If your district is only giving parents “part of the draft,” missing services because of staffing, or trying to use paraprofessionals to cover certified special education minutes—this is your back-to-school reality check.
I’m Karen Mayer Cunningham, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION BOSS®, and I’m training everyone who sits at the IEP/504 table to navigate and negotiate successful student outcomes.
What we cover in this live episode:
✅ “Partial draft” IEPs and why that’s not how efficient IEP meetings work
✅ The accountability truth: not teacher vs. advocate—district responsibility under IDEA
✅ Paraprofessional limits (and what “direct supervision” actually means in practice)
✅ Goal progress monitoring: implementer + method of evaluation (verify both)
✅ BIPs: when behavior needs rise above general ed supports
✅ What happens when districts “don’t have” providers (and how compensatory services fit)
✅ Reading supports I love: Learning Ally + Kurzweil
✅ Quick-fire Q&A: evaluations, due process timelines, interpreters, outplacement, safety, and more
Join the EPIC IEP Academy (Mondays) — First Month FREE
Special Education Academy → Training → EPIC IEP Academy
https://specialeducationacademy.com/training
Get The EPIC IEP book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1637635125?tag=simonsayscom
Interested in hosting a stop on the EPIC IEP Book Tour (2026)?
Email: angie@specialeducationlifeline.com
“When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody.” — Karen Mayer Cunningham
#SpecialEducationBoss #KarenMayerCunningham #IEPHelp #504Plan #SpecialEducation #IEPAdvocate #ParentAdvocate #IDEA2004 #FAPE #CompensatoryServices #Paraprofessional #StateComplaint #BehaviorSupport #KnowYourRights #AskTheAdvocate #EpicIEP
I’m Karen Mayer Cunningham, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION BOSS®, and I’m training everyone who sits at the IEP/504 table to navigate and negotiate successful student outcomes.
What we cover in this live episode:
✅ “Partial draft” IEPs and why that’s not how efficient IEP meetings work
✅ The accountability truth: not teacher vs. advocate—district responsibility under IDEA
✅ Paraprofessional limits (and what “direct supervision” actually means in practice)
✅ Goal progress monitoring: implementer + method of evaluation (verify both)
✅ BIPs: when behavior needs rise above general ed supports
✅ What happens when districts “don’t have” providers (and how compensatory services fit)
✅ Reading supports I love: Learning Ally + Kurzweil
✅ Quick-fire Q&A: evaluations, due process timelines, interpreters, outplacement, safety, and more
Join the EPIC IEP Academy (Mondays) — First Month FREE
Special Education Academy → Training → EPIC IEP Academy
https://specialeducationacademy.com/training
Get The EPIC IEP book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1637635125?tag=simonsayscom
Interested in hosting a stop on the EPIC IEP Book Tour (2026)?
Email: angie@specialeducationlifeline.com
“When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody.” — Karen Mayer Cunningham
#SpecialEducationBoss #KarenMayerCunningham #IEPHelp #504Plan #SpecialEducation #IEPAdvocate #ParentAdvocate #IDEA2004 #FAPE #CompensatoryServices #Paraprofessional #StateComplaint #BehaviorSupport #KnowYourRights #AskTheAdvocate #EpicIEP