Families of Students with Disabilities

Partnering with our larger PTA network – including Seattle Council PTSA and Seattle Special Education PTSA – TC PTA helps families navigate the unique challenges students with disabilities face; advocates for and promotes awareness about diversity, equity and inclusion at Thornton Creek and in our wider community; and rallies for educational justice for all students. We learn and grow together in community; hold space for discussion around the intersection of race, gender, and ability; and create opportunities for all families to feel welcome, empowered and see themselves reflected in our public school.

TC PTA meets families where they are. If a one-to-one walk, phone call, or coffee meetup works best for your family, please reach out anytime – we would love to connect: hello@tc-pta.org

Please Note: Our gatherings for Families of Students with Disabilities are open to all to attend, and are designed to center families of students receiving special education services; parents and caregivers of students with 504's, IEP's, disabilities and/or neurodiversity; and parents and caregivers who believe that their student might learn in an atypical way and possibly benefit from accommodations are encouraged to attend. Parents who have disabilities and/or neurodivergence are also encouraged to join.

Fall 2023: PTA MeetUPs

TC PTA Zoom Meetup for TC Parents and Caregivers of Students with Disabilities
Thursday, Oct 12, 7-8pm on Zoom

Meeting ID: 257 425 0673 Passcode: PTA

TC PTA Leaders and TC Special Education staff invite parents and caregivers of students with disabilities to an online Zoom Meetup. This is an opportunity for parents to connect with one another and support one another as we navigate disability in education. At this meeting Thornton Creek Special Education teachers will introduce themselves and give an overview of special education services at our school. We will also have time to share in small groups about how things are going.

We welcome:

This event is open to all families regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, ability/disability or economic status.

 We hope you can join us!  If you need accommodations, language interpretation, or have other questions, please email TC PTA Special Education Committee Co-chairs Amy Moses-Lagos: specialed@tc-pta.org and/or Tiffany Garrick: inclusion@tc-pta.org.


Sip-N-Chat for Parents and Caregivers in Families with Disabilities 

Friday, Oct 6, 8-9am - In Person at Thornton Creek

Thornton Creek PTA and Thornton Creek Parent Group invite parents and caregivers in families with disabilities to a Sip-n-Chat Meetup for coffee and conversation at Thornton Creek. This is an opportunity to connect with one another and support one another as we navigate disability in education. We welcome:

This event is open to all families regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, ability/disability or economic status. 

We hope you can join us!  If you need accommodations, language interpretation, or have other questions, please email TC PTA Special Education Committee Co-chairs Amy Moses-Lagos: specialed@tc-pta.org and/or Tiffany Garrick: inclusion@tc-pta.org.



Spring 2023: PTA Meet & Greets for Parents and Caregivers of Students with Disabilities


Zoom Meetup - Virtual Meeting

Tuesday, May 2, 7-8:30pm on Zoom
Meeting ID: 817 5014 9102

TC PTA Leaders and TC Special Education staff invite parents and caregivers of students with disabilities to an online Zoom Meetup. This is an opportunity for parents to connect with one another and support one another as we navigate disability in education. We will have time to share in small groups about how things are going, and make plans for the 2023-2024 school year. Parents and caregivers of students receiving special education services; parents and caregivers of students with 504's, IEP's, disabilities and/or neurodiversity; and parents and caregivers who believe that their student might learn in an atypical way and possibly benefit from accommodations are encouraged to attend. Parents who have disabilities and/ or neurodivergence are also invited. We hope you can join us! If you need accommodations, language interpretation, or have other questions, please email TC PTA Inclusion Co-Chairs: Amy Moses-Lagos: specialed@tc-pta.org and/or Christie Robertson: inclusion@tc-pta.org.


Sip-N-Chat Meetups - In Person at Thornton Creek

Friday, May 5, 8-9am
Friday, June 2, 8-9am

Parents and Caregivers of students with disabilities are invited to a Sip and Chat Meetup for coffee and conversation at Thornton Creek. This is an opportunity for parents to connect with one another and support one another as we navigate disability in education. Parents and caregivers of students receiving special education services; parents and caregivers of students with 504's, IEP's, disabilities and/or neurodiversity; and parents and caregivers who believe that their student might learn in an atypical way and possibly benefit from accommodations are encouraged to attend. Parents who have disabilities and/ or neurodivergence are also invited. We hope you can join us!  If you need accommodations, language interpretation, or have other questions, please email TC PTA Inclusion Co-Chairs: Amy Moses-Lagos: specialed@tc-pta.org and/or Christie Robertson: inclusion@tc-pta.org.

Winter 2023: Meet & Greet for Parents and Caregivers of Students with Disabilities


Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 7pm on Zoom
Zoom Meeting ID: 831 7973 5067

Thornton Creek PTA invites parents and caregivers of students with disabilities to an online Meet & Greet with Thornton Creek Special Education teachers. We will have time to check in, share how things are going, and ask questions. Parents and caregivers of students receiving special education services; parents and caregivers of students with 504's, IEP's, disabilities and/or neurodiversity; and parents and caregivers that have a gut feeling that their student might learn in an atypical way and possibly benefit from accommodations are encouraged to attend. We hope you can join us! 

Any questions? Email TC PTA Inclusion Co-Chairs: Amy Moses-Lagos: specialed@tc-pta.org and/or Christie Robertson: inclusion@tc-pta.org.

2021-22: Meetups for Families of Students with Disabilities

Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 7-8pm on Zoom - Register here
Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 7-8pm on Zoom - Register here
Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 7-8pm on Zoom - Register here
Mon, Jan 10, 2022, 7-8pm on Zoom - Register here
Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 7-8pm on Zoom - Register here
Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 7-8pm on Zoom - Register Here

Connect, share resources, learn about upcoming PTA events, and chat about ways we can support each other. This is a safe space for families of students receiving special education services; families of students with 504's, IEP's, disabilities and/or neurodiversity; and families that have a gut feeling that their student might learn in an atypical way and possibly benefit from accommodations. TC PTA meets families where they are. If a one-to-one walk, phone call, or coffee meetup works best for your family, please reach out anytime – we would love to connect: hello@tc-pta.org