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Message
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Robert
(Bob) Bourbon, President Though I wear many hats in life and juggle a lot of responsibilities, I know my most important responsibility is to be a Dad to Joshua. Joshua has Autism, and the journey that that simple statement has launched our family on, has changed us and has softened my heart to the needs and interests of special needs families. My position as President of CHSEPTA affords me the opportunity to serve in some productive capacity, where I may provide benefit to local families and children with special needs. I have energy, ideas, and a lifetime of experience addressing problems and fashioning a means of overcoming them. I am a career civil servant and am involved on a daily basis with governmental and public policy issues/problems. I have experience in obtaining positive results, and I am committed to applying myself to the interests of the special needs community.
Naomi
Weiss, Vice President My vision
is for CHSEPTA to become an integral component, an essential thread in
the overall culture of the Cherry Hill School District. We
can share a common goal and be an organization where all parents, staff
and community members are welcomed with respect; treated with the utmost
dignity. Special
needs children, parents and professionals deserve services, training and support
to promote appropriate IEP’s. Transitioning our students to healthy, quality,
and meaningful futures equals happiness. Isn’t that what we all want for our
children? My
knowledge, experience and integrity will aid the special needs community in
creating a fundamental design useful to parents, students and educators as they
navigate the Special Education maze. This educational blueprint would allow the
students to attain appropriate rigorous high school courses, solid IEP
transition planning, goals and services, while, staff receive training and
support. The purposes of these
essential preparations, the goals of the IEP are the gateway to college
admission with accommodations or vocational training. New
Jersey expects school districts to ensure progress beyond high school for
special needs students. Continuing
to serve CHSEPTA members in a greater capacity as board Vice President will
allow me to share all that I have learned through many years of advocating for
my own children. Networking with experts and professionals in varied fields of
disability, Special Education and Transition has given me much to contribute to
the special needs community.
Nancy
Muldowney, Recording Secretary There are several reasons that I am excited to be on the SEPTA Board in the position of Recording Secretary. I am thrilled to be a part of the team that works on behalf of our children to give them the quality education and social development they deserve. It is my goal to make SEPTA a more visible organization in the Cherry Hill educational system and to create a high level of communication and collaboration between the administration, parents of classified students and the teachers and therapists. Also, I am very interested in finding ways to educate our typical students about children with disabilities and bring the typical student into the educational and social development of our classified students. The typical child would receive the invaluable gifts of empathy, character development and unique friendships. Finally, special education is feeling the financial crunch as much if not more than any other aspect of the Cherry Hill Public School system. I want to make sure that we keep the needs of our students and teachers in the forefront of the Board of Education’s minds. My husband, Brian, and I have been married for 9 years. We moved to Cherry Hill from Manayunk in 2000. We have two children currently receiving the benefit of an education in Cherry Hill. My daughter, Jillian, is in the Severe Learning Disabilities Kindergarten class at Cooper. She has many developmental problems and has received wonderful support and services from her teachers and therapists at Cooper and previously at Barclay. My son, Matthew, is 4 years old and a typical student at Barclay. I have a degree in Business Administration from Millersville University with concentrations in marketing and management and an MBA in finance from St. Joseph University. Most recently I have worked in customer support and internal sales for a software company in Mt. Laurel, NJ. Presently, I am a homemaker. I am an active member of the Barclay and Cooper PTAs and a room mother for both of my children. Finally, and most importantly I am the parent of a child with special needs. My vote as a member of the SEPTA board will reflect the interest of all children with special needs.
Debbie
Tremper, Membership Coordinator We moved to I am very excited to be working as Membership Chair for all the
children, families and teachers of
Katheen
Dallara-Pennell, Corresponding Secretary
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