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SEPTA Meeting Calendar January 13, 2010 7:00 pm, Mildred E. Strang Middle School Cafeteria Looking for the perfect camp for our child or an employment opportunity for your teen? Representatives from various types of summer camps—traditional, art, sports, music, sleep-away and special needs—will be on hand to answer all your questions and provide literature about their camps and programs. Camp directors will also be on hand with employment applications for teenagers seeking job opportunities. March 3, 2010 7:30 pm, Yorktown High School Library Speaker: Norman Friedman, M. Ed., consultant specializing in child abuse prevention Norman will discuss:
April 14, 2010 7:30 pm, Yorktown High School Library Speaker: Izel Obermeyer, OTR, Co-Director Assistive Technology Dept, WIHD What is assistive technology? It is any device that helps a person with a disability complete an everyday task. Ms. Obermeyer will be discussing what technologies can be used in a classroom setting to benefit our students. Assistive Technologies run the gamut from hearing aids to software to help people with learning difficulties in reading, writing, math and other subject areas. Learn what’s available out there and how to obtain it for your child. June 2, 2010 6:30 pm, Yorktown High School Library This evening is a special tribute and celebration for our graduating classified seniors. It is a truly heartwarming and joyous evening during which the students are recognized for all their personal and academic accomplishments. Families, teachers, and friends all share in the celebration as they wish the seniors well with their future plans.
SEPTA Read the SEPTA Brochure & Become a MemberSpecial Education PTA (SEPTA) The Yorktown Special Education PTA is a parent/teacher organization working in the Yorktown Central School District. SEPTA became a charter member of the National PTA and we adhere to their national guidelines and goals. SEPTA is a source of information and support for all students, parents, and teachers within the district. We help parents and children adjust to the many social, emotional and academic situations that arise when dealing with Special Education. Mainstream as well as Special Education personnel have used our library and benefited from our workshops, monthly meetings and video programs. Yorktown SEPTA's contributions to the community include: An annual In-District and Out-of-District Achievement Award to a graduating, classified senior student, who is continuing onto college. Gifts to the schools which have consisted of computers, Franklin spellers, tape recorders, tapes, a lap top word processor and a TV with VCR. Funding school trips. Sponsoring Camp Night -A winter event attended by numerous summer camps providing parents with the opportunity to learn about the upcoming summer camp season. The SEPTA video program, which is aired on Channel 71, Thursdays at 9 p.m. Enhancing community awareness via the Yorktown SEPTA Library located at the John C. Hart Memorial Library in Shrub Oak. KIDS' EXPRESS, an after school program open to all children in the four elementary schools which allows them to develop better social skills and peer relationships. Through SEPTA's continued efforts, community awareness of special education has increased, accelerating the need for information and communication. An educated, understanding community benefits all children. We live in the same community. We should work together and provide each other with help and support. SEPTA is a group of concerned individuals, wanting what is best for all children, with a focus on Special Education. Virginia Steinberg, Co-President Melissa Cancro, Co-President Gail Chen, Vice-President Terri Naumann, Secretary Lisa Scannapieco, Treasurer
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