“Before, During and After the IEP Meeting”
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“Before, During and After the IEP Meeting”
(Come early to network and for support!)
SPEAKERS: Laurie Serafino and Nidya Paredes of Serafino Paredes LLP, Education Lawyers
Laurie and Nidya will walk parents of children with special needs through the steps they can take to have a successful IEP meeting. They will discuss the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which governs special education, and cover key terms every parent should know before their IEP meeting. They will discuss how to prepare for an IEP, including what to bring to the IEP meeting and how to “meaningfully” participate during the meeting, They will talk about who is required to be present at the meeting and whether or not they should sign the IEP document. They will also cover how to review the IEP document and prepare a response. Finally, they will discuss conflict resolution options available to parents who have reached an impasse with the school district.
ABOUT SERAFINO PAREDES LLP:
Serafino Paredes LLP is an integrative law firm committed to providing quality legal services in criminal, special education, and business law. We craft values based and creative solutions that work for our clients. We support access to justice for all people by offering affordable fees.
INSTRUCTORS:
Laurie Serafino: Laurie is a seasoned litigator and educator. She began her career in the 80s representing litigants as a trial attorney in felony, juvenile, and misdemeanor cases. Laurie later represented litigants on appeal in state and federal court. Currently, she is working on state and federal petitions on habeas corpus, adoption matters, and commercial lease agreements. Laurie has represented children in the Santa Monica Malibu, Pasadena, Hueneme Elementary, and Long Beach Unified School Districts. In 1998, she joined the faculty at Pepperdine University School of Law where she created and supervised the Special Education, Union Rescue Mission, Family Law, and Asylum and Refugee clinics. In 2012, she joined the faculty at Duquesne University School of Law, where she teaches criminal procedure and federal litigation. Until spring 2017 she supervised professors teaching students in the Education Law, Family Law, Veterans, Civil Rights, Federal Litigation, Innocence, and Juvenile Defender clinics and programs.
Nidya Paredes: Raised in Southern California, Nidya is committed to supporting local families, community business owners and entrepreneurs. She is a native Spanish speaker and featured education topics of special education law and alternative dispute resolution in both languages. Nidya has worked as the Associate Director of the Pepperdine University School of Law Special Education Advocacy Clinic. There she advocated for over a hundred families at IEP meetings, resolution sessions, and mediations throughout school districts in Los Angeles and Orange County. She supervised law students enrolled in the Advocacy Clinic as they learned special education law and flexed their legal muscles. She has been invited to speak to different organizations, including the Regional Center of Orange County, the Malibu Special Education Foundation, Fiesta Educativa, and others.
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