Wednesday, December 14, 2022

NCPEID December Collaborative: Special Education Law with Dr. Cynthia Vargas

 Listen in on the December NCPEID APE Collaborative with guest speaker Cynthia D. Vargas as she discusses the development of a defensible IEP. This podcast will cover topics such as organizing IEP team meetings, IEP meeting notes, after the IEP meetings, and some thoughts on FAPE.

Cynthia D. Vargas is the managing partner for F3 Law Firm’s Inland Empire office. She is a legal expert that represents and advises school districts, county offices of education, and special education local plan areas statewide. Prior to law school, she worked as a special education teacher providing her a practical understanding of the interconnectedness of education legal matters. She earned her Juris-Doctor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from the University of California, Irvine. 

NCPEID is the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities. They play a major role in shaping the direction of adapted physical education and adapted physical activity, as well building and promoting APE & APA programs and services. https://www.ncpeid.org