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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2026 · 12 MIN

Is Your IEP Working?

from The Collaborative IEP

Is my IEP good, and is the school doing everything it should be doing?In this episode of The Collaborative IEP Podcast, I take on a question I hear all the time, one I gathered from parents at the Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action Conference: is this IEP good, and is the school doing everything it should? I think we're asking the wrong question, and today I explain why that matters.In this episode, I explain:• Why the IEP document matters legally but is not the finish line• Why asking whether the IEP is good is not the most useful question• How shifting to asking whether the IEP is working opens up real collaboration• What to ask when a new intervention, service, or support gets introduced• Why parents share responsibility for understanding implementation even though delivering it is the school's job• How curiosity about curriculum, data, and follow through leads to stronger team meetingsThe goal was never a perfectly drafted document. It's progress: access, participation, belonging, independence, and learning for your child. When we ask what's working instead of what's written, we create room for teams to problem solve together instead of just getting along on paper.Listen now to start asking the question that actually moves your child's IEP forward.Join The Membership: https://ashleybarlowco.com/the-collaborative-iep-membership

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