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 […]
“I’m Determined” Presentation to Highlight February 11 SEPTA Meeting
Please join us this Thursday, February 11, from 7-8:30 pm, for our monthly SEPTA meeting at the Syphax Education Center. Arlington Public Schools Autism Specialist Deborah Hammer will present an overview of I’m Determined, a Virginia Department of Education initiative designed to help students practice self-determination by providing resources to parents, teachers, and youth. As a special […]
Summer School Options
If you were unable to attend last Thursday’s meeting on Summer School Options, here are the notes from our super secretary, Karen Sosnoski. 7:15: Arlington Public Schools Summer Options—Angelique Close, Supervisor of SPED Programming. • February list of summer school programs/schedule will be out on website and at IEP meetings. • ESY (Extended School Year […]
Next SEPTA Meeting, Thursday Jan. 14
Brrr. I’m told the forecast calls for single-digit wind chills and some of the first snow flurries of the year later this week. Ready to start thinking about summer? I know I am! Please join us this Thursday evening for our January SEPTA meeting, where we’ll hear about a variety of Arlington-area summer options for children with […]
Four Artists You Need to Know
I was given the most extraordinary gift last week. It is a stunningly beautiful plate. When my friend told me that it was made by her brother-in-law, I was moved. When she told me that he was a very successful artist who happens to have Downs Syndrome, I teared up. When we learn of individuals […]
What is your resolution?
from our friends at TheMighty.com 22 Resolutions Special Needs Parents Are Making for 2016 Every day we get emails from our parent readers looking for guidance for how to improve. Here’s what we take from that: Mighty parents want to do everything they can to ensure their kids with special needs have the best lives. Since the […]
APS Student Presentations at TASH Conference A Success!
Last month, we reported that three Arlington Public Schools students had been selected to present at an upcoming TASH conference in Portland, Oregon. TASH is a national disability rights organization striving for fully inclusive schools, workplaces and communities. One of the most amazing facts about this very special opportunity was that these three high school students, all of whom […]
SEPTA Santa Event Next Monday Evening, 12/21
Why face crowds and lines at the mall when you could join your SEPTA friends and visit Santa in a more calm, peaceful, and sensory-sensitive environment? Made possible by former Congressman Jim Moran, and hosted by SEPTA, this event promises to provide a wonderful opportunity for children (of all ages!) to meet the incomparable Mr. […]
Epilepsy Awareness Month: A Personal Journey
I can pinpoint the exact moment I first appreciated what it meant to be a parent. Nope, it wasn’t the moment my first-born son was born. Or any time during those hectic, exhausting, exhilarating days immediately following that momentous occasion. It wasn’t when he rolled over for the first time, or first slept through the […]
APS Extended Day Aide Named “Connect with Kids Champion”
Here at SEPTA, we love it when our kiddos’ teachers, helpers and caregivers are recognized for their hard work, patience, and dedication. So we were thrilled to hear from current SEPTA Member (and former Board Member), Krista Singleton-Cambage, that her son’s Arlington Public Schools Extended Day aide had been recognized by the Arlington Partnership for Children, […]