Committees
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)’s committees are responsible for advising the Board of Directors in their particular areas and/or execution of specific activities/programs. All committees...
Volunteer Leadership
Board of Directors
CEC is governed by a 12- to 15-person Board of Directors that includes four officers: president, president-elect, immediate past president and treasurer. All other Board members are elected and serve...
Become a Volunteer
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) leads the field of special education in advocacy, standards, and profession practice because of our amazing volunteers.
Resources for Unit, Division, and Chapter Leaders
These resources are provided to help Unit, Division, and Chapter leadership teams be successful.
Volunteer Program Reviewer Resources
Thanks for your interest in becoming or your commitment to being a Program Reviewer for the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC)! We are always seeking program reviewers for the growing number of...
Utah CEC Board of Directors
Utah Unit
Learn more about the Utah Council for Exceptional Children Board of Directors.
Representative Assembly
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)’s Representative Assembly (RA) is the Council’s membership advisory body. The RA includes two representatives from each state/provincial unit, division and...
March Board Brief
Welcome to Board Brief, a summary of recent decisions and actions from the CEC Board of Directors. The following is a summary of key outcomes/actions from the March 1, 2023, Board of Directors meeting...
Publish Date:
May 03, 2023
CEC Announces Kareem Thompson, Ed.D., as 2023 President-Elect
Arlington, Va. ― The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is pleased to announce Dr. Kareem L. Thompson., has been named 2023 CEC President-Elect. Kareem will assume the presidency on January 1...
Publish Date:
December 05, 2022
LDC 2022 Retreat
Hi! My name is Wendy Gonzales and I am a professor in the Education Department at Northeastern Illinois University. This is my second year on CEC’s Leadership Development Committee (LDC). I joined the LDC in July 2021. My first retreat was via Zoom due to COVID. This is my take on my second LDC retreat.
Publish Date:
July 26, 2022