Special Education Inner Circle

About Special Education Inner Circle

The Special Education Inner Circle podcast is hosted by Catherine Kahl, M.Ed, founder of the Master IEP Coach® Mentorship. Get your notebook ready as Catherine brings you real-world strategies for everyone at the IEP table. With her family's experience in the disability community and her journey from Special Education classroom teacher to IEP expert, Catherine knows what it takes to prepare students and families for the future. Get ready to be inspired and learn actionable steps you can take immediately to change your special education experience.

Publisher

Catherine Whitcher

Category

education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Oct 2019

Latest episode

26 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 261 episodes have a transcript.

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   26 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   261. This IEP Section Should Never Be Empty

   Parents and teachers—this one IEP mistake happens all the time. The Parent Concerns section is often left blank or filled with “No concerns at this time.” That’s not just wasted space—it’s a missed opportunity to shape the entire IEP. When the Parent Concerns section is used the right way, it does what IDEA law is meant to do: meet a child’s unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living. That’s why this section should never be empty. Here’s what I want you to do next: 👉 Parents: Go grab your child’s IEP and look at the Parent Concerns section. 👉 Teachers: Check your students’ IEPs today. 👉 Everyone at the IEP table: Ask yourself—does this section truly reflect what the child needs? If you’re ready for more than quick tips—if you want the full set of strategies I’ve built over 30 years—then step into the mentorship and become a Master IEP Coach®. Whether you want to use the tools for your own family or start helping other families and schools while creating income from your IEP experience, this is where it all begins: https://masteriepcoach.com/mentorship Want to reach me directly? Use this link to connect: https://masteriepcoach.com/contact

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   14 Apr 2025

   261. 5 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Special Education (But Most Don’t)

   Host [Host Name] shares five essential insights about special education and IEPs that are often overlooked, empowering listeners with crucial knowledge.

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   1 Mar 2025

   260. Child Removed from Classroom? 4 Quick Collaborative IEP Advocacy Next Steps for Teachers and Parents

   Host [Host Name] guides parents and teachers through four collaborative IEP advocacy steps when a child is removed from the classroom, offering strategies for effective navigation and long-term success.

Inside a recent episode

261. This IEP Section Should Never Be Empty

Published 26 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I need to do something to prepare the child for the future and the future is with their family. So I need to include the family and I need to make this section of the IEP so tailored, so descriptive, so in -depth in each of the domains that the parent is concerned with, so then we can take the IEP goals and we can take this parent educational concerns and we can put those together and develop a day for a child that is so meaningful. That's going to carry over for years and years and years to come. So I'm going to encourage you just as if we were in a workshop right now. If you are a parent or if you're a teacher, right, I want you to gather up some of your students IEPs. […]

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116,111

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

107 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100

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97

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

95

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