Areas of Expertise
Special education disability and eligibility criteria (Oregon)
Assessment of academic, cognitive, adaptive, and social/emotional/behavior abilities
Manifestation determination
Functional Behavior Assessment
Suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention
Behavioral threat assessment
Crisis prevention, intervention, and response
Oregon Special Education process, procedures, and regulations
Assistance to Districts
Investigating Special Education complaints (Oregon)
Investigating Section 504 complaints
As both a lead School Psychologist and a Student Services Administrator, Dr. Apgar has specialized in investigating and responding to district- and state-level complaints regarding Special Education or Section 504 in her district. She has provided testimony in Due Process hearings for her own district and for other districts, especially with respect to school psychology and special education practices and procedures.