Membership Committee

We are working hard to support our membership and ensure that our State Subdivisions are actively involved with our National DCDT Organization! To identify if your State has an active subdivision or if you are interested in starting a State chapter, please visit the subdivision tab on the DCDT website to find your DCDT Regional Representative. If you are current student member or want to become a student member of DCDT, you can reach out to me as well to get involved with our mentorship activities and Early Career Scholars program.

 The DCDT Membership Committee promotes DCDT membership by conducting monthly conference calls (when and if appropriate) with the Membership Committee to: (a) discuss membership activities, (b) assist, if appropriate, in hosting the leadership reception (if held) during the CEC Convention and the DCDT International Conferences, (c) conduct a leadership committee meeting during CEC Convention and during the DCDT Conferences, (d) distribute membership information obtained from CEC to the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee has worked with the Conference Committee on new and innovative ways to engage members beyond the annual conference.

Membership is open to any person concerned with the education of exceptional individuals who is a member in good standing of the International Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).  Individuals may become members of DCDT after application and payment of dues to CEC.

Student Membership is open to members of the Council for Exceptional Children who are in attendance during the academic year at an accredited college or university, who are enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program for the preparation of administrators of special education.  Student Membership entitles the member to all privileges of Active Membership.

We want to connect with all DCDT subdivision leaders! 

Please reach out to Malarie Deardorff at malarie.deardorff@ou.edu to connect today.