CASC is a student-led non-profit organization founded in 1947 by the California Department of Education and the California Association of School Administrators. CASC is governed by a fifteen member Board of Directors composed of ten adults and five students and a twenty-four member State Council that includes high school students who serve as region presidents, program directors and officers. All of our in-year programs are led by students. We believe that individual action influences others through a Ripple Effect. Powerful people are powerful influences. CASC develops the leadership skills of youth empowering them to initiate change now and in the future.