Huntington School Board members unanimously accepted at donation in the amount of $2,966 from the Huntington Special Education Parent-Teacher Association to cover four separate grant awards to district faculty members.
Trustees accepted the donation during a public meeting at the Adam Spector Auditorium in Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School on Monday night.
Huntington SEPTA advocates for and supports the special education community as well as all Huntington UFSD students. The group’s membership consists of parents, teachers and administrators.
SEPTA’s executive board consists of co-presidents Kerri Brandine and Kristin Peters; co-vice presidents Kerry Rinaldi and Kimberley Steinberg; corresponding secretary Rene Babich Dumas; recording secretary Tonya Guandique and PTA Council delegates Denise Murtagh and Wendy Naborre.
The grant recipients include:
• Grant: Big screen play panel and classroom select markerboard Neo Class leg activity table with power, T-Mold and flower
Amount: $683.92
Teacher: Ashley Williams
School: Woodhull Intermediate School
• Grant: Jefferson Jaguar sensory path/mindfulness road map
Amount: $1,165
Teacher: Dr. Kathleen Mallen-Ozimkowski
School: Jefferson Primary School
• Grant: Story Champs 2.0
Amount: $316.86
Teacher: Angela Allegretti
School: J. Taylor Finley Middle School
• Grant: Social communication curriculum/everydayspeech.com
Amount: $799.98
Teacher: Risa Brachmann and Nicole Smith
School: Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School and Woodhull Intermediate School
For more information about SEPTA send a message to huntingtonsepta@gmail.com.