SUPPORT

Create a Product that will Grow Membership:

• Grow Leadership opportunities
• Provide mentorships for new directors within roundtables
• Expand new director’s training
• Assess the need to add roundtables and or assess map boundaries
• Enhance the Product by advertising and increasing member benefits
• Strengthen collegiality among members
• Follow up with potential members

Meet the Research and Training Needs of our Members:

• Continue to build collaborative programs and improve communication between the Indiana Office of Special Education and our members.
• Provide a forum for members to conduct research and obtain information (i.e. caseloads, practices).
• facilitate surveys
• house statewide research that will be accessed by members only
• Provide “certifications” for strands / clusters of special education topics: coteaching, program review, disproportionality, special education law, assessment, IEP development, best practices, program review, universal design for learning, behavior management, special education finance
• Revitalize a university forum
• Identify a university contact list
• Identify purpose of the forum
• Connect with “grow your own” at IDOE
• Develop a master plan of professional development topics based on member surveys
• Define a clear process for determining affiliate members, keynotes, and breakout providers.
• Invite speakers to roundtable meetings
• Invite DOE to roundtable meetings

ADVOCACY

Increase Organizational Effectiveness:

• Share strategic plan with members
• Plan for two-way communication with our membership
• Provide Google group trainings
• Calibrate information sharing
• Create a roundtable folder on website
• Cover standing agenda Items for committees, roundtables, and exec meetings

Increase Connections & Collaborations with Educational/Professional Organizations:

• Clearly define the roles of liaisons and appointees
• Add liaison reports to roundtable agendas
• Provide new roundtable rep and liaison trainings

LEADERSHIP

Continue the Excellent Level of Leadership in Shaping / Advocating for State and Federal Policies, Practices, and Legislation:

• Clarify to roundtable reps that their role is to gather input and provide reports
• Provide more training for contacting legislators
• Provide more form letter examples
• Update website with Who’s Who? of special education decision makers

Align Expenditures with Goals, Priorities, and the Strategic Plan:

• Increase percentage of professional development, professional support, and legislative support expenditures.
• Create levels for vendor benefits with a range of costs
• Consider revenue
• Develop fiscal management team to facilitate controls, revenue, and expenditures for strategic growth