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.
Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham
Latest Episodes
Behavior Is Communication: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Special Education Teams
Behavior is not just a choice. It is communication, capacity, nervous system response, and often a reflection of the support a child has — or has not — received.In this powerful episode of Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunn...
What Special Ed Teachers Need You to Know | Chana Dixon & Karen Mayer Cunningham | Special Education Boss
Nobody prepared you for what it actually feels like to sit across from a teacher in an IEP meeting. And nobody prepared that teacher for what it feels like when you walk in.Karen Mayer Cunningham, Special Education Boss, sits down with ...
Can They Drop the IEP by Phone? Remove Kids on Test Day? Skip Resource? No, No, and No.
Can a teacher call you on the phone and ask if you want to drop your IEP and go to a 504? Can the school relocate self-contained students because they are too loud during state testing? Can your principal tell you the campus does not have resou...
Procedural Safeguards, Child Find, Prior Written Notice, and Parent Rights in Special Education
In this live Q&A episode, Karen Mayer Cunningham answers real questions from parents, educators, and advocates about some of the biggest special education issues showing up right now.From dyslexia tools and ADHD support to paraprofes...
Can a Paraprofessional replace a special educatin teacher?
Can a paraprofessional replace a special education teacher in the classroom? What tools actually help kids with dyslexia? And what is ESY — really?In this LIVE Q&A, Karen Mayer Cunningham answers real questions from parents, a...
