADDITIONS FROM THE ZERO PROJECT TEAM)
There is the need for on-going dedication of resources and support to implement the policy and system-wide inclusive
practices. As of 2015, the initial 3-year action plan has ended. While there remain on-going commitment to inclusion
and the policy, attention will need to be paid to effective implementation going forward. Going forward, there also
needs to be a clear commitment to monitoring and evaluation of policy implementation. Good data will need to be
collected and evaluation practices established. This will require the commitment of resources in the context of fiscal
challenges. It is unclear where will New Brunswick will go in future years as a new 10 year education plan is currently
being developed by government. If the policy is followed (as expected), then further adoption of inclusive practices is
significantly strengthened. Other existing solutions will still need to complement the new policy. For example,
professional learning and development is another solution for strenghtening inclusive practices. Professional learning
has had many benefits and will be required so that educators and school administrators have the knowledge and skill
required to support inclusive learning for all students. The lack of support from New Brunswick’s primary Anglophone
teacher-training institution (UNB) remains a problem. In fact it is a problem which is common across Canada and in
other countries. On a national level, the failure of so many of our Canadian university Faculties of Education to graduate
teachers fully trained to teach in an inclusive education system is possibly the most important obstacle to inclusive
education.
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