Arlington Special Education PTA General Meeting Job Readiness & Mental Health Services Syphax Education Center at Sequoia Plaza, Rooms 101/103 2110 Washington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22204 Date: May 12, 2016 Time: 7-8:30 PM Board Member Participants: Katherine Harris – President Carolyn Levy – VP—Membership Caroline Butler – Treasurer George Buzby – Assistant Treasurer Karen Sosnoski – […]
ASEAC Shares Helpful Tips for IEP Eligibility Meetings
A SEPTA friend from the Arlington Special Education Advisory Committee, Donna Owens, passed along some helpful tips on preparing for and participating in Individualized Education Plan Eligibility meetings. Since the end of the school year is often a busy time for eligibility determinations, we thought we’d share her tips with our SEPTA membership. (See the text […]
May 12 SEPTA Meeting: Mental Health, ASD 16+ Services, Thank You Notes, Live!
Please join us for our monthly SEPTA meeting this Thursday, May 12, 7-8:30 pm at the Syphax Education Center in Arlington. In honor of National Mental Health Awareness month, we will welcome representatives of the Arlington County Department of Health to discuss Children’s mental health and mental illness issues and services. In addition, ServiceSource‘s Autism Services Program Coordinator, […]
Minutes from April 2016 SEPTA Meeting
We’re pleased to share the minutes from our April meeting, below. Arlington Special Education PTA General Meeting Autism Acceptance Month Syphax Education Center at Sequoia Plaza, Rooms 101/103 2110 Washington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22204 Date: April 14, 2016 Time: 7-8:30 PM Board Member Participants: Katherine Harris – President Carolyn Levy – VP Membership Caroline Butler – Treasurer […]
Local Boy with Autism Rocks Out!
In honor of Autism Awareness Month, we thought we’d share some inspirational videos forwarded to us by local mom, Millie Thomas. As parents of children with special needs, many of us have been in the position of watching our children struggle with an illness or an unexpected challenge without knowing why it’s happening, when it might abate, […]
April SEPTA Meeting Brings Speakers on Peer Education & NeuroMovement Therapy
Please join us this Thursday, April 14, for the monthly Arlington Special Education PTA Meeting, 7-8:30 pm at the Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd. Suite 101, Arlington, VA 22204. The Organization for Autism Research (OAR), along with Arlington Public Schools’ Autism Specialist Deborah Hammer, will discuss OAR’s school-based peer education program, “What’s Up With Nick”? […]
Arlington School Board Candidates Respond to SEPTA Questionnaire
A message from SEPTA President, Katherine Harris (note that there’s a School Board candidate forum TONIGHT at 7:15 pm – see below for details!): As promised, here are the responses from each candidate for Arlington School Board to our candidate questionnaire. I’ve listed the responses from the candidates below in the order they were submitted: […]
Timely acts of kindness aren’t forgotten
Some days, whether you have children with special needs or not, your day doesn’t go exactly as planned. Other days, you long for those mere “not exactly as planned” days, because on these other days what starts as a pretty bad day gets progressively and dramatically – almost comically! – even worse. You’re not sure […]
March 2016 SEPTA Meeting Minutes
All, we had a very informative meeting last week about Medicaid waivers in Virginia. Comprehensive minutes prepared by our fantastic SEPTA Secretary, Karen Sosnoski, appear below. Hope to see you at our April meeting! ———————————— SEPTA MONTHLY MEETING Thursday, March 10, 2016 Syphax Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA Board Attendance: Katherine Harris, President Caroline […]
Shop and help SEPTA at the same time? Yes, it’s possible!
As the first Special Education PTA in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Arlington SEPTA works hard to meet the needs of children with special needs in our community, along with their hard-working teachers and families. We’re so grateful for the support of our members and friends who make SEPTA’s events, programming, and advocacy possible. Now, there are […]