Member Levels
Voting Membership is open to a current or former director, assistant director, supervisor, or coordinator in Indiana who is also a member of CEC and CASE. (These memberships are separate from ICASE and must be applied for from the national association.)
Benefits: A Voting Member is granted all privileges of membership including, but not limited to:
- Voting
- Holding office
- Roundtable membership
- Serving as Roundtable representative to the Executive Board
- Serving on committees, subcommittees and task forces
- Serving as an Executive Standing Committee, subcommittee, or task force chair or co-chair
- Receiving general information from the organization
- Attending ICASE activities
Cost of Membership: $205
Non-Voting Membership is open to a current or former director, assistant director, supervisor, or coordinator in Indiana who has chosen not to affiliate with CEC and CASE.
Benefits: A Non-Voting Member is granted the following privileges:
- Roundtable membership
- Serving on committees, subcommittees or task forces
- Serving as subcommittee chair or co-chair
- Receiving general information from the organization
- Attending ICASE activities
Non-voting members may not vote, hold office, chair or co-chair Executive Standing Committees or task forces, or serve as a Roundtable representative to the Executive Board.
Cost of Membership: $205
Aspiring Membership is open to an individual who is not an administrator and is enrolled in a graduate program leading to a Director of Exceptional Needs License.
Benefits: An Aspiring member is granted the following privileges including:
- Roundtable membership
- Receiving general information from the organization
- Attending ICASE Fall and Spring Conferences at a reduced rate of $150 per conference
Aspiring members may not vote, hold office, chair or co-chair Executive Standing Committees or task forces, or serve as a Roundtable representative to the Executive Board.
Cost of Membership: $50
Associate Membership is open to any other professional fields related to the practice of special education leadership, but not eligible for another class of membership (could be IRN members, attorneys, non-special education school staff, state consultant, university faculty or other administrator in the field of special education in public agencies in Indiana).
Benefits: An Associate Member is granted the following privileges including:
- Roundtable membership
- Receiving general information from the organization
- Attending ICASE activities at a Member rate
Associate Members may not vote, hold office, chair or co-chair Executive Standing Committees or task forces, serve as a Roundtable Representative or serve on a committee.
Cost of Membership: $150
Retiree Membership is open to individuals who were previously a member of ICASE, have retired, and are not currently working in the educational field.
Benefits: A Retiree Member is granted the following privileges including:
- Free ICASE membership
- Roundtable membership
- Serving on committees, subcommittees or task forces
- Serving as subcommittee chair or co-chair
- Receiving general information from the organization
- Attending ICASE activities. Free ICASE Fall and Spring Conference attendance
Retiree Members may not vote, hold office, chair or co-chair Executive Standing Committees or task forces, or serve as a Roundtable Representative.
Cost of Membership: $0
Contributions or gifts to ICASE are not tax deductÂible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, dues payments (except for specific governmental affairs expenses) may be deductible as a professional or business expense to the extent allowable by law. 24 percent of these dues is non-deductible as it relates to a governmental affairs expense.