Lake Washington PTSA Council 2.8
Serving the 44 PTAs & PTSAs Within the Lake Washington School District
LWPTSA Council’s Special Education Group invites all families to attend a Community Resource Fair on Tuesday, May 17th from 7-8:30PM via our Airmeet online platform. Come check out and talk to vendors offering after-school, summer and other recreational activities and Continue reading Special Education Resource Fair
Join the Special Education Group for a presentation by Lei Wiley-Mydske on May 18. Lei Wiley-Mydske is the founder of Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Lending Library and creator of Neurodivergent Narwhals. The mission of the Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Library is to promote understanding, Continue reading What I Wish Authors Knew and Readers Gained – Disability Representation in Children’s Literature
“There is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not lead single issue lives.” Audre Lorde Equity Means Disability Justice – at the intersection of Disability and Race Yordanos Gebreamlak, Senior Education Ombuds of the Governor’s Continue reading LWPTSA Special Education Group April 2021 Meeting
Join us for a special presentation from the TIES Center, the national technical assistance center on inclusive practices and policies. LWSD was selected as the model district for OSPI’s Inclusionary Practices Professional Development Project. Twain Elementary is one of the UW Haring Continue reading Partnerships to Support Academic Engagement in Inclusive Environments
On Tuesday, October 20, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, the LWPTSA Council Special Education group presents: Understanding Legacy: Disability Rights History in the US by Eric Warwick, Defending Democracy Fellow for the Western States Center Eric is a disability rights self-advocate Continue reading October is Disability History Month
Council’s Special Education Group will host its first monthly meeting Tuesday, September 15. Parent networking starts at 6:30pm. At 7:00pm, LWSD’s Dr. Shannon Hitch will talk about what is happening with LWSD Special Services in 2020-2021 and introduce the administrative team Continue reading September Special Education Group Meeting
Join Dr. Shannon Hitch, Executive Director of Lake Washington School District’s Special Services and the LWPTSA Council Special Education Group for information and conversation on what service delivery will look like in the coming school year. Please join our meeting Continue reading Back to School – Special Education Edition