OUR MISSION.....The Pleasantville Special Education PTA (SEPTA) is a district-wide Parent Teacher Association organized for the specific purpose of providing information and support to parents and caregivers of children with special needs, including those with 504 plans or IEP’s, receiving RTI or general building level support. Our mission is to create a true sense of community for all families of children with disabilities, from EI and CPSE through high school to age 21. SEPTA sponsors speakers, parent gatherings, library resources and educational programs in an effort to create a true parent support, community network.
All are welcome. For more information, contact one of our SEPTA officers.
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JOIN SEPTA TODAY USING PAYPAL http://www.pvillesepta.com/5.html or download the 2009-10 form

Please attend next Tuesday's BOE Meeting on FEBRUARY 9th-SEPTA support is critical at this meeting!

SPRING CALENDAR:

March 3rd: CPSE Transition Workshop w/Suzanne Peretz of WIHD...starts at 7:00pm at Bedford Road School in the Little Theater. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER

April 7th: film screening of "The Horse Boy" at BRS followed by a discussion w/Catherine Johnson.
7:30pm at the Bedford Road School "Little Theater."
Catherine Johnson, Ph.D., is a writer specializing in neuropsychiatry and the brain and is the author of three previous books, including Shadow Syndromes with John J. Ratey. She lives with her husband and three sons in New York. Two of her sons have autism. Go to the movie web site for details: http://www.horseboymovie.com/
NOTE: Seating is very limited. Tickets will be required for this great event... http://www.pvillesepta.com/17.html

May 14th: SEPTA Year End Celebration at the Wagner's (note change of date)
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YOU CAN NOW ACCESS SEPTA PRESENTATIONS AT PCTV76!

1) Peg Tyre, author of "The Trouble With Boys" presentation
http://www.pctv76.org/show.php?epid=471  

2) Mary Fox Alter discusses: High Stakes & NCLB Mandated Testing for Students With Disabilities.
http://www.pctv76.org/show.php?epid=472  

3) Ashley Merryman, author of "Nurture Shock" presentation.
http://www.pctv76.org/show.php?epid=473  

4) Susan Baum discusses the "Paradoxical World of the Twice Exceptional (2E) Child."
http://pctv76.org/show.php?epid=475

Thanks so much to Ed Dans of PHS and Shane McGaffey of PCTV for their help in making this happen!

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GUIDE TO OUR SEPTA * COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS
SEPTA 2009-10 OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS
SEPTA INDEX TO PHS INTERNSHIPS HANDBOOK (See PHS Guidance Dept for Info.)
*None of these programs would be possible without the support of the PHS ECHO Community Service students and the guidance of the Pleasantville School District teachers, administration and staff. Many thanks!

DISTRICT NOTICE!
DR. DONALD ANTONECCHIA ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT
SEE ATTACHED PRESS RELEASE AND DETAILED TRANSITION PLAN.

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