Community Mini-Grants

Fall 2023 Mini-Grant Winners

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4 pictures of previous SEPTA-funded minigrant programs appear in a gird on the left. Top left around clockwise: Classroom Cooking Skills, Walk in My Shoes, In-School field trip with Aquarium animals, yoga. On the right is the SEPTA logo in the center framed by the text: Fairfax County Special Education PTA. Fall 2023 Mini-Grant Recipients.

November 20, 2023

Fairfax County Special Education PTA (SEPTA) is delighted to announce the award of nine Fall Mini-Grants to teachers and staff supporting students with disabilities throughout the county.

Fall 2023 Mini-Grant Winners are:

Rebecca Deville, Woodley Hills Elementary School
Sharon Blandford, Island Creek Elementary School
Joanne Walton, Eagle View Elementary School
Allison Carlson, Lane Elementary School
Ellen Glaser, Quander Road School
Sarah McClendon, Camelot Elementary School
Donna Perlish, Armstrong Elementary School
Darlene Nelson, Rolling Valley Elementary School
Erin Arnold, Annandale Terrace Elementary School

Fairfax County SEPTA Mini-Grants are for SEPTA member teachers or staff to implement programs, attend professional development, or obtain materials designed to support students with disabilities. All current SEPTA members who are FCPS employees are eligible to apply, with applications accepted two times this year in Fall and Spring. 

We are delighted to support educators in their innovative work serving students with disabilities this year. Grantees will implement programs including:

  • Flexible seating across three classrooms to support students with disabilities in a general education setting
  • Supporting a school counselor office by providing books and workbooks on the topic of executive functioning 
  • Additional classroom materials – including sensory boards and books on social skills and growth mindset
  • Sensory buckets and STEAM materials for a preschool special education classroom
  • Increasing reading skills by supplementing a literacy lab with high interest reading books at a public day high school
  • Access to outdoor learning for all students with the development of a sensory garden including a sound wall   
  • Increase social interactions and inclusion opportunities through the purchase of a sensory table for a kindergarten classroom
  • Increase sustained attention and reduce distractions through providing sensory materials and various classroom level supports for students with various learning needs
  • Install a permanent or semi-permanent AAC board on the school playground to allow for multi-modal communication for dual language learners and peer to peer communication

SEPTA thanks all teachers and staff for their devoted work serving students this year, and we are proud to support this work through our Mini-Grants Program. To learn more about SEPTA and to join as a member, visit https://fairfaxcountysepta.org/ The next deadline for SEPTA Mini-Grants is February 15th.

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