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Join Us at the Fall CASE Conference - “Focusing on the Future”
Virginia CASE is proud to announce their collaboration with National CASE to provide a cutting edge conference to be held at The Lodge in Williamsburg on November 9 – 11, 2011.   
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President’s Pen: Leadership in the Age of Accountability
While I will not pretend to hold all of the solutions to the challenges that impact each of us, I do believe that continued involvement both individually and collectively through professional organizations such as VCASE, lends support and credibility to our mission...  
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Response to Intervention and Positive Behavior Support
Recent updates to state and federal special education guidelines are changing the way schools are expected to support students with problem behavior.
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How to Survive the Perfect Storm
School districts across the country are racing to implement Response to Intervention (RtI) to promote general education interventions and support eligibility decisions for students suspected of having a learning disability (LD); however, conditions are ripe for a “Perfect Storm” that could lead to higher incidence rates, more racial/ethnic disproportionality and failure to identify claims based on IDEA and Section 504/ADA. What are these conditions and how can school districts avoid this Perfect Storm?
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VCASE’s “Visit to the Hill”
Despite temperatures that hovered several degrees beyond the century mark in mid-July, Marylou Wall, VCASE Executive Director, Jim Gallagher, VCASE President-Elect, and Dr. Sheila Bailey, VCASE President journeyed to Washington, DC for the privilege of representing VCASE at the annual CASE Special Education Leadership Conference.  
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The Many Hats of a Leader in Special Education
Jim Gallagher, VCASE President Elect, extends a warm welcome into the wonderful world of special education leadership.  
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Top Ten Reasons to Join CASE
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At the Beach
Review of the Spring Conference in Virginia Beach.
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Gallery: Spring VCASE Conference 2011
Visual images of the Spring Conference in Virginia Beach.
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