Last December, SEPTA hosted its first “Sensory-Friendly Santa” event, specially designed to help make visiting with Santa more accessible and less stressful for children with special needs and their parents, and featuring a very special guest, former Congressman Jim Moran. The event was a huge success, with many children meeting Santa for the first time, […]
November SEPTA Meeting: Entendiendo Educación Especial
Entendiendo Educación Especial : Un taller en español Este taller le ayudará a identificar las fortalezas y retos educativos de su hijo y también organizar la información importante sobre él. Podrá conocer y aprender las siete fases del proceso de educación especial e identificar las acciones específicas que puede tomar durante este proceso. Jueves, 10 […]
Minutes from October 2016 SEPTA Meeting
Here are the minutes from the October SEPTA meeting, courtesy of SEPTA Secretary, Karen Sosnoski: Minutes of Arlington Special Education PTA Thursday October 13, 2016 Syphax Education Center Arlington, VA Caroline Levy, SEPTA President, called the meeting to order. Caroline introduced September minutes; voted on and passed. Caroline introduced Adam Mann, new treasurer Adam Mann, Treasurer’s […]
You’re Invited to a Phantom Ball on October 32!
Monster Mash at home while you support Arlington Public Schools teachers! Stay home, don’t come: the SEPTA Phantom Ball is a cyber ball! Purchase your tickets here. Proceeds from this unique, “no frills” fundraiser go toward SEPTA’s popular Mini-Grant Program. SEPTA mini-grants are awarded each year to APS teachers and staff working with students on an […]
Mini-Grants, Medicaid Info To Be Featured at Oct. 13 SEPTA Meeting
SEPTA friends, please join us for our next monthly meeting on Thursday, October 13, 7-8:30 pm at the Syphax Education Center. We’ll discuss SEPTA’s annual mini-grant program, which features awards of up to $500 for teachers of students with an IEP or 504 plan in Arlington Public Schools. We’ll provide information about this year’s revamped criteria […]
Minutes from September 2016 SEPTA Meeting
From SEPTA Secretary, Karen Sosnoski: Minutes of Arlington Special Education PTA June Meeting Thursday 9/22 7-8:30 PM Syphax Education Center 2110 Washington Blvd., Rooms 101/103, Arlington, VA 22204 Minutes from June meeting: Presented by Caroline Levy, President for approval. Passed. Officer’s Reports: Treasurer’s Report: Caroline Levy reported. Joe Everling stepped down from Treasurer’s position. Audit report […]
Back to School… and a great line-up of fall SEPTA events!
Welcome back, SEPTA friends! Check out our new flyer, outlining some of the great events we have lined up for the beginning of the 2016-17 school year: septa-fall-2016-flyer We look forward to seeing you soon.
Minutes from June SEPTA Meeting
From our Secretary, Karen Sosnoski: Arlington Special Ed PTA June Meeting Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA Date: June 9th 2016 Time: 7-9:00 PM Board Member Participants: Katherine Harris – President (Outgoing) Caroline Levy – VP Membership (Outgoing) Caroline Butler – Treasurer (Outgoing) George Buzby – Assistant Treasurer (Outgoing) Karen Sosnoski – Secretary Maria Votsch […]
Arlington Educators: Apply by June 8 for a SEPTA Grant to Attend SWIFT Institute!
A message from SEPTA President, Katherine Harris: Wow, Arlington really lucked out: the U.S. Department of Education-sponsored national technical assistance center on inclusive education — SWIFT — happens to be holding its annual National Professional Learning Institute this year right here in Arlington at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott on July 21-22! To encourage Arlington educators (teachers, therapists, principals, etc.) to participate […]
June 9 SEPTA Meeting Brings Elections & Conscious Discipline Workshop!
If your kids are like mine, they’re counting down the days until the end of the school year. See you later, crowded buses! Adios, homework! Hello, sunny skies and warm weather! Here we go, summer camps and vacations! For many families, however, even with all that excitement (or perhaps because of it?!), the shifting routines and relative lack […]
