Resources
Free educational videos from our YouTube channel to help you navigate the special education system.
Featured Video
Why I Became a Special Education Advocate
Learn about the journey and motivation behind becoming a special education advocate.
Q&A with Coach
Q&A with Coach – Part 1 Procedural Safeguards
Q&A session covering procedural safeguards and parent rights under IDEA.
Q&A with Coach: Child Find, 504 and Special Education Evaluations
Q&A covering Child Find, 504 plans, and special education evaluation processes.
MDRs Made Simple + ADHD Webinar Announcement
Understanding Manifestation Determination Reviews and upcoming ADHD webinar information.
Think About It Thursday Q&A with Coach: Procedurals Safeguards Part 2
Continued discussion on procedural safeguards and parent rights.
Think About It Thursday: Q&A with Coach - 504, Child Find, and What Schools Don't Say
Q&A covering 504 plans, Child Find, and important information schools may not share with parents.
The IEP Coach YouTube
Your Procedural Safeguards Explained
Understanding your legal rights and protections under IDEA as a Parent
Writing Effective IEP Goals
How to ensure your child's goals are specific, measurable, and meaningful.
Texas Special Education
Plain-English guides for Texas parents navigating ARD meetings, timelines, and TEA complaints.
- Texas Special Education Timelines: The 15-45-30 Rule
The 15 school day response, 45 school day evaluation, and 30 calendar day ARD deadlines explained.
- How to File a TEA Special Education Complaint in Texas
Who can file, the one-year rule, how to submit, and the 60-day investigation timeline.
- ARD vs IEP: What Is the Difference in Texas?
What ARD stands for, who is on the committee, and how Texas rules differ.
Reference Guides & Teacher Support
Practical, citation-backed guides for teachers, case managers, and anyone who wants the details in writing.
- Teacher Resources Hub
Practical IEP resources for teachers, case managers, and school staff, from personnel qualifications to working with paraprofessionals.
- IEP Requirements Reference Guide
The nine components that must be in every IEP, with legal citations and real examples.
- How Is FAPE Determined? The Rowley/Endrew Test
How courts decide whether a school provided a Free Appropriate Public Education.
- Personnel Qualifications Under IDEA
Who is legally allowed to teach special education and provide related services under federal law.
- Working with Paraprofessionals
Certification levels, legal limits, and best practices for paraprofessional support in the classroom.
- Feel Dismissed by Your Child's School?
How to tell normal friction from a real compliance problem when it feels like nobody is listening.
When Something Goes Wrong at School
Straight answers for specific situations, from a difficult meeting to a call to law enforcement.
- IEP Meeting Didn't Go Well?
What happens in the room isn't final, even after you've signed.
- Behavior Plan Written, Then Ignored?
A behavior plan that isn't followed is the same as having no plan at all.
- IEP Support by Disability Category
Tailored guidance across all 13 IDEA eligibility categories.
- Facing a Manifestation Review?
Get prepared before an MDR meeting, often scheduled within days.
- Principal Won't Return Your Calls?
There's a next step that doesn't depend on the campus picking up the phone.
- Removed From Class Again?
Repeated removals can add up to a change of placement, even without a suspension.
- School Used Restraint or Seclusion?
Restraint and seclusion must be documented and reported. Know what you're entitled to see.
- School Blaming Your Parenting?
Behavior tied to a disability is not a parenting problem.
- School Threatened to Call Police?
Know your child's rights before a school incident becomes a police matter.
- School Won't Listen to You?
Concrete moves that force a response when a school stops engaging.
Case Studies
Real advocacy outcomes, shared with each family's permission. Read them online or download the PDF.
- How a Verbatim Record Won a Case the District Reversed
A student was exited from special education on her reading progress while her math skills sat two grade levels behind. Here is how a transcribed, primary-source record produced findings of a Child Find violation and a denial of FAPE.
- How We Held Leverage Until the Work Was Done
A Texas district had a behavior plan on paper but no data showing it was ever taught. Here is how a records-based TEA complaint turned into skill-based goals, compensatory services and verified follow-through.
Interactive Resources
Visual tools that make invisible classroom challenges easier to see and talk about.
Short visual stories on working memory, sensory overload, and time blindness in the school day.
An interactive experience of what reading can feel like for a student with dyslexia.