Connie Casha

Connie Casha is the director of early learning programs at Middle Tennessee State University.

She  coordinates the early learning services provided by the Home and Community-Based Early Intervention program, the Ann Campbell Early Learning Center, and the Child Development Center lab school.  She also works to raise public awareness and support for understanding the importance of the early childhood years.

In 2008, she was instrumental in bringing to Tennessee a research based framework training (The Pyramid Model) to provide teachers with the tools to best support young children’s social and emotional development. She continues to provide this training to teachers of young children across the state.

Connie is married to Joe, a mother to three children and grandmother to eight- soon to be nine - all here in middle Tennessee. 

Connie holds a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, a Masters degree in early childhood education, with an emphasis in special education, and teacher licensure in grades prek-6 in both elementary and special education.