Georgia Council of Administrators of Special Education
Strategic Plan

Goal 1:  Promote and retain membership; improve responsiveness to members.

• DBOD will share knowledge with districts through meetings and electronic opportunities.

• A representative of G-CASE from outside the district will promote membership at the district meetings.

• The DBOD will continue utilization of e-mail “one-stop shop” membership, website and brochure.

• Collaborate with DBOD and GLRS on efforts designed to support members and to promote access to G-CASE resources.

• Encourage continued participation of retirees through provision of services and opportunities for committee involvement.

Goal 2:  Provide aspiring and current leaders continuing education

• Survey for burning issues.

• Communicate with DOE on current topics.

• Develop topics from legislative and rule changes.

• Utilize resources outside membership

• Explore alternative delivery models and settings.

• Review attendance requirements of, and participation by, mentors.

• Review and revise curriculum if necessary (maybe formalized by writing it down

• Further develop Advanced Director Academy and open it to all veteran directors.

• Design and implement an Aspiring Leaders Academy.

• Include other professional leaders under GAEL umbrella in developing, presenting, and evaluating professional learning.

• Include other professional leaders by utilizing GAEL and CASE to establish an inter-organizational calendar of

• Professional Learning activities.

Goal 3:  Educate and involve the membership to work toward G-CASE goals to impact the legislative process, state board rules, policies and procedures.

• Develop an understanding of legislative procedures among the membership.

• Utilize building contacts.

• Increase membership feedback to establish a unified voice.

• Develop an understanding of the process for state rule adoption.

• Create a protocol for individuals and groups to impact the process.

• Develop relationships with state board members.

• Present a unified voice in communication with SBOE members to affect rules creation and amendments through position

• letters, meeting presentations and individual contacts.

• Provide easy access for contacts.

• Post issues of concern regarding rules changes that call for membership’s imminent action.

• Promote an understanding of the process for developing DOE guidance and suggestions on SBOE rules.

• Provide access to rules, guidance and procedures, using a website link.

• Review rules, guidance and suggestions to evaluate impact on student achievement and system compliance.

• Increase awareness of the positions of the elected officials and candidates for office.

Goal 4:   Provide publication and communication tools including timely information, recognition of achievements, promotion of professional learning and warehousing of resources

• Add a website link to a Resource Center.

• Investigate the feasibility of developing a secure area for membership only.

• The communications committee will collaborate with other committees to obtain the survey.

• The communications committee will gather the survey data.

• The communications committee will publish and distribute the survey results.

• Establish a procedure/process for notifying Communications Committee of awards, scholarships, achievements, conferences, etc.

• Formalize the practice into a procedure for notifying the Communications Committee  and maintain it so urgent issues may be communicated.

• A Planning meeting will be held with the Professional Learning Committee to determine contents of and to make contacts with authors of potential articles for newsletters.

• Timelines for newsletter publication dates will be set.

• Initiatives will be communicated through GAEL Board meetings and, in turn, other organizations’ initiatives will be communicated to G-CASE membership.

Goal 5:   Examine the organizational structure and recommend improvements to the Executive Board

• Analyze current duties and responsibilities of all committees.

• Develop a job description for an Executive Director.

• Analyze current roles and responsibilities of the DBOD.

• Prepare constitutional changes impacted by structural changes.

• Streamline the process for nominations for awards and applications for scholarships.

•  Investigate adding additional areas of award/scholarships.

• Develop a promotional/advertisement campaign for awards/scholarships.

• Investigate the impact of adding discounts for different groups.