Media Alert: Assemblyman Buchwald to Visit White Plains Campus of John A. Coleman School on 12/12/13

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - Dec. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- WHEN: Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE:

John A. Coleman School
317 North Street
White Plains, NY 10605

WHAT: Assemblyman David Buchwald will visit the White Plains campus of the John A. Coleman School and read a story to students in one of the school’s classrooms. The assemblyman’s visit will be sponsored by the Interagency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc. (IAC) as part of their “Invite Your Legislator to School Month.” Buchwald was elected to the State Assembly, representing the 93rd District in November of 2012. The 93rd District is comprised of Bedford, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, New Castle, North Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge and White Plains.

WHO:

Assemblyman David Buchwald

Maureen Tomkiel, Executive Director of the John A. Coleman School

Maria Leitenberger, Principal of the White Plains Campus of the John A. Coleman School

Students and their families

For further information, please contact Sarra Young, Communications Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Seton Children’s Foundation, at (914) 226-3004 or e-mail her at syoung@setonchildrensfoundation.org.

About the John A. Coleman School

The John A. Coleman School, with campuses in White Plains and Yonkers, provides community and center-based special education and therapeutic programs to children from birth to 21 years of age from over 50 school districts in Westchester, Putnam, the Bronx and Manhattan. The Yonkers Campus serves the residents of the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, a nationally recognized pediatric long term care facility. The Coleman School has been recognized for the last six years as a School of Excellence by the National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) and is regionally known for its comprehensive evaluation component, early intervention services and inclusive nursery school, Children’s Place. The Coleman School serves over 900 children and their families. Learn more about the John A. Coleman School at setonpediatric.org/john-coleman-school and find us on Facebook at facebook.com/jacschool.