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By Beth Sherard-hutcheson Times1reporter@gmail.com –
  • Pictured are, from left, Monica Waltman (Special Education Director in Douglas County), Laura Welch (CASE President and Special Education Director in Lennox), Kathleen Cook (Augustana professor), Michelle Powers (President of CEC and Augustana professor), U.S. Senator John Thune, Linda Steele (CASE President-elect and Dakota Valley Specials Services Director) and Wendy Otheim (past president of CASE and Special Education Director at Brandon Valley).
    Pictured are, from left, Monica Waltman (Special Education Director in Douglas County), Laura Welch (CASE President and Special Education Director in Lennox), Kathleen Cook (Augustana professor), Michelle Powers (President of CEC and Augustana professor), U.S. Senator John Thune, Linda Steele (CASE President-elect and Dakota Valley Specials Services Director) and Wendy Otheim (past president of CASE and Special Education Director at Brandon Valley).
A national trend is hitting the United States and can be seen here in the local communities – a shortage of educators. This is the topic that the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) spoke to South Dakota’s legislators about during the Special Education Legislative Summit July 10-13, in Wahington, D.C.. Linda Steele, Dakota Valley Special Services Director is the president-elect…

 

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