Calling all APS teachers and staff! Apply for a SEPTA Mini-Grant and fund a creative endeavor that will enhance the education of students receiving special education services. Your successful project could be a model for other staff members, and positively impact student learning! Arlington SEPTA Mini-Grants award up to $500 to support any APS teacher […]
Time to Join or Renew Your Membership for the 2026-27 School Year!
Back to school means it’s time to join or renew your Arlington SEPTA membership! Join or renew today to help us continue to empower, educate, and connect families of students with disabilities, teachers, staff and community allies! Your $15 Individual Membership or $30 Family Membership supports the operations of Arlington SEPTA including mini-grants for teachers […]
Welcome to the 2026-27 School Year
Please mark your calendar with Arlington SEPTA Meeting Dates for the new School Year. September 10, 2026, 7:00-8:30pm Monthly Meeting October 28, 2026, 7:00-9:00 pmAnnual Superintendent Chat November 12, 2026 7:00-8:30pmMonthly Meeting January 14, 2027 7:00-8:30pmMonthly Meeting February 20, 2027SEPTA Summer Activities Fair March 11, 2027 7:00-8:30pmMonthly Meeting April 08, 2027 7:00-8:30 pmMonthly Meeting May […]
Get Ready for Summer at SEPTA’s 2026 Activity Fair Feb 7th
Saturday, February 7, 202612:30 PM –3:30 PM Walter Reed Recreation Center2909 16th Street South, Arlington, VA RSVP Here Vendors can register here. Each year Arlington Special Education PTA (SEPTA) hosts a FREE Summer Activities Fair open to the Arlington community to help you plan your family’s summer! Come learn about options for summer learning and adventure. […]
Start the New Year with Taco Thursday and Support SEPTA!
Arlington SEPTA Restaurant NightThursday, January 8th, 11am – 10pmWESTOVER TACO5849b Washington Blvd Dine-in or Takeout How Does It Work? Mention Arlington SEPTA when you order and a portion of the bill will be donated to support SEPTA’s yearlong programming. In-Person Dining: Visit the restaurant at 5849b Washington Blvd and mention Arlington SEPTA when you place your order. Order […]
Consider Representing our Students with Disabilities in Arlington!
Arlington SEPTA members and other parents/guardians and staff members — please consider extending our voices for students with disabilities by joining advisory groups, committees, and councils, to use your own voice! Let’s try to have coverage (ideally voting members where there’s a distinction) on all of the following: General info on citizen advisory groups: https://www.apsva.us/citizen-advisory-groups/ General […]
Arlington SEPTA Seeks Family Feedback on Access to Advanced Courses and Foreign Language
Arlington Special Education PTA (SEPTA) would like to hear from families of students with disabilities and their experience accessing advanced courses and foreign languages classes in Arlington Public Schools (APS). This survey is administered by Arlington SEPTA’s Advocacy Committee, not APS. The SEPTA Advocacy Committee will use the feedback from this survey to better understand […]
Learn About Step Up to PEP at SEPTA’s November Meeting
Step Up to PEP & PEP (Program for Employment Preparedness) Overview and Tour Thursday, November 6, 20256:30-8:00 pm HB Woodlawn/Eunice Kennedy Shriver ProgramHeights Building, 1601 Wilson Blvd.Homeliving Classroom (G25)Or virtual via Teams(get directions to parking here) SLIDES AVAILABLE HERE Join us for Arlington SEPTA’s November Meeting. First, Cathy Makara will help us kick off the evening with […]
Action Alert: Advocate Now for the Office of Special Education and OSERS
Last week the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) within the Department of Education was in effect extinguished with sweeping layoffs. This move is a threat to our students with disabilities and their futures. We will update this page below with information and resources on what happened, why it matters and WHAT YOU […]
2025 School Board Candidates Respond to SEPTA Questionnaire
Each year Arlington SEPTA asks each School Board candidate questions relating to special education and shares their unedited answers for your information. Arlington SEPTA is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse specific candidates. Instead we provide this information for our community so each individual can make an informed decision. For more information on voting in […]
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