2020-2021 Bellevue Special Needs PTA (BSNPTA) general meetings
We know you are busy, so have been only holding three general membership meetings per school year.
​Our first meeting for this school year was Tuesday Oct 13th, 2020.
We were joined by special guest speaker
Kristen Callisto, Bellevue School District's new Director of Special Education. 
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Thank you Kristen and other BSD staff that joined our virtual meeting!

We'd like to highlight the following Telling your Story Workshop for Nov 16, 2020.

​Welcome to the BSD and Bellevue Special Needs PTA’s
Family Resource Series:
Guardianship Info Session
(Including Alternatives to Guardianship, Wills and Special Needs Trusts)

Please join this family-focused informational session where local disability attorney
Christy Ibrahim
will present information on guardianship and related topics.

Thursday November 5, 2020 6:00pm-7:00pm
Via Microsoft Teams
*A link to join virtually will be e-mailed to participants upon registration*


Translation services will be available through Microsoft Translator app using your smart phone. If you do not have access to a smartphone, please let us know when you receive the teams invite email​
During this COVID 19 pandemic we are looking for ways to keep you informed and supported. 
This is a stressful time for everyone and families with special needs children face unique challenges.

Here's a few tips for staying informed:

We recommend that you visit the
WA OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instructions) website:
www.k12.wa.us/student-success/special-education
and then "Subscribe to Special Education Updates".
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You will find a lot of important information on this web site,
but we'd like to highlight the following document:

​Make sure that you are following the
"Bellevue Special Needs PTA" facebook group:
www.facebook.com/BellevueSpecialNeedsPTA/
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and consider checking out the new
"Bellevue School District Parent Discussion Group" facebook group:
www.facebook.com/groups/155881348841238/

and the new
"Bellevue School District Special Needs and Disabilities Parent Support" facebook group:
www.facebook.com/groups/155881348841238/
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You are not alone...
JOIN the
​Bellevue Special Needs PTA

Membership for the 2020-2021 school year is available now.

Click on the button below to find out how to sign up. 

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