EVENTS OF INTEREST:

3/18/2015

Sunday March 22 - 10:30-12:00
"Harnessing the Law for Your Child's Benefit:
An Introduction to Special Education Law"
by Bonnie Spiro Schinagle, Esq.
Free, Mid-Island JCC, Plainview
to register call 516-822-3535 x 303

Monday, March 23 - 8:30 pm
"Mindfulness and ADHD"
immediately following the adult and child 7:30 support groups
Nassau County CHADD
East Meadow Jewish Center

Saturday, April 25th - 8:30 am - 4 pm
"Issues in Independent Living for Adolescents and Adults on the Spectrum"
Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association (AHA)
Adelphi University, Ruth S. Harley University Center
http://www.ahany.org/

Upcoming trainings for Dyslexia and Special Ed law:
http://dyslexiatraininginstitute.org/class_special-ed-law.html

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES:

Here is an article on how exercise can help ADHD:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/exercise-seems-to-be-beneficial-to-children/380844/

ADHD Tips for Teachers:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/14c23be4df932185

Information about grade retention:
http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/15/nl.0317.htm

One of our SEPTA members recommended this website for parenting technique training events and resources:
http://celebratecalm.com/

CHANGES IN NYS SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW:
Section 4402 of the Education Law has been amended by adding a new subdivision, effective July 1, 2015, requiring public schools to notify every parent of their rights regarding referral and evaluation of their child for the purposes of special education services or programs upon their child’s enrollment in public school. The field advisory provides information on this change which includes the legal citation(s), a summary of the changes, an effective date, and the corresponding statutory language. The field advisory can be found at: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/timely.htm

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

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SEPTA
Board Members

Co-Presidents: Linda LaMarca & Gayle D'Aversa
Co-Vice President of Membership: Eileen Murphy
Co-Vice President of Public Relations and Outreach: Carolyn Peterson
Co-Vice President of Events: Jeanine Feuerborn
Treasurer: Mandee Zapken
Recording Secretary: Deborah Ilberg
Corresponding Secretary: Effy Jable

Special Education Parent-Teachers Association (SEPTA)

The Special Education Parent Teachers Association (SEPTA) brings together parents, teachers, administrators, learning specialists, and professionals with an interest in the education of children in our school district who have special needs. The SEPTA Board is comprised of parents from every school level (elementary, middle, and high) and represents the needs of students across the educational continuum (K-12), as well as preschoolers with disabilities. Through membership dues, fund-raising efforts, and grant opportunities, SEPTA seeks to fund and facilitate many worthwhile programs for the benefit of special education and regular education students and their families. Most significantly, SEPTA works to arrange for speakers with vast professional knowledge of special education and related disciplines to help parents understand and navigate their child’s educational process in the most effective manner possible.

The SEPTA Board welcomes new members. Please visit the North Shore Schools website for more information about SEPTA. The SEPTA Board encourages you to contact the school district with questions and concerns about the special education program. You may feel free to contact any of the SEPTA Board Members to talk about questions or concerns that you might have. Please contact them at the following email address: