Strategic Plan for 2006-2009
MISSION (revised): … The Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education is organized to serve and represent special education administrators in Indiana .
VISION : What do we see in place for ICASE in the next three years?
• Increased and involved membership
• Organized system of support
• Initiate and influence legislation and policy development
• Influential partnerships with educational leadership organizations
• Systematic professional learning plan
• Cultivate, recruit, and retain personnel
• Stronger partnerships with parent leadership groups
• Increase national involvement
• Improved student outcomes
BARRIERS : What are the obstacles that block us from our vision?
• Unarticulated operating structure
• Competing priorities
• Unidentified personal benefits and value of CASE/ICASE
• Unarticulated plan of support
• Varying perspectives with parent groups
• Unrecognized value of ICASE
• Conflicting values regarding national perspective
ACTION : What are the proposed actions to deal with the above named barriers and move us toward our vision in 12 months?
I. Promoting Our Organization
A. Determine the Effectiveness of the Current ICASE Organizational Structure
1. Strengthen the National Connection
2. Develop a Legislative Policy
3. Develop a Long-term Fiscal Management Plan
II. Advancing the Organization
A. Develop an Internal Marketing Plan
B. Develop an External Marketing Plan
III. Supporting the Membership
A. Develop a Master Plan for Membership Support
