Purpose

The California Alliance for Inclusive Schooling is an intersegmental group of professionals dedicated to the development of inclusive schools for all students. 

Our mission is to support, unify and promote efforts to increase inclusive schooling and transition outcomes for students with disabilities in California. The Alliance focuses on practice in schools, policy for state recommendations, and preparation of school professionals and is comprised of three working groups: Practice, Policy, and Preparation. 

Steering & Planning Committees 

Marquita Grenot-Scheyer (Co-Chair) – CSU Long Beach, College of Education

Don Cardinal (Co-Chair) – Thompson Policy Institute on Disability, Chapman University

Linda Blanton – The Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform Center (CEEDAR), University of Florida

Audri Sandoval Gomez – Thompson Policy Institute on Disability, Chapman University

Mary Vixie Sandy – California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Victoria (Vicki) Graf – California Association of Professors of Special Education Teacher Education (CAPSE), LMU

Meghan Cosier – Thompson Policy Institute on Disability, Chapman University

Kristin Wright – Sacramento County Office of Education

Virginia Kennedy – California Council on Teacher Education, CSU Northridge