EmpowerED
EmpowerED, a podcast produced by the Maryland State Bar Association’s Leadership Academy Class of 2024-2025, aims to bridge the gap between families and school systems in Maryland by educating parents on their child’s rights in the classroom; providing tools to advocate effectively for their children’s educational needs, and highlighting that disabilities affecting learning impact families across all backgrounds.
Episodes
In the fourth and final episode of EmpowerED, the Leadership Academy Fellows discuss the special education process with an expert education attorney, who is also a parent of children with IEPs, and a former educator.
Hosts
- Golnaz Alemousavi
- Faith Deredge
Guest
- Francis Shefter, parent, former educator, and current principal attorney of Shefter Law, P.A. in Rockville Maryland. Contact information for Shefter Law an...
In the third episode of EmpowerED, the Leadership Academy Fellows discuss the intersection of special education rights and the school disciplinary system with two experienced attorneys, who represent students in school disciplinary proceedings.
Hosts
- Michele Hall
- Kathleen Godwin
Guests
- Alyssa Fieo, education attorney at Office of the Public Defender in the Juvenile Protection Division
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In the second episode of EmpowerED, the Leadership Academy Fellows interview special education experts within the school system to understand the IEP and 504 process from an educator’s perspective.
Hosts
- Maame Nyamekye
- Bishop Sakyi
- Jessica Ledingham
Guests
Special Education 101: An Introduction to IEPs and 504s
In the first episode of EmpowerED, the Leadership Academy Fellows speak with two special education legal experts, who discuss the basics of special education rights with a focus on the IEP and 504 processes.
Hosts:
- Samantha Boylan
- Albert Stancil
Guests
- Megan Berger, attorney for students with disabilities and Legal Director at Disability Rights Maryland
- Mal...
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