How do kids in a co-taught classroom — one in which kids with disabilities learn alongside those without — really feel about the class?

GUILDERLAND — Annette Landry wasn’t aware the Guilderland schools were in what she called a “huge paradigm shift” when she came to the school board last week.

Inclusion won’t be costly next year as the school district takes "baby steps," says Superintendent Marie Wiles.

"We shift to a mindset of focusing on what the student can do, not what the student can’t do," said Demian Singleton, explaining the school district's focus on inclusion.

Michael is a wisp of a boy with intelligent brown eyes. He has cerebral palsy. At Altamont Elementary, he has been taken out of a self-contained classroom and become part of a general class.

Schools need to cultivate the best in each student.