Welcome! The Katonah-Lewisboro Special Education Parent Teacher Organization (SEPTO) is a district-wide parent teacher organization that provides information and support to parents of children of all ages, elementary through high school, with learning differences and special needs.

We are a welcoming community of parents who support each other in this journey we share of raising a child with unique educational needs.

We hold monthly parent meetups (sometimes in person, sometimes virtual), and monthly in person gatherings for kids of all abilities via the Buddies United program.  For more information, please take a look at the brochure below.

2024-2025 SEPTO meetings

SEPTO holds monthly meetings to allow caregivers to come together to share concerns, experiences, and advice with others who understand the special challenges and joys of raising children who need special services or accommodations.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2025

10:00am in KLSD District Office

At this meeting Dr. Blanch will present the new KLSD VISION 2030 plan to the KLSEPTO community.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025

10:00am in JJMS room 267 and over zoom.

Join SEPTO at this presentation on Executive Functioning Skills. KLSD school psychologists will lead this discussion on executive functioning, and give some tips for school and home.

Thank you to those who were able to attend the KLSD Special Services Presentation: The ABCs of IEPs on February 5, 2025. If you would like to see the presentation, you can download the slides below:

2024-2025 Buddies United

Join SEPTO members and high school student volunteers in sensory playdates with something for children of all abilities.

 

All meetups will be from 3- 4pm. In the warmer months we meet at the Lewisboro Elementary School playground (LES). In the winter we meet at the Cyrus Russell Community House (CRCH) in Cross River.

 

If you know of a middle or high school student who is interested in voluteering, please let us know!

 

RSVP's are welcome but not necessary.

Sunday, April 27 @ playground behind LES

Saturday, May 10 @ playground behind LES

SEPTO is here for YOU! Please fill out the following survey to let SEPTO know how it can better serve our KLSD community:

Your 2024-25 KLSEPTO Executive Board

President: Leigh Woods (IMES & JJMS)

Co Vice-President: Pia Dorson (IMES & MPES)

Co Vice-President: Valerie Cancro (MPES & JJMS)

Secretary: Elizabeth Watko (MPES)

Treasurer: Tanya Sweeney (KES & JJHS)

Member-at-Large: Daniela Rapisardi (IMES)

email us at info@klsepto.org

2024-25 KLSEPTO Building-Level Representatives

IMES: Inna Rabinowitz

KES: Tanya-Marie Sweeney- kesrepresentative@klsepto.org

MPES: Valerie Cancro - mpesrepresentative@klsepto.org

JJMS: info@klsepto.org

JJHS: Rebecca Bourla- rbourla@gmail.com

CPSE Liaison: info@klsepto.org

Thank you to all of our volunteers!

If you would like to volunteer with SEPTO, please fill out the following form:

https://forms.gle/WNBT7NHZ9DrFEDV97