When most schools talk about inclusion, they mean placement. When Shannon Stein talks about it, she means purpose.

 

In this eye-opening episode of Brighter Together, Shannon—Executive Director of Lake Norman Charter School—shares how her team approaches neurodiversity not as an exception, but as the design principle of their entire learning community.

 

From co-taught classrooms and layered supports to letting every student lead a conference, Shannon unpacks what it takes to truly prepare all students for the world—by giving them a school that *is* the world.

 

A must-listen for leaders who know that preparing students for life requires a better model of life inside the classroom.