Council of Administrators of Special Education provides leadership to advance the field of special education through professional learning, policy and advocacy.
Join us on Monday, April 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. EST for our first ever,
#CASEChat
! We will be talking about all things related to
#SpecialEducation
and the
#COVID19
Pandemic! Looking forward to learning with you.
We had close to 3000 people online today for our third webinar on navigating the
#COVID19
Crisis as a
#Special
Education Administrator. Missed it? View the webinar now at:
#WeKeepLeading
On Tuesday, CASE &
@nasdse
sent a letter to members of Congress requesting temporary and targeted flexibilities as school districts and state agencies work to implement IDEA during the
#COVID19
pandemic. Read the letter at
#WeKeepLeading
More than just mental health supports, CASE supports common sense efforts to prevent gun violence in schools. Take action at
#4SpecialEducation
#WeKeepLeading
Waiving
#IDEA
rights and due process would be a mistake. Offering families and schools
#flexibility
to move time lines required by law and to develop plans for students within a process respectful to families in the context of a pandemic is needed.
#SpecialEducation
#Leadership
Be positive! Never bad-mouth another educator. Share one positive story week. On Sunday night if you haven’t done these things, promise to do better! Thank you Dr. Draper for this from Jaime Vollmer
#4specialeducation
#SELS2018
CASE units providing input to Research committee on the most urgent needs- mental health and teacher shortages were on top-surprised?
#CASE2019
@casecec
I am so honored to receive this award!
@casecec
and
#NASP2019
make great and necessary partners in these stressful times for our students and staff! Thank you and
#NASP50forward
Congrats to the 2019 Special Friends of Children Award winners Luann Purcell of International Council of Administrators in Special Education, Inc; U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (
@RepKClark
); and the New York State School Boards Association (
@nyschoolboards
).
#NASP2019
Thank you to
@ChrisVanHollen
and the 33 other Members of Congress who introduced the
#IDEAFullFundingAct
of 2021. This bill would put
#IDEA
funding on a glidepath so that the federal government would fund 40% of the additional cost of special education in 10 years.
#WeKeepLeading
We are so excited for the advocacy work that will take place next week during our Special Education Legislative Summit! We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.
CASE, the largest group of special education administrators in the world, is 67 followers away from the 7000 mark! Help us get there by retweeting this message!
#WeKeepLeading
Yes, indeed! And for those of you looking for an easy way to document things, here is the form that we referenced during the webinar (Make a copy and then you can edit)
#WeKeepTeaching
#WeKeepLeading
@CECMembership
Thanks so much to all who have made this week so special! CASE will be in great hands in March 1 with Phyllis Wolfram & Debbi Magnifico!
#CEC2020
#CASE2020
Honoring these two very special ladies and their years of service to The Council of Administrators of Special Education. Luann Lipscomb Purcell and Robin Segars Smith.
@casecec
#CEC2020
Fantastic panelist discussions around mental health and educator shortages at
#SELS2022
! State teams are prepping for robust conversations with legislators on The Hill!
#4SpecialEducation
Today, the Biden Administration released their FY23 Budget proposal. The budget provides $16.3 billion for IDEA Grants to states, a $3.3 billion ⬆️ over the 2021 enacted level. Now it's up to Congress to take action & pass these historic increases.
#WeKeepLeading
#Budget2022
Parents and families have always worked together. Now is not the time to stop. Let’s
#FindTheFlexibilities
in
#IDEA
so that we can continue to focus on what is important during this pandemic.
#WeKeepLeading
Shifting our education system to almost entirely online doesn’t come without costs. Our schools and our children need no less than an additional $200 billion to sustain them through this crisis.
#FundtheFrontLines
#FundPublicSchools
#WeKeepLeading
My decade long mentor, why I became involved with CASE, and now OSEP Director. Proud and honored to say I knew her way back when. Such an advocate for students with disabilities.
@casecec
Congress and the White House have proposed historic increases to funding for IDEA. We need your help to get it over the finish line! Take action now at
#WeKeepLeading
#4SpecialEducation
Public schools open their doors to every child— regardless of ability, race, wealth, language, religion or country of origin. Join me and take the Pledge for Public Schools at
#PublicSchoolProud
”
#CASE2020
How Can We Safely Reopen Schools in the Fall? Join CASE and several other professional organizations on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EST for a live town hall event. Get registered at
#WeKeepLeading
Today, ED released $3B+ in American Rescue Plan funds to states to support the more than 7.9 million infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
We're excited and ready for our next webinar on Navigating During
#COVID19
for
#SpecialEducation
Administrators. Friday, March 27, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. EST Get registered at
Beautiful sunset on the Potomac boat cruise with 45 of our
#SELS2018
group - sounds like our Hill Day was a great success!
@casecec
#4SpecialEducation
Can’t wait 4 debrief in the morning
We couldn't agree more! Good faith and reasonable efforts to provide access to appropriate services in light of these circumstances is a
#COVID19
pandemic must for special education administrators.
#WeKeepLeading
@jweatherlyesq
So excited to be in Portland! Just arrived and it’s not raining, yet
#CEC2020
#CASE2020
...checking out the Redd tomorrow - get your CASE Night tickets at
We have arrived! We will greet our 5 busses of Awesome Advocates from 46 states and DC from
#SELS2019
to tell the story today
@casecec
@CECAdvocacy
Have you registered for CEC LIVE?! There are lots of great opportunities for administrators at this event and you definitely won't want to miss out! Get registered now at
#WeKeepLeading
CASE is dedicated to the enhancement of the worth, dignity, potential, & uniqueness of each individual in society & we reaffirm these commitments & beliefs as leaders in the field of
#SpecialEducation
. Read about our focus on equity & social justice at
Looking for the go to place for info about supporting students w/ disabilities, including resources & tools focused on
#IEPs
, ambitious goals, effective instruction, collaboration, data collection & more?
Check out & visit often for updates
#WeKeepLeading
Myrna Mandlawitz, CASE legislative consultant is prepping almost 300 educators from 46 states on how to advocate for Special Education at
#SELS2019
@casecec
@CECAdvocacy
ANNOUNCEMENT |
#OSERS
proudly announces that Laurie VanderPloeg will join the
@usedgov
as the Director of the Office of Special Education Programs in November. Find out more about Laurie VanderPloeg:
THIS is the week. The week 100s of school leaders descend on Capitol Hill to advocate for the students, teachers and communities they lead. Are you pumped?! Because I sure as heck am!
Let's be clear about something:
The members of CASE are fierce & ardent supporters of the IDEA, the Rehabilitation Act and individuals with disabilities. Period. None of us would be doing this work with students and their families if we didn't truly believe in it.
#WeKeepLeading
IDEA was a historic step forward in 1975, but since its passage, Congress has failed to provide full funding. That’s why
@SenPatRoberts
and I are introducing the
#IDEAFullFundingAct
, to ensure that every child with a disability has access to a quality education.
I support education funding legislation that meets the needs of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents, their families, and the educators who work on their behalf. Let Congress know that you do too at .
#SELS2023
Education funding was decimated for years after the Great Recession. We can't let that happen again. That's why over 70 groups including
@casecec
&
@CECMembership
called for $250 billion to stabilize education funding in the wake of COVID-19
#WeKeepLeading
"All of this requires bold investments at the federal, state and local levels for ... the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (to specifically address needs of students with disabilities)..." Take action at
Let’s celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 30th Anniversary! The ADA works to ensure all people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. Learn more:
#ADA30
#ThanksToTheADA
#WeKeepLeading
What a great day of learning about what LEA representatives need to know -and do-as IEP team “process leaders”- thank you, Julie, for the warm up to tomorrow’s
#CASEHybrid2019
@casecec
Congress should support narrow, temporary, and targeted flexibilities in
#IDEA
. Let’s be sure to support students with disabilities & their families during this pandemic.
#FindTheFlexibilities
#WeKeepLeading