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 families information and resources through our general meetings, Brown Bag Lunches, website, and listserv.
  • Informs families about laws and policies that affect families of children with educational, social, emotional, or medical needs.
  • Helps families advocate for their children to obtain resources and services through training and parent/guardian support.
  • Works to expand opportunities for children and young adults with special needs.
  • Collaborates with LMSD administrators to share parent perspectives, improve programming and policies, and solve problems.

Meeting Dates for 2012-2013
Welsh Valley Middle
School Library, Bldg. E
325 Tower Lane, Narberth, PA 19072
All meetings will begin at 7:30 pm

Tuesday Evening Meetings
     October 2             LMSD/CSE Survey Report
October 30            Understanding the IEP
December 4          Stress/Anxiety Talk
February 5            Gifted Presentation
March 5               LD/Reading Topic


Click here to upload our 2012-13 Brochure! It gives meeting dates and resources.

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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.

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The Lower Merion Committee for Special Education is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  

The CSE is always looking for volunteers. Please contact CSE president Vicki Peetros (vpeetros@comcast.net) 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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For information and materials from our previous presentations, click on the MORE tab above, then click on Recent Meetings.
Including our March 5, 2013 meeting on "Reading and the Brain,"

and our October 2, 2012 meeting presenting the Results of the LMSD/CSE May 2011 Survey of Families of a Child with an IEP.
Our April 2012 Meeting on Inclusion.
Our March 2012 Meeting on Person-Centered Planning.
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Brown Bag Meetings
Led by our CSE co-president Vicki Peetros and other CSE representatives, these meetings are informal gatherings for family members to share information and resources, and discuss issues and concerns.  They are usually held the first Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1. Location for our fall meetings will be the Bryn Mawr Community Center (which shares a parking lot with the Ludington Library), 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., 19010.
Spring Brown Bag Dates
February 6
March 6
Contact Vicki Peetros if you have questions--vpeetros@comcast.ne