The Collaborative IEP

The Collaborative IEP Experience is for people who want better IEP meetings.
Parents.
Educators.
Advocates.
Related service providers.
Professionals who support students with disabilities.
If you want IEP meetings to feel more prepared, more productive, and more focused on the student, this is for you.
And this isn’t just a conference. It’s an experience.
June 25–26, 2026.
Early Bird pricing ends May 15.
Who would you want to bring with you?

Can a private therapist come into your child’s school to support their IEP or 504 plan?

This is one of the most common questions parents and advocates ask, especially when you’re trying to create consistency between home and school supports.

In this episode of The Collaborative IEP Podcast, I’m breaking down what’s actually possible, what schools consider, and why pushing for access isn’t always the most effective strategy.

We’re talking about:
• Whether you can require a school to allow a private provider in
• Why challenging policy doesn’t always lead to better outcomes
• How different approaches can create confusion for your child
• The role of liability in school decisions
• When collaboration can work and what that looks like
• Alternative ways to support your child without forcing access

If you’ve ever felt stuck navigating this decision, this episode will help you think more strategically about what truly supports your child.

Listen now on your favorite podcast platform.

What does Megan Pinchback, CALT and founder of Dyslexia on Demand, have to say about her dream school? What are the most ideal supports for students that struggle to read?!

Schools don't often refuse dyslexia intervention, but they will dilute it. In this conversation with Megan Pinchback, CALT, founder of Dyslexia on Demand, we are breaking down the subtle and not so subtle ways evidence based intervention gets watered down in schools and what that means for your child's progress. If your child is getting support, but not making meaningful gains, this is a must watch. Because intervention only works when it is done right.

Starting a new series today with Megan Pinchback from Dyslexia on Demand, which offer offers extraordinary tutoring services for struggling readers. Together, and I will disguise comment topics and special education law and advocacy, as well as all things reading! You know I love a good deep@dive into reading, and that's exactly what we've got coming your way! What would you like me to ask Megan?

Let’s talk about stress.

Real stress.

Caregiving stress. Advocacy stress. Life stress.

In this episode of The Collaborative IEP Podcast, I’m sharing something a little more personal — what stress has looked like in my own life and what I’ve learned about how it shows up in our bodies.

Because when you’re advocating for a child, supporting families, or working in special education, stress is often part of the story.

In this episode I talk about:

• How stress can show up physically in our bodies
• Why caregiving and advocacy roles carry so much pressure
• What I noticed when I finally reduced some of my own stress
• Why paying attention to stress signals actually matters

Sometimes the most important thing we can do for the people we support… is take care of ourselves too.

Listen to Episode 267 wherever you get your podcasts.

Advocacy is not guesswork.

It is strategy.

The ABC Course teaches the advocacy, business structure, and nuanced SPED concepts that move cases forward.
Enrollment closes soon.
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You know those moments when two experts from *very* different worlds start asking each other questions… and suddenly everything gets more interesting? 👀

That’s exactly what’s happening in this new series with Megan Pinchback, Certified Academic Language Therapist from Dyslexia On Demand.

We’re diving into:
✨ What a CALT wants to ask a special education attorney
✨ What an attorney *needs* to understand about reading, dyslexia, and instruction
✨ And how we can bridge the gap between law and literacy to better serve kids

Because here’s the truth:
We can’t advocate well if we don’t understand how kids actually learn to read.
And we can’t teach effectively if we don’t understand the systems families are navigating.

This series is all about connecting those dots.

Drop your questions below ⬇️ — we might answer them in an upcoming video!

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