As an organization, we:

• Serve as a collaborative planning, research and development organization for member schools.

• Assist member schools in enhancing their organizational capacity.

• Effectively serve the educational needs of member district's and their communities.

• Promote a partnership between the University at Albany (SUNY) and member districts.

• Provide cutting edge professional development and research to support emerging needs of educators.
   

CASDA's Core Values:
The Capital Area School Development Association believes in:

• Facilitating opportunities to bring member school districts together to build community, collegiality and collaboration.

• Fostering educational partnerships and collaboration with local educational organizations (such as the University at Albany and local BOCES).

• Gathering the best educational research/resources to address emerging educational challenges and initiatives in support of member school districts.

• Recruiting and connecting educational consultants with expertise in a variety of educational areas.