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The South River Advocate |
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Vol.4 Issue 5 |
The Newsletter of SEPTA of South River |
March 2003
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| http://www.specialeducationpta.org |
email: info@specialeducationpta.org |
Information Line (732) 651-7157 |
Coming Events:
March 1-9: AT&T Family week at the Theater.
March 5: Public Presentation on the NEW K-2 School. Middle School Cafetorium 7pm
March 6: SEPTA Exec Board Meeting Elementary School 7-9 pm
March 11: Special School Bond Referendum Middle School Cafetorium 7 pm.
March 11: COSAC Support Group Meeting at South River Public Library 7:30pm
March 21 -22: SPAN Conference Ramada Inn Conference Center, East Windsor
March 24: Board of Ed. Pre-Meeting Board Conference Rm. 7 pm
March 27: Board of Ed. Meeting High School Library 7 pm.
April 1: SEPTA Workshop Dr Stephen Gordon What You Need To Know About Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plansm.
SEPTA to add to
Parent Resource Library
The Special Education PTA of South River will be donating several books and videos to the South River Public Library on various topics of interest to parents of children with special needs. If any parents would like to make a suggestion please contact SEPTA These books / videos will be available to parents in the next few months. For more information, please visit our web site: www.specialeducationpta.org
For Your Information:
Abilities Expo April 11-13
SEPTA has Coupons for FREE admission to the Abilities Expo at the NJ Convention and Expo Center in Edison. See the April issue of the Advocate for more details.
Parents Coffee
A support group for parents and guardians of special education students is sponsoring monthly morning coffees 9:30 - 11:30 during the school year. This informal group meets monthly. For more information and meeting locations call
Vivian Paulus (732) 297-4028.
The March Meeting will be in South River
Need More Info?
SEPTA has several free copies of manuals for parents and teachers. If you would like a copy for yourself please call SEPTA's Information line.
The Right to Special Education in New Jersey, A Guide forAdvocates. Created by the Education Law Center and sponsored by the NJ State Bar Foundation. This manual is designed to help advocates, including parents, obtain special education for children with disabilities.
Tool for Teachers. Compiled by the NJ Developmental Disabilities Council. This provides basic information and guidance in best practices strategies for including students with disabilities in general education. While this was developed for teachers, parents will also find this very helpful
Interested in a Summer Camp or Summer Recreation?
If you are a parent and interested in finding a summer camp or summer recreation program for your child
Start looking now.
Because of the high demand and limited amount of spaces available these programs fill up fast.
Who can you contact to get more information on summer camps and recreation programs?
There are many organizations that can assist you in finding out more information on camps and summer recreation programs in your area:
The Office of Recreation
N.J. Department of Community Affairs
Telephone: (609) 292-6243
"Guide to ACA-Accredited Camps"
State Office on Disability Services
(for local recreation resources)
Telephone: 1-888-285-3036
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Information Line of Middlesex County
Telephone: 1-888-908-4636
Middlesex County
NJ Assoc. of County
Offices for the Disabled, Inc
Telephone: (732) 745-4013
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Or
visit this website:
www.kidscamps.com
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SEPTA 2003 Scholarship:
The Special Education PTA of South River is once again offering a $250.00 scholarship to a special education student of South river who will be continuing their education upon graduation. Interested students can receive an application from their special education teacher or contact Dr. Marciante, Director of Special Education, South River Public Schools at (743) 613-4073.
*Applications must be received by April 17, 2003
Winner will be notified in early May
Good luck to all applicants!
AT&T Family Week at the Theater
The New Jersey Theater Alliance will be sponsoring it's 6th annual AT&T Theatre Week. There will be more than 115 events across the state including several in New Brunswick. Most are free and others are discounted.
The events run from March 7 through the 9
For more information
call (800) 843-2787
or visit their web site
www.familyweek.com
Help Wanted:
Mothers, Fathers, Grandparents and Guardians who are concerned with their child's education are wanted and
NEEDED by SEPTA to help-out on a variety of projects. We realize how crunched for time everyone is, especially
parents of Special Needs children are so it does not matter how much or how little time you can help out, or when
that time of day is. In as little as 1 hour a month you can help SEPTA, help you and other parents of Special Needs
children.
If you are interested, please come to one of our meetings, call our Information line or e-mail us. We would love to hear from you
New K - 2 School Bond Referendum:
The South River Board of Education will be holding a special bond referendum on Tuesday March 11 from 1 - 9pm on a proposed new K - 2 school. As many parents know the enrollment in the Elementary school has grown more that what was predicted when the school was first designed.
The new school is expected to cost $11,939,795 however this will be offset by $5,243,920 in state contributions. That's over 40% of the total cost of the school a tremendous savings to the local taxpayers!! This State funding may NOT be available if this Bond Referendum is defeated
Look for more information in your mail from the Board of Education or attend the Public Presentation on March 5 at 7 pm in the Middle school Cafetorium.
SPAN Conference 2003
Making the Connections for Student Success
Friday March 21 9:00 am - 4:15 pm
Saturday March 22 9:00 am - 3:45 pm
Ramada Inn National Conference Center, East Windsor, NJ
Forty-two informative and interactive workshops over two full days covering important topic in several area:
Diversity and Discrimination
School Reform
Violence Prevention |
Special Education
Early Childhood
Juvenile Justice |
Health Care Needs
Family Strengthening
Parent to Parent |
Parents and professionals exchanging past experiences and new ideas
A wide array of exhibits in areas of education, health and advocacy from across the state sharing free information and resources
Inspiring guest speakers and informative workshops
With workshops, presentations, discussion panels and a great opportunity for networking with other parents and professionals, the SPAN conference is an event you afford to miss.
You can Register for this conference
by phone 1-800-654-SPAN
by fax 1-973-642-8080
by on line www.spannj.org
by mail Statewide Parents Advocacy Network
35 Halsey St, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
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Regular |
At Door |
Friday
Saturday
Both Days |
$80
$80
$150 |
$100
$100
$190 |
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What You Need To Know About Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plans
Tuesday April 1st, 2003
7 - 8 pm
South River Elementary School Library
81 Johnson Place, South River, NJ
Guest Speaker: Dr Stephen Gordon
of Behavioral Therapy Associates, Somerset NJ
Learn to use positive behavioral supports to achieve
goals with cooperation from your child or student.
Make learning difficult tasks easier in a positive
atmosphere promoting mutual rewards for all involved.
For more information on this
Free public workshop
Please contact SEPTA at
(732) 651 - 7157
or visit our website at
www.specialeducationpta.org
SEPTA would like to thank
The following organizations for their generous donations:
Laffin Chevrolet-Oldsmobile of South River
Magnifico's Ice Cream of East Brunswick
Thank you for your support.