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Turn Your IEP Experience Into Income

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LAST UPDATE: JUNE 30th, 2025

Special Education Teachers, Parents, Admins, and Therapists… you’ve got IEP experience, and thousands of parents need help. But being a traditional advocate is NOT exactly what you want to do. That’s okay – being a Master IEP Coach® is different!



Start your Master IEP Coach® journey here.

For decades, parents have been desperately seeking trusted guides to help navigate the IEP process. While traditional IEP advocacy serves an important role, there’s a growing need for a different approach – one that bridges the gap between parents and schools through collaboration rather than confrontation.

Many experienced special education professionals and parents (just like you!) with valuable IEP experience hesitate to become traditional advocates. In their gut, they want to help, but they want to do things differently.

You and I both know that parents often feel overwhelmed by the technical language, legal requirements, and emotional stress of working with an IEP team to make sure their child receives appropriate services.

This is where you becoming a Master IEP Coach® can make a crucial difference, providing clear guidance while maintaining positive relationships with school teams.

Why Your Master IEP Coach® Training Will Be Different

The Master IEP Coach® approach stands apart from traditional advocacy by focusing on collaboration and positive relationships while maintaining high standards for special education services.

I’ll show you how to:

  • Use your personal IEP experience to support families
  • Build bridges between parents and school teams
  • Create sustainable solutions for more student progress
  • Work proactively rather than reactively

Next Steps to Becoming a Master IEP Coach®

Your mentorship program provides comprehensive support, including:

  • One-on-one coaching support to develop your unique approach to support families
  • Weekly group coaching sessions for ongoing learning (with replays)
  • Ready-to-use client tools and templates that streamline your practice
  • Complete business starter kit with everything you need to launch
  • Access to a supportive community of like-minded professionals
  • Listing in the Master IEP Coach® Directory
  • Simple and effective marketing and business growth strategies

Is This Path Right for You?

You’re perfect to become a Master IEP Coach® if:

  • You have experience with the IEP process
  • You believe in collaborative solutions over confrontation
  • You’re passionate about improving special education outcomes

IF YOU’RE FEELING:

FRUSTRATED BY Broken IEPs…

Your heart breaks when you see parents and teachers struggling through Special Education.

OVERWHELMED BY Negativity…

You’re tired of all the drama in Special Education.

NOT SURE HOW TO….

You’re stumped at how to get paid to help others, and you definitely don’t want to be a cranky advocate.

HOW DOES THIS SOUND?

  • Learn to use your own experience to create income by helping others
  • Choose where you want to work and design your own schedule
  • Decide how you want to help families.
  • Kick that impostor syndrome and self-doubt in the booty and feel confident.
  • Explore several streams of income through coaching, speaking, and working online!

Become a Master IEP Coach® and Earn Your First Certificate in 30 Days!

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Special needs sibling, masters in special education, certified high performance coach.

Hi, I'm Catherine.
Fixing IEPs is my thing.

It's been almost 30 years since I sat at my first IEP meeting as a new teacher (spoiler alert, I didn't stay a classroom teacher for long). But, my first taste of the IEP rollercoaster was in the front row, at my brother's IEP meeting. I knew right then, the IEP process needed help, and I was all in.

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