Empowering and connecting students, families, and educators to ensure students with disabilities develop their full potential as individuals and community members.
Our Mission
Join us for upcoming meetings, workshops, advocacy events, and opportunities to connect with the special education community.
FCPS staff and, by extension, students with funding for programs, professional development, and materials that benefit students with disabilities.
Share your time, talents, and experience to help strengthen the special education community across Fairfax County.
Email president@fairfaxcountysepta.org
News & Events
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Upcoming in November:
On November 5, SEPTA hosts a virtual General Membership Meeting. The Reflections arts contest entry deadline is November 13, inviting students to explore cultural themes. A Special Education Conference occurs on November 14 at Hayfield Secondary School. Additionally, the SEPTA Kids Winter Social is scheduled for November 21, with winners for Mini-Grants announced on November…
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Advocacy Update – October 9, 2026
Continuing our updates on our meetings with leadership, we met with Dr. Reid, Dr. Presidio, and Dr. Terri Edmunds-Heard for the second time in early October. SEPTA President Lauren McCaughey has coined a new term this year, UHLIR, which stands for Urgent High-Level Intervention Request. Lauren has committed to bringing no more than 4 of…
Who are we?
Fairfax County Special Education PTA (SEPTA) is a county-wide special education PTA. We are a local unit PTA, like a school PTA, but we cover the entire school division. We launched as a 501c3 affiliated with the National PTA on April 25, 2017. Our SEPTA is a member of the Fairfax County Council of PTAs (FCCPTA). Fairfax County SEPTA serves all special education, special needs, and disabled students, their families, and educators in Fairfax County.
