FAPE for All: Real Talk on IEPs, Comp Ed, and What’s Actually Right

What’s right, what’s wrong, and what you absolutely need to know about your rights in special education.

In this episode of Special Education Boss®, Karen Mayer Cunningham is back—answering live questions about IEPs, 504s, placement, compensatory services, and so much more. If you’ve ever been told:

  • “We don’t offer that here…”
  • “We’re removing resource classes…”
  • “Your child doesn’t qualify…”
  • “We’re amending without a meeting…”

…it’s time to sit all the way down and tune in.

Karen unpacks:

  • Resource vs. inclusion vs. life skills
  • When to file a state complaint
  • Why MTSS/RTI cannot delay an evaluation
  • Compensatory time: how much is due and when to push back
  • The TRUTH about asynchronous and hybrid service models
  • What parents can do when the school “doesn’t have” something federally required
  • The reality of charter schools and IEP implementation
  • How to advocate when no one else will—and why sometimes you need to be the big mouth in your district

💡 Plus: Karen shares summer training updates you don’t want to miss.

🗓 Upcoming Trainings Mentioned:

✅ Virtual 2-Day Intensive: June 21–22, 2025
✅ In-Person 2-Day Intensive (Florida): Mid-July
✅ Mastermind Launch: July 22, 2025

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