The Committee for Special Education (CSE) is a parent-led volunteer organization serving families of children with IEPs, GIEPs, and/or 504 Service Agreements in Lower Merion School District since 1972.
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The Committee for Special Education Offers Information, Support and Resources through:

  • The CSE Listserv. (See LINK to right on this home page to join)
  • Monthly Educational Programs (typically 1st Tuesdays).
  • CSE Website with information about laws and policies that affect families of children with educational, social, emotional, or medical needs.
  • CSE School Representatives. Each Lower Merion school has volunteer "CSE Representatives" whom you can talk to and find out how to get connected and find resources in and around the district. Click HERE to link to the "Contact Us" page.
  • Parent Socials.  Informal gatherings to meet and share information with other families. SAVE the DATE: IRON HILL, Ardmore on Thursday         12-14-17 at 7:30pm. This is also a FUNdraiser 20% of food purchased will support the CSE. Please join us - details this page on bottom right column. No purchase necessary to attend.
  • FB Page: Main Line Special Needs Parents (closed group)
  • Advocacy. CSE helps families advocate for their children to obtain resources and services through training and parent/guardian supports. We work to expand opportunities for children and young adults with special needs.
  • Collaboration with LMSD administrators to share parent perspectives, improve programming and policies, and solve problems.
 Join our confidential CSE informational listserv
Go to (click on link) the website: 
http://eepurl.com/b3FG-5 and enter your name and email.  Important: You must answer "yes" to the confirmation email you will receive. We do not share your email; you may opt out at any time.

Contact your School CSE Building Rep to learn more: LINK to CSE Contacts Page
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  CSE Educational Presentations
    for Parents, Caregivers and School Personnel

Unless otherwise announced, meetings will be held in
LMSD Administration Building, Board Room A 
301 E. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore PA 19033
Take the road West of the LM High School Parking lot. Park in the lot West of the Admin. building;
enter through Door 7

Educational Presentations are typically held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm or 7:30pm but can vary by month/presenter. (See right column for topics)
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The CSE welcomes new volunteers. Please contact CSE president Karin Fox (KLRenard@aol.com) if you would like to be a CSE rep for your school, contribute ideas for programming, or network with other parents.
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The Lower Merion Committee for Special Education is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  
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The CSE does not endorse programs, therapies, schools, theories, or practices of any individual or group. The viewpoints of our representatives are not a replacement for legal, medical, or educational advice.

Upcoming CSE-sponsored Events
QUESTIONS? Contact Karin Fox at KLRenard@aol.com
Topic: Collaborative and Proactive Solutions: A Possible Treatment Model for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 7:30pm
Presenter:Dr. Emily Kuschner, PhD,
Center for Autism Research
     Join us for our next meeting where Dr. Emily Kuschner will provide an overview of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions treatment model, preliminary data for the utility of the intervention for youth with ASD, and considerations for adaptations to treatment.
      Emily S. Kuschner, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and scientist at in the Lurie Family Foundations Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Center and the Center for Autism Research at CHOP. Dr. Kuschner earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Rochester with a research program focused on visuospatial processing style and play in children with ASD, as well as characterization and differential diagnosis of children with comorbid Down syndrome and ASD. Dr. Kuschner now has a program of research aimed at understanding food selectivity in children, adolescents, and adults with ASD. She developed the BUFFET Program (Building Up Food Flexibility and Exposure Treatment), a group treatment targeting improved food selectivity. Dr. Kuschner's additional projects examine the best ways to measure food selectivity, and the relationship between food selectivity and nutrition profiles in children with ASD.

Where: LMSD Administration Building, 1st floor, Board Room A 
             301 E. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore, PA*
             **Parking and entrance: Administration Lot C, west side of               building, enter through the red door #7 in the lot. 
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CSE Parent Social at Iron Hill Brewery in Ardmore, PA
DATE: Thursday, Dec 14th at 7:30pm
Please join us for fun & friendship, as well as tip swapping among parents & guardians of children with IEPs, GIEPs and 504 plans in LMSD. This is also a FUNdraiser 20% of food purchased will support the CSE. Must download, print and bring coupon to help CSE raise funds.To get coupon: CLICK HERE.
Please join us!  No purchase necessary to attend.
LOCATION: Iron Hill Brewery in Ardmore, PA
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For information and materials from our previous presentations, click on the Rep & Contact Info, etc. tab above, then click on Recent Meetings.
Go there to find materials some of our prior meetings including Special Needs Trusts, Power of Attorney, and Guardianship.

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