super iep coaching

special education is confusing. I can help.

The special education process is as confusing as h*ll. I get that. I’ve sat at 1000+ IEP tables and helped families from Kindergarten through age 21. I know that most schools really want the best for their students and most parents want to work collaboratively with their local public schools. Sometimes, however, we need a coach to help us understand how the process works.

Hi there! I’m Dr. Cheri Dodge Chin and I help families understand the special education process, work collaboratively with teams, and advocate for their child’s future. My goal is to provide you with the skills to not only feel good about this year’s IEP, but EVERY future meeting as well.

How do we do this? We will work together in a coaching relationship to really understand where your child is functioning, how the educational system works, what rights you have as a parent, and where you want your child to be when they leave school.

What is IEP Coaching?

IEP coaching is a safe and affirming way for families to understand the special education/504 process. Coaching provides families the opportunity to develop both short and long-term goals for their child’s education. We work backward from these goals to develop strategies, accommodations, and objectives for the upcoming months and years. Using research-based adult learning techniques, you will develop skills to work collaboratively with the educational team. Super IEP Coaching operates on a virtual platform so that we can serve anyone in the country from the comfort of their homes!

What will I gain from coaching?

EMPOWERING KNOWLEDGE

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), all parents have the right to be active members of their child’s special education planning. Your coach will help you to understand these rights and provide you with resources to break down the process. With your knowledge and familiarity with the process, you can become your child’s best advocate for years to come.

Confidence

Special education and medical evaluations seem like they are written in another language! Your coach will break them down into clear components and help you to understand your child’s present levels. With this baseline knowledge, you will work on developing tools to help others understand your child’s strengths and needs. Your coach will then coach you to confidently speak at meetings about your child’s skills and needs.

IDEAS for the future

Special education typically lasts for more than one year. Your coach will help you develop a broad view of what you envision for your child’s future. Using this long-term goal, you will develop shorter-term goals for the skills that your child needs in the next year.

What can I expect during an IEP?

IEP meetings are wonderful opportunities to gather your child’s entire educational team and talk about how everyone can help your child succeed! A great team works together to highlight your child’s strengths, realize their next steps (goals), and develop robust accommodations that will help them be successful and independent.

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phenomenal

Dr. Dodge is a phenomenal special education advocate! I have known her for 15 years and she is constantly coming up with new and inventive ways to make the special education process easier to understand. Dr. Dodge encourages parents/caregivers to be an active member of the IEP team and welcomes any and all communication and ideas. She is a wonderful support for any team.
Lindsay
(Parent & Sped teacher)

confident

I was very nervous before attending my son’s first IEP meeting. After our first meeting, Dr. Dodge allayed all of my concerns. She laid out exactly what we could expect, the roles of the different individuals involved, what our rights were, the types of accommodations that she felt would work for my son, and made sure to let us know that we had the right to make changes if things weren’t quite right. We continued to work together over the next six years. She was truly the lynchpin for my son’s educational team. The skills and knowledge I gained from her guidance helped make me a confident advocate for my son and for his teachers.
Suzanne
(Parent)

MADE SENSE

Dr. Dodge made an overwhelming process with many moving parts make sense! We worked with her for multiple years and were always confident that our daughter’s needs would be met with her help. I learned how to work with the educational team and develop strong relationships with them so that we could all work together for my daughter’s best education.
Darbi
(Parent)

Contact Dr. Dodge for your free consultation!

Super IEP Coaching is for families who want…

  • Information to better understand the special education process.
  • Guidance to dream about their child’s full educational future (not just this year).
  • Coaching to become their child’s best advocate for years to come.
  • Encouragement and mentoring

Super IEP Coaching is NOT for families who want…

  • Someone to attend the IEP meeting for them (coaching services are virtual only).
  • Legal advice or advocacy (please seek an attorney for these services).
  • Someone to do the work for them (our goal is to empower families to advocate!).
  • A contentious relationship with the schools (we aim to promote collaboration).

Super IEP Coaching actively invests in our own learning and self-development to build an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, equitable, neurodiversity-affirming, science-believing, and inclusive community. We invite you to join us if you share these values!