mission

CEC: Mission and Values information

Draft possibility for consideration: Our mission is to connect college students with individuals with exceptionalities and their families within the community in order to gain professional development through services opportunities.

National CEC's mission (excerpt from the page linked above)

The Council for Exceptional Children is an international community of professionals who are the voice and vision of special and gifted education. CEC's mission is to improve, through excellence and advocacy, the education and quality of life for children and youth with exceptionalities and to enhance the engagement of their families.

Excerpt from a conference presentation on developing a student chapter on campus:

Creating a Mission Statement - State your Goals and Challenge It is the intention of the __ YOUR COLLEGE NAME __ Chapter of Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) to provide students in the field of Special Education with the most current information in trends and strategies. __ YOUR COLLEGE NAME __ CEC intends to accomplish this by: holding seminars, workshops, fundraisers and activities that will lend essential information to students who wish to become influential and successful teachers in an ever-changing discipline. Goals for the upcoming academic year: • To improve student involvement. • To improve student involvement within the community. • To continue to raise awareness regarding special education and the importance of CEC.