Wow, what a lineup of events we have going on this month. On Thursday, March 9, three Arlington parents will join us for our monthly meeting to discuss how they have supported the journeys to independence their children with special needs have experienced.  Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., 7-9 pm. On Saturday, March 18, SEPTA invites APS […]

Courtesy of SEPTA Secretary, Karen Sosnoski, here are the minutes from the most recent monthly SEPTA meeting. Thursday 1/12/17 7-8:30 PM Syphax Education Center 2110 Washington Blvd. Arlington, Rooms 101, 103 Minutes from December meeting Presented by Caroline Levy, President for approval. Passed. Officer’s Reports: Treasurer’s Report: Adam Mann. He came on board in September. […]

Thanks to SEPTA Secretary, Karen Sosnoski, and SEPTA member and friend, Tauna Szymanski, for reporting on last week’s very informative Student Roundtable and Superintendent Chat!  A video from the meeting is at least temporarily available via Twitter. 2016 SEPTA Superintendent Chat December 8, 2016 Arlington Education Center 1426 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22207 Moderated by […]

Courtesy of SEPTA Secretary, Karen Sosnoski, here are the minutes from the November 10, 2016 SEPTA meeting. Arlington Special Education PTA Thursday November 10, 2016 7-8:30 PM Thomas Jefferson M.S. Library Entendiendo Educacion Especial Minutes from October meeting presented for approval. Approved. Rocio Villalobos, translated the meeting from Spanish to English for Secretary Karen Sosnoski. President’s […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]