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 […]

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 […]