We have an active community of families with special needs students at Bethesda Elementary and, together with the PTA, we work to help provide a support network for parents and the best possible experience for our students.
Are you interested in being our PTA Special Needs Liaison? Please reach out to the president or vice president to get plugged in. We would LOVE to have you on our board!
We provide a quiet room experience at our annual dance night.
Collaborate with Open Door Sports to provide afterschool enrichment
And are looking for more ways to help support our special needs students at B.E.
Helpful Links:
Pediatric Development Center has lots of free workshops for parents.
Arc of Montgomery County runs a great series of free workshops called Tools for School that is specific to parents of MCPS kids.
Parents’ Place of Maryland is an organization whose mission is to support families of children with disabilities. They have a free conference coming up on 5/20 called Powerful Parents – Pulling It All Together: Coordinating Care for Your Child with Special Needs.
Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) is a nonprofit, educational organization provides classes, events and other educational resources to parents and all who care for children, toddlers through teens.
Parent Child Journey—Programs led by Dr. Dan Shapiro are designed to help parents identify the source of their child’s challenging behavior and learn what they can do about it.
Parent Academy workshops give parents tips and tools to help their children succeed in school.