One of the issues with creating a group like a Special Education PTA is that because of FERPA, schools can’t just hand you a list of all the parents with children who have special needs and receive special education services from the school disctrict.  As a result, it is inevitable that some parents and guardians of children with IEPs in the Orange County school district will fall through the cracks and not know that there is actually an organization created to help and support them.   I’m hoping that if you are one of those parents/grandparents/guardians  For more information about the Orange County SEPTA, you can visit its website at http://orangencsepta.org/.

Being that we are in the midst of School Board Election campaigns, the Orange County SEPTA’s next general meeting will be a Candidate forum.  Below, I have included an email (in its entirety) from the OC SEPTA President.  This is a great organization and I’m glad to be part of it.  If you have a child in Orange County schools who recieves services from the exceptional children’s division I encourage you to get involved in SEPTA.

Orange County SEPTA invites you to join us on April 22, 2010, 6:00 p.m. at Hillsborough Elementary.

School Board Candidates will discuss special education and address questions of interest to parents of children with special needs.

April 22, 2010
WHERE: Hillsborough Elementary
WHEN: April 22, 2010
TIME: 6:00 p.m.

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Upcoming Events

April 8th – 12:30- OCSEPTA Board Meeting (Open) – Hillsborough Public Library, W. Margaret Street

April 22nd – 6:00pm -General Membership Meeting  – Hillsborough Elementary School, Union Street

May 6th – 8:30am –OCSEPTA Board Meeting (Open) – Weaver Street, N. Churton Street

May 20th – 6:30pm – OC SEPTA General Elections – A.L. Stanback Middle School, Story Lane, New 86

Also, we have formed a google group for everyone interested in getting updates and information. If you would like to be part of the google group please email [Pam] @ pamscism [at] aol [dot] com.

Thank you,
Pam Scism 

 

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