Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham
The Special Education Boss® Podcast is where advocacy meets action. Join Karen Mayer Cunningham each week as she empowers parents and professionals to understand their rights, navigate the system, and show up strong at the IEP table.
Podcasting since 2025 • 126 episodes
Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham
Latest Episodes
Ask the Advocate: Compensatory Services, Eligibility Traps, IEP Teams & School Pushback
In this Ask the Advocate episode of Special Education Boss®, Karen Mayer Cunningham answers real-time questions from parents, educators, and advocates navigating complex IEP situations — from compensatory services and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 127
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25:15
“Paras Can’t Take Data”? Let’s Finish the Sentence. | Ask the Advocate
Today’s Ask the Advocate starts with a celebration—The Epic IEP is officially hitting hands soon—and then we go straight into a question that’s blowing up in schools everywhere:Can paraprofessionals take data and deliv...
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Season 2
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Episode 126
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1:06:11
When Schools Say “No”: AAC Updates, Triennials, Toileting Support, and Your IEP Rights (Q&A)
Did your IEP team say “we don’t have staff,” “we’ll just do a records review,” or “they don’t qualify because grades are fine”?In this rapid-fire Q&A episode, Karen Mayer Cunningham (THE SPECIAL EDUCATION BOSS®) goes rogue and...
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Season 2
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Episode 125
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56:39
Stop Playing the “Draft IEP” Game + Why Paras Can’t Replace Certified SPED Minutes
We’re back to school, and I’m not easing into anything. If your district is only giving parents “part of the draft,” if services are being missed because of staffing, or if someone is trying to use paraprofessionals to “cover” certified special...
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Season 2
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Episode 124
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58:49
Behavior Is Communication: Safety, Structure & Relationship with John Vergara
What if we stopped calling kids “difficult”… and started getting honest about what difficult behavior is really communicating?In today’s episode, Karen Mayer Cunningham sits down with John Vergara (aka The Difficult Student
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Season 1
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Episode 123
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