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Prosper ISD Press Conference   Special Education Boss® | Karen Mayer Cunningham

Prosper ISD Press Conference Special Education Boss® | Karen Mayer Cunningham

by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Apr 26, 2026 | IEP, IEP Process, Karen Mayer Cunningham, Press, Special Education Advocate

Press Conference — April 23, 2026 When a School District Silences Parents, We Show Up With a Microphone Karen Mayer Cunningham held a public press conference at Prosper ISD to address ongoing special education violations, denial of parental rights, and systemic...
Resource Rooms Are Required Under IDEA — Plus MDR, Compensatory Services & More | Special Education Boss®

Resource Rooms Are Required Under IDEA — Plus MDR, Compensatory Services & More | Special Education Boss®

by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Apr 22, 2026 | Advocate Resources, IDEA, IEP, Karen Mayer Cunningham

EPIC NOTES BLOG POST — Ask the Advocate: Resource Rooms, MDR, Compensatory Services, and More Special Education Boss® | Karen Mayer Cunningham April 20, 2026 LIVE Q&A INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Paste this entire block into a Divi CODE MODULE on your blog post page 2. Paste the...
What Paraprofessionals Can and Can’t Do in Special Education | Special Education Boss®

What Paraprofessionals Can and Can’t Do in Special Education | Special Education Boss®

by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Apr 9, 2026 | Special Education Advocate

Paraprofessionals are some of the most important people in a school building. They show up every day, work directly with students, and often become the person a child trusts the most. Karen Mayer Cunningham has said it plainly: paraprofessionals changed her own...
Can a Para Be Left Alone with My Child? What Parents Must Know About Special Education Law

Can a Para Be Left Alone with My Child? What Parents Must Know About Special Education Law

by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Mar 31, 2026 | Special Education Law

  If someone at your school said “it’s fine” without showing you the law — it probably was not fine. This is a full breakdown of what the law actually says about paraprofessionals, AAC rights, autism eligibility, and 504 plans. Every week inside...
What Schools Don’t Tell You About Procedural Safeguards in IEP Meetings (And Why It Matters)

What Schools Don’t Tell You About Procedural Safeguards in IEP Meetings (And Why It Matters)

by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Mar 17, 2026 | IEP Process

Most Parents Are Missing This—And It Changes Everything Most parents walk into an IEP meeting believing decisions will be made at the table. But what if those decisions were already made before you even sat down? After 30 years in special education, I can tell you...
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