CASE Updates from Melissa Schaller
The CASE Collective: "Leading in Light of Current Circumstances"
Abe Saffer hosted the CASE Collective on June 25 regarding the recent interagency agreements moving OSERS to the Department of Health and Human Services and OCR to the Department of Justice. Look for the slides on the CASE website now.
CASE signed on with more than 715 other organizations opposed to the recent IAAs. CASE has a Policy Statement: The Federal Role in Special Education that outlines the organization's position.
What can you do?
Attend the Special Education Legislative Summit (SELS)! Registration for the Special Education Leadership Summit (SELS) is open through July 3. This event takes place July 19–22 in Washington, DC. If you would like information regarding our travel plans, reach out to me at melissa.schaller@isd917.org and I will send you details.
Share your stories! The CASE office is collecting membership testimonials. Please fill out the form and forward it to three of your CASE friends, asking them to do the same.
Renew Your Membership
With MASE membership renewals in progress now, we strongly encourage you to keep or add a CEC/CASE Professional Basic Membership as part of your renewal! If the CEC/CASE membership is not included in your invoice, please contact Laurie Pumper at the MASE office to get your record updated; it’s a quick process. Less than half of our Active Members currently have opted in (or out) for CEC/CASE membership—let’s get our numbers up!
Abe Saffer will begin Abraham Thinking to ponder policy and articulate advocacy on September 8. This is scheduled on the second Tuesday of each month from 4-5pm CST. Register on the CASE website.
Registration for the CASE Conference is also open. This takes place November 11-13 in Providence, Rhode Island. It would be awesome to have a Minnesota contingent attend. Consider adding this to your calendar. Early bird registration closes on July 15. Check out details on the CASE website.
