2020-2021 SEPTA Meetings
August 2020 - Range of Special Education Programs
2019-2020 SEPTA Meetings
11/4/19 - SEPTA 101 meeting (South Middle School)
Past 2018 - 2019 SEPTA Meetings
Thursday, November 8th at 7:30pm (SMS) - Special Education 101 meeting with Elementary, Middle and High School breakout sessions
Tuesday, January 29th at 7:30pm (NMS) - Transition to Middle School meeting (MS Dept. Heads present)
Monday, March 4th, Incoming 9th grade parent orientation at NHS & SHS with Special Ed breakout session
Tuesday, March 5th at 7:30pm (SR)- topic TBD
Please join us on Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 7:30pm (click here for flyer)
EM Baker Elementary School (68 Baker Hill Rd.) for an informative parent workshop
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:
Marjorie Harrison, M.A./ACC; ADHD/Executive Functioning Coach
This workshop will explore the roots, red flags and impact of lagging organizational and executive functioning skills on student academic achievement and provide parents and educators with explicit information and worksheets on how to support the development of these skills at home and in the classroom (K-12).
Past 2017 - 2018 SEPTA Meetings
SEPTA meeting (topic Anxiety) April 16, 2018, 7:30 PM at South High School
SEPTA meeting (topic Transition to High School) March 6, 2018, 7:30pm at North High School
Monday 2/5/18 - Special Education 101 - Discussion of Programs in District
Location: South Middle School
Time: 7:30 pm
Tuesday 10/10/17 - Homework Meeting (secondary education focus) with Richard Jones BCBA
Location: Saddle Rock Elementary School
Time: 7:30pm - 9pm
Past 2016 - 2017 MEETINGS:
November 9 Homework Behavior- Presentation
Homework on the IPad- Presentation
November 17 Joint PTA SEPTA - Mindfulness
February 6 (7:30pm at Saddle Rock School) - Review of District Special Education Services with Q&A
Past 2015-2016 Meetings
Oct 7 - Kickoff Meeting - 7:30pm @ Saddle Rock (Revised Date)
Topic - Homework Management
Presentation Notes Presentation Handout
October 20, 2015 - Bingo @ EMB 7:00pm
October 28, 2015 - Joint Elementary Meeting - 7:00pm at EMB
JOINT PTA-PTO-SEPTA-UPTC PRESENTATION ON HEALTHY EATING BY LIJ-NORTH SHORE STAFF
November 9, 2015 - 7:30pm @ North Middle
An opportunity to learn about district special education programs and speak with PPS staff from elementary and secondary schools.
Presentation Handout
December 7, 2015 - 10:30am @ Saddle Rock
ADHD -Adam Holstein Workshop, P.D., L.P. FLYER
December 9, 2015 - 7:30pm @ EM Baker
Incoming 6th Grade Transition Meeting FLYER
December 21, 2015 - 7:30pm @ South Middle Choral Room
Heather Peretz - Apps FLYER
Presentation Handout
January 19, 2016 - 7:30pm @ North High
Andrew Cohen, Esq. and Mitch Weisbrot, CLU, ChSNC
How to protect your special needs child legally and financially FLYER
February 22, 2016 - 7:30pm @ North High
CANCELED
Transition to High School - New Program Being offered for the First Time FLYER (added 2/11)
Presentations and Q&A sessions will be led by Special Education staff from North AND South High Schools
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:30pm - South High School (Library)
Thursday, March 10th @ 7:00pm - North High School (Library Classroom)
March 9, 2016 - 7:30pm @ South High Library - Rescheduled date (updated 2/11)
Julie A. Yindra, Director of Services for Students with Disabilities, HofstraUniversity
Self-Advocacy College Survival Skills FLYER
March 9, 2016 - 7:30 @ North High (added 2/24/16)
Steps to Socialization for children in elementary through high school.
The presentation will be led by Lisa Freeman MS, CCC-A/SLP, Certified Prompt Therapist and Evelyn Kashinsky, Social Skills Therapist FLYER
March 21, 2016 - SEPTA Breakfast Mtg at JFK 10:30 am
Dr. Lynn Hugger - Sometimes It’s More Than ADHD:
Recognizing and supporting the complexities FLYER
Handout
April 5, 2016 - 7:30pm @ South High - Rescheduled Date (updated 2/11)
Dana Slackman - Behavior Management FLYER
Handout
March 29, 2016 - NH/SH/NM/SM/SEPTA PTA Mtg – 7:30 pm @ North Middle
Harlan Cohen - The College Preparedness Backpack:
Emotional and Social Skills for the Next Journey
May 4, 2016 - NYS, Parent to Parent “Understanding Supports and Services through OPWDD”
NYS, Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services (ACCES-VR) “ Transition and Youth Services”
August 2020 - Range of Special Education Programs
2019-2020 SEPTA Meetings
11/4/19 - SEPTA 101 meeting (South Middle School)
Past 2018 - 2019 SEPTA Meetings
Thursday, November 8th at 7:30pm (SMS) - Special Education 101 meeting with Elementary, Middle and High School breakout sessions
Tuesday, January 29th at 7:30pm (NMS) - Transition to Middle School meeting (MS Dept. Heads present)
Monday, March 4th, Incoming 9th grade parent orientation at NHS & SHS with Special Ed breakout session
Tuesday, March 5th at 7:30pm (SR)- topic TBD
Please join us on Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 7:30pm (click here for flyer)
EM Baker Elementary School (68 Baker Hill Rd.) for an informative parent workshop
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:
Marjorie Harrison, M.A./ACC; ADHD/Executive Functioning Coach
This workshop will explore the roots, red flags and impact of lagging organizational and executive functioning skills on student academic achievement and provide parents and educators with explicit information and worksheets on how to support the development of these skills at home and in the classroom (K-12).
Past 2017 - 2018 SEPTA Meetings
SEPTA meeting (topic Anxiety) April 16, 2018, 7:30 PM at South High School
SEPTA meeting (topic Transition to High School) March 6, 2018, 7:30pm at North High School
Monday 2/5/18 - Special Education 101 - Discussion of Programs in District
Location: South Middle School
Time: 7:30 pm
Tuesday 10/10/17 - Homework Meeting (secondary education focus) with Richard Jones BCBA
Location: Saddle Rock Elementary School
Time: 7:30pm - 9pm
Past 2016 - 2017 MEETINGS:
November 9 Homework Behavior- Presentation
Homework on the IPad- Presentation
November 17 Joint PTA SEPTA - Mindfulness
February 6 (7:30pm at Saddle Rock School) - Review of District Special Education Services with Q&A
Past 2015-2016 Meetings
Oct 7 - Kickoff Meeting - 7:30pm @ Saddle Rock (Revised Date)
Topic - Homework Management
Presentation Notes Presentation Handout
October 20, 2015 - Bingo @ EMB 7:00pm
October 28, 2015 - Joint Elementary Meeting - 7:00pm at EMB
JOINT PTA-PTO-SEPTA-UPTC PRESENTATION ON HEALTHY EATING BY LIJ-NORTH SHORE STAFF
November 9, 2015 - 7:30pm @ North Middle
An opportunity to learn about district special education programs and speak with PPS staff from elementary and secondary schools.
Presentation Handout
December 7, 2015 - 10:30am @ Saddle Rock
ADHD -Adam Holstein Workshop, P.D., L.P. FLYER
December 9, 2015 - 7:30pm @ EM Baker
Incoming 6th Grade Transition Meeting FLYER
December 21, 2015 - 7:30pm @ South Middle Choral Room
Heather Peretz - Apps FLYER
Presentation Handout
January 19, 2016 - 7:30pm @ North High
Andrew Cohen, Esq. and Mitch Weisbrot, CLU, ChSNC
How to protect your special needs child legally and financially FLYER
February 22, 2016 - 7:30pm @ North High
CANCELED
Transition to High School - New Program Being offered for the First Time FLYER (added 2/11)
Presentations and Q&A sessions will be led by Special Education staff from North AND South High Schools
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:30pm - South High School (Library)
Thursday, March 10th @ 7:00pm - North High School (Library Classroom)
March 9, 2016 - 7:30pm @ South High Library - Rescheduled date (updated 2/11)
Julie A. Yindra, Director of Services for Students with Disabilities, HofstraUniversity
Self-Advocacy College Survival Skills FLYER
March 9, 2016 - 7:30 @ North High (added 2/24/16)
Steps to Socialization for children in elementary through high school.
The presentation will be led by Lisa Freeman MS, CCC-A/SLP, Certified Prompt Therapist and Evelyn Kashinsky, Social Skills Therapist FLYER
March 21, 2016 - SEPTA Breakfast Mtg at JFK 10:30 am
Dr. Lynn Hugger - Sometimes It’s More Than ADHD:
Recognizing and supporting the complexities FLYER
Handout
April 5, 2016 - 7:30pm @ South High - Rescheduled Date (updated 2/11)
Dana Slackman - Behavior Management FLYER
Handout
March 29, 2016 - NH/SH/NM/SM/SEPTA PTA Mtg – 7:30 pm @ North Middle
Harlan Cohen - The College Preparedness Backpack:
Emotional and Social Skills for the Next Journey
May 4, 2016 - NYS, Parent to Parent “Understanding Supports and Services through OPWDD”
NYS, Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services (ACCES-VR) “ Transition and Youth Services”
