Policy and Legislative 

• Dr. Mike Asip, Chair

• Craig Pinello, Chesapeake City

• Katrina Lee, Charlottesville City

• Ann Bueche, King George County

• Joy Richardson, Norfolk City

• Ellen Biller, Page County

 

Policy and Legislative Committee Assists Chair in Developing Recommendations for: 

• monitoring legislative action at the State and Federal Level;

• developing response and/or platform to proposed legislative action;

• crafting sample letters to legislators to support or oppose legislation impacting students with disabilities and special education;

• contact and/or meet with legislators, boards, commissions, or councils to advocate for bills and/or policies that support the education of students with disabilities
   

Professional Development 

• Dr. Lynn Clayton-Prince, Powhatan, Chair

• Diane Brown, Hanover County

• Jill Sower-Becker, DOC

• Jennifer Sassano, Loudoun County

• Sandra Hedrick, Essex County

 

Professional Development Committee Assists Chair in Developing Recommendations for:

• planning for conference topics/speakers/sessions;

• developing process for conference session  proposals;

• reviewing and selecting conference speakers/sessions; and

• developing program evaluation.

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Membership and Awards

• Susan Aylor, Orange County 

• Marie Giles, Hampton City 

• Beth Harman, Roanoke County 

• Hayley Poland, Roanoke City

• Sandi Thorpe, Harrisonburg City 

• Angie Neely, Culpeper County 

 

Membership and Awards Committee Assists Chair in Developing Recommendations for: 

• materials, strategies & activities to promote VCASE membership and conference attendance as well as unified membership;

• contacting lapsed VCASE members to encourage membership renewal and/or upcoming conference attendance;

• personally contacting new special education administrators to encourage VCASE and unified membership and to explain the benefits of membership and conference attendance; and

• nominating VCASE members for awards, reviewing nominations, and selection of award recipients.