Adriane|IEP Coach Podcast: Helping Parents Advocate Confidently in the IEP & Special Education Process
You Signed the IEP. Why Nothing Changed is a podcast for parents of children with special needs navigating the special education and IEP process.
If your child has an IEP but isn’t making meaningful progress, this show breaks down why—and what parents can do next. Each episode explains IEP meetings, special education laws, parent rights, evaluations, goals, services, accommodations, and progress monitoring in plain language parents can actually use.
We uncover why IEPs often fail to deliver real support, how schools use confusing language and delays, and what parents need to know to advocate effectively for their child’s education.
This podcast is honest, practical, and parent-focused—designed to help families stop feeling overwhelmed and start walking into IEP meetings informed, confident, and prepared.
If you’re tired of signing paperwork without results and want clarity, advocacy tools, and real guidance in special education, this podcast is for you.
Adriane|IEP Coach Podcast: Helping Parents Advocate Confidently in the IEP & Special Education Process
UNPACKING SCHOOL EVALUATIONS
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Unpacking School Evaluations
School evaluations can feel overwhelming—filled with test scores, percentiles, acronyms, and language that sounds official but doesn’t always feel clear.
In this episode of Adriane | IEP Coach Podcast, we break down how to read and understand your child’s school evaluation so you can walk into IEP meetings informed and confident. You’ll learn what evaluation reports are actually measuring, how eligibility decisions are made, and what red flags parents should look for before signing anything.
We’ll cover:
- The difference between cognitive, academic, behavioral, and speech evaluations
- What standard scores, percentiles, and age equivalents really mean
- How evaluation results determine IEP eligibility
- When to request additional testing
- Your right to disagree—and how to request an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)
If you’ve ever stared at a school evaluation report and thought, “What does this even mean?”—this episode is for you.
Because when you understand the data, you protect your child’s future.