ralabate

Picture a school that’s welcoming, respectful, engaging, and safe for each and every learner. This book presents a bold new plan for bringing that vision to life in any learning environment, from kindergarten through postsecondary education.

Patricia Kelly Ralabate, Ed.D., joined CAST as Director of Implementation in September 2011 and currently teaches bilingual and special education policy courses for The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Previously, she served as a Boston College postdoctoral fellow-inresidence at CAST, working on universal design for learning leadership issues. As Senior Policy Analyst for special and gifted education for the National Education Association, she was Principal Editor of The Puzzle of Autism, an educator guide on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She also worked for 25 years with many students with ASD as a speech-language pathologist in Connecticut public schools.