Shoreline Special Education PTSA

Our mission is to build community within and between student groups, caregivers and staff, and to advocate for special education students and for equitable, inclusive education for all.  

We envision a Shoreline School District community where every child is valued and authentically included, without segregated special education.  We envision a process where caregivers feel empowered and prepared to support student-centered special education planning in partnership with educators.

Updates

Membership for the 2025-2026 school year is now open! If finances, or anything, is a barrier to membership, please email us. All information will be kept confidential. $16 for an individual, $26 for a two-person joint membership. 

Volunteer Opportunities:  We have several volunteer opportunities that can scale to the time and energy you have to give! Have only a couple of hours twice a year? Have a couple of hours a month? Have more time? We would love to discuss how you can support students, teachers, staff, and families in our district. Most opportunities can happen at times set by you. Please see our volunteer requests for current ideas. If you have a skill or idea you want to develop or contribute, please email us and let's talk!

Community Connection: Join us on Saturday, November 15 at The Burrow (17171 Bothell Way NE Suite A015, Lake Forest Park) to share what's on your mind this month - debrief school conferences, the joys and/or challenges of holiday gatherings or anything else and build community. We'd love to see you!

Resources: We are updating and expanding our Resource page and are curious what information would be helpful to you. Do you have questions about MTSS? PBIS? IEPs? Something else? Drop them in the one question form and we will do our best to create or find resources that answer your questions. 

NEW! Reddit Communities: Have you heard? Shoreline SEPTSA has two new Reddit Communities - one just for Shoreline SEPTSA caregivers, and one for all members - to ask questions, discuss, and build community around issues of disability, inclusive education, and other related topics. 

To join please chat with ShorelineSEPTSA in Reddit with your real name (to confirm SEPTSA membership) and if you want to join the "caregiver community" and/or the "open community". If you have any issues, email shoreline@shorelineseptsa.org with your Reddit name (make sure the capitalization in your username is exact) and the community you want to join. 

2025-2026 SEPTSA Board Goals

The SEPTSA Board met in August 2025 and developed goals to guide our year. We will report on plans and progress throughout the year. Please let us know if you have questions:

1. Identify and develop member benefits for parents/caregivers, for students, and for faculty/staff.

2. Explore & increase student engagement

3. Membership to 100 members

4. Increase student membership to 10

5. Increase visibility to community and students

6. Ensure language accessibility