ConnCASE Information

ConnCASE is a Connecticut-based association with over 200 members dedicated to improving the quality of Special Education in Connecticut. ConnCASE is a local chapter of the National CASE organization, that supports and champions the needs of exceptional children. The purposes of this organization are: To promote appropriate educational programs and services for all children; To support the role of special education and pupil services administrators as an integral part of education for all children; To encourage and strengthen communication between special education and pupil services and general education; To encourage research that will improve special education and related services; To promote school environments in which special education and pupil services will function and contribute to the education of all children; To strengthen administrative leadership in special education and pupil services by: Developing and promoting standards of professional competence for special education and pupil services personnel; Promoting and strengthening cooperative relationships among educators of exceptional children; Promoting and strengthening relationships between special education and pupil services and related community services; Encouraging the development of policies and procedures at state and national levels that will promote desirable special education and pupil services practices. The ConnCASE Bylaws & Constitution (available here in Adobe Acrobat format) include complete definitions and parameters for the organization's purpose, membership, officers and committees.