Mary Noe
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Mary Noe, American educator, writer
Writer
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 and lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...

. She is an Assistant Professor of Law, division of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, St. John's University  College of Professional Studies. For the last twelve years, Professor Noe has served as an Impartial Hearing Officer in cases brought by parents seeking tuition reimbursement or other funding for students with disabilities under a federal law known as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities...

  or IDEA. Noe, together with co-authors Mary McCaffrey, M.S,, and Robert Meager, PsyD published IEP Workshop Buiding Teacher-Parent Partnerships (Attainment Co. 2011) which is believed to be the first work in this area accompanied by a DVD
DVD
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 displaying a simulated meeting between parents and school officials. She frequently writes and lectures on the subject of special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...

 law. IDEA requires public schools in the U.S. to develop an IEP or Individualized Education Program
Individualized Education Program
In the United States an Individualized Education Program, commonly referred to as an IEP, is mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...

 for each student with a statutorily defined disability
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...

.

Noe also has served as an administrative law judge for the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct
Office of Professional Medical Conduct
The Office of Professional Medical Conduct is a branch of the New York State Department of Health. The OPMC is charged with investigating complaints against physicians, unlicensed and licensed residents, and physician assistants in New York...

, the body with jurisdiction over disciplinary cases against medical doctors in New York.

Noe is a graduate of Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...

 magna cum laude and received her Juris Doctor degree from St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Master of Laws in Bankruptcy and Master of Laws in U.S. Studies. Over 13,000 St...

. She has been admitted to practice law in New York since 1989.

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