SOMO Unified Champion Schools Partnership for Inclusion: 2025-26
Welcome to the Unified Champion Schools (UCS) family! Thank you for choosing to include ALL students by empowering youth and educators to create a school climate of social inclusion, acceptance, and respect. The form below registers your school with Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) for the 2025-26 school year. Please communicate with your student leaders, educators and administrators when planning for each of the three UCS components (Inclusive Youth Leadership, Whole School Engagement and Unified Sports & Activities).
School Name
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School District
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School Address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Grades served
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Please Select
High School (9-12)
Middle School (6-8)
Elementary (K-5)
Pre K
Other (Please specify...)
Current School Enrollment
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Main Contact Person (will serve as main liaison)
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First Name
Last Name
Main Contact School Position
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Main Contact e-mail
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example@example.com
Main Contact Cell Phone #
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School Phone #
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Backup Contact Person (will also receive UCS communication)
First Name
Last Name
Backup Contact e-mail
example@example.com
Additional Contact (if applicable)
First Name
Last Name
Additional Contact e-mail (if applicable)
example@example.com
School Administrator
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First Name
Last Name
School Administrator e-mail
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example@example.com
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Inclusive Youth Leadership Component (check each box that your school plans to participate in during the school year)
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Unified Club
Unified Pair on Student Council
Participate in Statewide Youth Activation Committee
Lead/Facilitate Young Athletes program (for students 2-7 y/o)
Other
Unified Sports & Activities Component (check each box that your school plans to participate in during the school year)
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Unified Art
Unified Basketball
Unified Bocce
Unified Bowling
Unified Cheerleading
Unified Cycling
Unified Dance
Unified e-Sports
Unified Flag Football
Unified Floor Hockey
Unified Golf
Unified Kickball
Unified PE
Unified Soccer
Unified Theatre
Unified Track & Field (MSHSAA Emerging Sport)
Unified Volleyball
Young Athletes Program
Other
Please provide a rough estimate of how many athletes (students with Intellectual and Developmental disabilities, IDD) may participate in Unified Sports and Activities
Please provide a rough estimate of how many Unified partners (students without IDD) may participate in Unified Sports and Activities
Whole School Engagement Component (check each box that your school plans to participate in during the school year)
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Disability Awareness Activity
Fans in the Stands
Polar Plunge
Respect Rally/Assemble
Unified Clap-Outs
Unified Sports Pep Rally
Spread the Word: Inclusion Campaign (typically first Wednesday of March)
Other
Training, Communication & Continuous Improvement (each of these items is a required and vital part of successfully implementing the Unified Champion School Strategy)
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Complete the free online National Federation of High Schools Unified Sports Coaches training.
Complete end-of-school year Liaison Survey (April-May) from Department of Education (via UMass).
Complete mid-year and end-of-year UCS surveys (provide student participation totals within each of the three components).
Provide SOMO with highlights, updates, pictures and/or videos of your school's Unified experiences.
Acknowledgement & Signature
Your school will comply with SOMO policies & procedures, including Unified Sports partner & athlete registrations (when applicable). Your school will provide SOMO with requested data throughout the school year. Your school will commit to building a school community of inclusion.
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