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Hello and Welcome!

We hope you find our site informative and helpful. Please be advised that the information posted here is to be used for reference purposes only. Links to websites are provided solely as pointers to informational topics that others have found useful.

Thank you!

Lynda LaCour
scsdseptapres@optonline.net
SEPTA President 2008-2009

Please keep checking the website for updates and current information. I have added a calendar and will post events that might be of interest to our community. If you have anything you would like added, please forward to me at scsdseptapres@optonline.net


Let's all work together for our children!


Quick Links to Other District Websites:

Smithtown Central School District Website
Smithtown Central School District Special Education Department
Smithtown Council of PTA's

Special Education Office:
26 New York Avenue
Smithtown, NY 11787
631-382-2070

IEP Diploma:   Announcement of Public Policy Discussion Groups.

(Memo from VESID) 

At their July 2008 meeting, the Board of Regents discussed the individualized education program (IEP) diploma for students with disabilities and recommended that the State Education Department seek public comment on the continuation or modification of policy relating to this diploma to address concerns raised by parent and student advocacy organizations, members of the Commissioner’s Advisory Panel for Special Education Services and others that:

  • Data show a greater than expected percent of students with disabilities exiting school with IEP diplomas.

  • A decision by the Committee on Special Education (CSE) that the student is expected to achieve an IEP diploma often results in lower expectations for that student.

  • Too often, the decision about the type of diploma the student is expected to achieve is made earlier than necessary in the student’s educational career. Once this decision is made, such students may not be enrolled in courses that would lead to high school credits necessary for graduation with a regular high school diploma.

  • Students and parents are often not aware that an IEP diploma is not considered a regular high school diploma.

  • Without a high school diploma, a student’s access to postsecondary training, education and employment options is limited.

  • The IEP diploma identifies the individual as a student with a disability, raising concerns about the identification of an individual with a disability in the student’s transcript.

Click here to see entire memo and dates, times & locations for the public discussions with the State Education Department.

 

Parent Committees :

Music in Middle School: If you are interested in what is happening with Music in the Middle school for some of our Special Educations students, please contact Pattie Machate. Email Pattie

Maria Latino is looking for like minded parents who are concerned with the artificial food coloring and flavorings from many of the foods that children eat. Scientific Studies have shown that these ingredients do have a negative effect
on our children. Email Maria

Our NOTEPADS are a major Fundraiser for SEPTA. Please tell your friends & family about this
simple & useful tool.
Notepads cost $3.00 a pad or 2 pads for $5.00.

If you would like to purchase a notepad, or know someone who would, please check with your school's SEPTA rep or email me at scsdseptapres@optonline.net



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JD Travel

Jessica Dempsey, a parent in our school district and a member of SEPTA is a Registered Nurse and the owner of JD Travel. JD Travel is dedicated to making travel accessible to all. They specialize in arranging travel for persons with special needs  such as  families and individuals with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, vision and hearing impairments, traveling with oxygen and service animals, etc.

Please contact Jessica at 631-780-6195 for your travel needs.

Visit her website at:
www.jdtravelplanning.com

Autism Group Cruise Now Forming. Call for Details.

 







SEPTA (Special Education Parent Teacher Association)
Smithtown