How to Include Special Education Teachers in PLCs and Team Meetings | Julie A. Schmidt

Closing gaps for students with disabilities is everyone's job, not just special educators'. Julie A. Schmidt, author of Yes We Can and All Means All and former superintendent, joins me to talk about including special education teachers in PLCs and team meetings. Learn how to include special education teachers in PLCs and make special education in PLCs part of an inclusive PLC. You'll learn: ✅ How to check whether your practices match your mission of learning for "all" ✅ Why closing gaps takes collective ownership from the whole staff ✅ How to design a master schedule with common planning time ✅ How to move beyond "one teach, one assist" in co-teaching ✅ Which PLC meetings matter most: pre-unit planning and mid-unit data reviews 📖 Get my new book, Expand Your Coaching Toolbox! 20 Practical Strategies That Improve Teaching and Learning: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/book 🐝 More coaching resources at https://buzzingwithmsb.com 📝 Show notes and links: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/2026/03/ho... 🎧 Listen to the podcast anywhere: https://pod.link/1496989397/episode/M... Join the Instructional Coaching Club: https://buzzingwithmsb.thrivecart.com... About Julie A. Schmidt Julie spent 35 years in education, from school psychologist to 13 years as superintendent of CCSD 96 near Chicago. Yes We Can: https://amzn.to/3PH2W7b All Means All: https://amzn.to/4soleZm Beyond Labels resources: https://www.solutiontree.com/beyond-l... Instructional Coaching with Ms. B is the podcast for instructional coaches, literacy coaches, and school leaders who want practical coaching strategies that work in real schools. New episodes every Monday. Instagram:   / buzzingwithmsb   Facebook group:   / 657458192827131   #instructionalcoaching #specialeducation #instructionalcoach