Mission Statement

The Northport-East Northport SEPTA is dedicated to advocate and promote special education for our children and also to support one another as parents of special needs children.

What We Do

We are the district-wide Special Education PTA for the Northport-East Northport School District.

 http://northport.k12.ny.us/

We pride ourselves in advocating for special education programs and have created and currently sponsor therapeutic after-school programs in our community.

• Monthly meetings
  
• After-school programs/events
• (See Programs Page)
  
• Informational Speakers/Workshops

As per NYS PTA, SEPTA  is a unit organized for those interested in the issues of educating gifted or special needs children.(Join our ACCEPT & Include Campaign).

In our school district we are fortunate to have both SEPTA and Gifted & Talented PTAs.  Special education is a free appropriate education in the least restrictive environment for children who require differentiated programs and/or services beyond those usually provided by the regular school program.

SEPTA Meetings

SEPTA Meetings are held monthly from September thru May and start with parent support forums. This is a chance for parents of special needs children to come together to talk and support each other.

General meetings start a half hour afterwards and include guest speakers and presentations.

Committee and program sign-up sheets are availabe at our meetings. Refreshments are provided. We encourage you to attend!

See you in September!

There are no SEPTA meetings during the summer. Meeting dates for the 2010-11 school year will be posted here soon.

A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENTS

It is our mission to advocate and promote special education, as well as to support each other as parents of special needs children.

Remember, SEPTA is not just for parents; it is for teachers and administrators, too.

You do not have to have a special needs child to show support. It is never too late to get involved in our efforts. We encourage you to get involved.!

Will Burg          Tammie Topel President                 President-Elect

Where's My Newsletter?

In accordance with the district's "Go Green" initiative, our newsletter, the SEPTA Advocate, is now paperless. All info is on this website. Handouts are available at our meetings.