About Us

The mission of Success SEPTO is to work within our local communities to encourage school districts, legislators, and families to work together. The organization strives to understand, support, and enhance education, and provide greater opportunities for children with special needs.

We serve Ashford, Mansfield, Stafford, Tolland, Willington and other surrounding towns in Northeast Connecticut.

Meetings are held at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of each month at the Willington Public Library. All meetings are open to the public and we welcome new members and visitors. Please see our calendar for upcoming meetings and events.

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For more information please contact us at info@successsepto.org

Updates

We've posted our meeting dates for the 2013/2014 school year so you can mark your calendars in advance. All meetings will be held at 6:30pm in the Community Room of the Willington Public Library unless specified otherwise. Please note that meetings are subject to change so visiting our website often will keep you informed on the most current information, we are always adding special events and updating meeting details.


Our next meeting is on Wednesday, May 15th at 6:30pm in the Willington Public Library Community Room. It will feature a group discussion about issues affecting people with disabilities. Participants will learn about the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities and have the opportunity to express their concerns. To view a flier with more details, please click here. Hope to see you there!


Success SEPTO is hosting a special event, The Spectrum Unplugged, for the 2nd year in a row on Saturday, October 19 from 11am to 2pm in the Community Room of the Willington Public Library. FOCUS Center on Autism invites you to "Spend a Day with the Creatively Wired and Socially Challenged" as they proudly present their panel of experts. experts. They are articulate, brilliant, left of center and very open and honest about their journey with their disorders. Hear firsthand about their experiences and how they impacted their lives at home, school and in the community. These kids are amazing and their willingness to share their experiences to help others have hope and change their lives is inspirational! Learn what strategies have helped them become the successful people they are today. Children are welcome and there will be pizza and drinks for lunch. Please click here to view the flier for more information.

Related Events

We like to keep you up to date on upcoming events that are focused on special education topics as well as other relevant activities that may be of interest. We will post information on the website in order to provide you with as many helpful resources as possible. If you have any related events that you would like to share with fellow members, please email us at info@successsepto.org so we can spread the news.

Want to keep your student involved this summer? Interlocking Connections is offering a Summer Social Group program! For details on the program, please click here to view the flier, call (860) 745-7144 and ask for Hilary, or email her at hilary@interlockingconnections.com.

Success Special Education PTO and Autism Services and Resources Connecticut partnered for a four-Saturday “boot camp” session for parents, caregivers, guardians and grandparents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The Reminder News article about the "boot camp" can be viewed by clicking here.

Our first session of the Parent Boot Camp for caregivers of children with autism was featured in The Reminder News. Please read the article here.

Our last session of the Parent Boot Camp was also featured in The Reminder News. For an overview of the fourth and final session, please read the article by clicking here.

Our November special event featuring a panel of speakers from FOCUS Center for Autism was a great success. The Reminder News summarizes the highlights in an article that you can view by clicking here.

Succes SEPTO is also mentioned in Tolland Patch's article about creating a network of spectrum services in Tolland county. You can read the article here.

You can read the article The Hartford Courant published about State Rep. Bryan Hurlburt's support and involvement with Success SEPTO by clicking here. The Reminder News article highlighting our organization can be viewed by clicking here.



(L-r): Cathy Britschock, president of Success SEPTO; Kevin Daly, chair of the Connecticut Special Education PTO Alliance and treasurer of Success SEPTO; and Brenda Stenglein, vice president of Success SEPTO, seek collaborative change in public schools in support of special needs students. Photos by Lauri Voter, Reminder News.