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Founding president of Shelton SEPTA urges board to stop framing special education as a budget problem
Shelton Board of Aldermen · March 13, 2026
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Summary
Dr. Michelle Eckler, founding president of the new Shelton Special Education PTA (SEPTA), asked the board to treat special-education services as an investment in inclusion and student success rather than a line-item cost, invited aldermen to join the group and offered the organization as a resource during budgeting conversations.
Dr. Michelle Eckler (speaker 5) told the Shelton Board of Aldermen she founded the Shelton Special Education Parent Teacher Association to change how the community views special education.
Eckler described herself as a former Shelton…
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