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Overview of C.H.I.L.D.

Logo for C.H.I.L.D., Children Having Individual Learning Differences, a committee of the Scarsdale PT Council, featuring a symbol of four children holding hands in a circle.

CHILD Sponsored Events

View the Upcoming Meetings and Events page for more information on the events listed below.

Parent Coffee: Speak directly with school and district special education staff and administrators

Elementary School Parent Coffee: September 21st @ 9:30 am
Middle School Parent Coffee: September 28th @ 9:30 am
High School Parent Coffee: October 6th @ 9:30 am

Speaker Events: Presentations with district staff and local experts on relevant topics

November 16th  @ 7:30 pm
January 23rd @ 7:30 pm 
March 14th @ 7:30 pm

In the coming weeks/months, we will provide more information on specific topics that will be addressed at each presentation.

Transition Information Sessions:CPSE Transition Meeting with Kristina Beck: January 25th @ 9:30 am

Transition meeting for parents of children transitioning from Preschool to Elementary, Elementary to SMS, or SMS to SHS:
February 8th @ 7:30 pm

Office Hours 
Office Hours will be held on the 1st Monday of each month at 8:00 pm
 Zoom Link

What is C.H.I.L.D.?

CHILD, a committee of Scarsdale PT Council, offers a network of support, information, and resources to parents and teachers throughout the district with a student who:

  • Struggles with school work or homework, or social emotional functioning
  • Has an IEP or 504 accommodation plan, is a preschooler student with a disability or is going through the evaluation process
  • We offer a network of support, information and resources to parents and teachers.

To join our mailing list, please email SCARSDALECHILD@GMAIL.COM 

Co-Chair

Nicole Warren

773-837-0866

scarsdalechild@gmail.com

Co-Chair

Jessica Freede

508-662-1550

Scarsdalechild@gmail.com

Vice-Chair

Jennifer Leventhal

917-340-1915

Jetinkham7@yahoo.com

Vice-Chair

Rachana Singh

312-285-8423

Rachanahere2003@yahoo.com

Preschool

Chelsea Wang

917-719.0465

Scarsdalechildpreschool@gmail.com

Edgewood

Deirdre Cococcia

914-879-5397

Dcococcia20@gmail.com

Fox Meadow

Beth Pass

Rebecca Berry

917-304-5348

510-329-0123

Beth.rapaport@gmail.com

Rebeccaberryphd@gmail.com

Greenacres

Ariela Vasserman

917-539-7874

Ariela.vasserman@gmail.com

Quaker Ridge

Laura Thierer

914-426-0075

lthierer@yahoo.com

 

Erin Rudensky

917-754-6158

ejzerring@aol.com

Heathcote

Jessica Kaplitt

Danielle Shlosh

914-907-8925

203-313-1176

Jessicalpress@gmail.com

Danielle.shlosh@gmail.com

Middle School

Becky Lipkind

718-490-1169

Becky.lipkind@gmail.com

High School

Sharon Stern

917-921-0243

Sharstern@gmail.com


Email ScarsdaleCHILD@gmail.com for questions and to join our mailing list.

S'dale Special Parents Facebook Page

If you are looking for additional resources and support you can request to join the community facebook page, S'dale Special Parents.  If you know someone who is currently a group member, he or she can invite you to join.  Otherwise, please email scarsdalechild@gmail.com and we will forward your request to the facebook page administrators. In order to participate, you must either have a child going to school in Scarsdale or live in Scarsdale and send your child out of the district.  

 

**S'dale Special Parents Facebook Page is not a Scarsdale CHILD group.  It is a separate organization that is not monitored or administered by Scarsdale CHILD or the Scarsdale PTC.  Scarsdale CHILD does not endorse any listed resources.