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
Actionable IEPs, Real Evaluations, and Your Epic IEP Playbook
This episode dives deep into The Epic IEP—the practical, step-by-step playbook every parent, teacher, and advocate needs. Karen and Cindy unpack what’s inside (including built-in QR codes for templates, guides, and ongoing tools) and answer powerful questions from the community.
Inside This Episode:
- How The Epic IEP serves as your outline for meetings, evaluations, and progress tracking
- The real story behind 1:1 classroom models and why ratios matter
- What “evaluate suspected disabilities” actually means under Child Find
- Who’s responsible for what: gen ed vs. special ed vs. paras
- Writing behavior goals and when to request an FBA or psychological evaluation
- Why we don’t override doctor’s notes or “test for dysgraphia” in isolation
- What to do when meetings go sideways—how to pause and reconvene
- Why continuing education and proper training change everything
Tools + Takeaways:
✔ The Epic IEP — now available for pre-order on Amazon
✔ Claim your bonuses + join the Book Club at theepiciep.com
✔ District upgrades + bulk order training: theepiciep.com/upgrade
✔ Weekly training + federal law support inside The Academy: Special Education Academy
✔ Advocacy support: advocate@specialeducationacademy.com
Core Message:
Clarity wins every time. Evaluate the need, match the setting, write goals that move data, and lead the table with confidence.
Order the book: Amazon – The Epic IEP
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss®
Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
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