Our Mission

The mission of the

Island Trees SEPTA Collect Box Tops to
organization is to
promote awareness and
raise money for our
understanding through schools!
education on a variety of
topics related to special Did you know each box
education. Island Trees top collected is $0.10 Island Trees
SEPTA hopes to bring
for our School
families, educators, and
the community together District?! Special
to share their
knowledge, resources
Education PTA
and experiences. Our
Board Members every child.
SEPTA is a district-wide President: Erin Pinto
Parent Teacher Vice President: Lisa Zizzo
one voice.
Association that
Treasurer: Nancy Agostinelli
sponsors workshops,
speakers and events Secretary: Rosemarie Ruiz
throughout the year.

For more information, visit

us on the Island Trees
website by clicking PTA
SEPTA under the PTA tab.
 New York State Laws & Long Island Resources Meeting Dates
Resources
 Thursday
 Long Island Advocacy Center November 1, 2018
 NYSED www.theliac.org
www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed
 Thursday
 Everything Special Needs January 24, 2019
 IDEA www.everythingspecialneeds.org
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/  Tuesday
 Parent to Parent of New York State March 11,2019
 US Department of Education www.parenttoparentnys.org/site
www.ed.gov  Thursday
April 4, 2019
 LD Online: Best selling
www.ldonline.org books about All meetings are held at
 Center for Parent Information & Resources
special needs 7:00 p.m. in the
www.parentcenterhub.org children Island Trees Memorial
Middle School Library.
 National Institute of Mental Health 1) The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida Light refreshments will be
www.nimh.nih.gov 2) The Explosive Child by Ross Greene served.
3) Driven to Distraction by Edward Hallowell
& John Ratey
4) Disconnected Kids by Dr. Robert Melillo
5) Ten Things Every Child with Autism
All who attend will be
Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm entered to win a prize!!
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