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IEP Review & Action Plan
I read your IEP and give you a written plan — what’s strong, what’s missing, and exactly what to ask for next.
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7 IEP Secrets Schools Don’t Tell You Know what to ask, what to watch for, and what not to sign too fast.Concierge IEP Advocacy
Concierge IEP advocacy for complex kids. The school isn’t listening. Or they’re listening and not hearing you.
Most parents aren’t being heard — they’re being managed.
I’m Michelle — a concierge-level advocate and mom of a complex kid. I help you read the file, find the gaps, and walk into the room prepared.
Free 30-minute call · No pressure · Parent-first support
Support for complex IEP needs, rare diagnoses, evaluations, services, meetings, and parent strategy.
IEP Strategy
Meeting Support
Document Review
Parent Advocacy
You want the school to see your child clearly.
But most parents feel overwhelmed, outnumbered, and unsure what to say next.
You know your child needs more than vague goals, rushed meetings, and another “wait and see.” But when the paperwork gets complicated and the school uses language that feels impossible to challenge, it is easy to second-guess yourself.
That is where concierge IEP advocacy changes everything. You get someone who can read the plan, identify what is missing, help you ask for the right supports, and make sure you are no longer alone at the table.
Meet Michelle Choairy
Strategy for the meeting. Calm for the parent.
20 years in operating rooms. 15 years in IEP meetings. Same instinct — get the room to the right decision, fast.
Michelle is a concierge-level special education advocate, mother of two, and founder of Special Education Concierge. She helps parents read the file, find the gaps, and walk into school meetings prepared.
100+ families supported
IEP meeting strategy
Complex-kid mom
English · Portuguese
The school isn’t listening
The school isn’t listening. Or they’re listening and not hearing you.
You bring up the same concern in three meetings and it still isn’t in the IEP. You ask for an evaluation and get a “let’s wait and see.” You sign a plan because the room felt rushed and now you’re not sure what you agreed to.
Most parents aren’t being heard — they’re being managed.
What it feels like
You walk out of the IEP meeting, get to your car, and cry.
You held it together in the room. You nodded when they used words you didn’t fully understand. You signed something because everyone else was signing. And then you sat in the driver’s seat in the parking lot and broke down — because you knew, in your gut, that what just happened wasn’t what your child needed.
If you’ve been that mom in that car, you’re in the right place.
Why this keeps happening
The room is not built for parents to lead.
IEPs weren’t designed to be adversarial. But the system rewards districts for saying no, not for saying yes. Most parents show up thinking the team is on their side. By the time they realize they need a translator, the meeting is already over. That’s the gap I close.
Why this exists
I built it because I needed it.
My son Drake was born at 29 weeks weighing 3 pounds, 1 ounce. He spent his first weeks in the NICU. As he grew, the diagnoses came one at a time: TBR1-related disorder, childhood apraxia of speech, sensory processing disorder, and ADHD.
Every IEP meeting felt like a translation job — explaining what TBR1 even is, fighting for the services the law already entitled him to, then walking out exhausted and starting over.
Drake is the reason I know what your meeting feels like from your side of the table.
How I work
One concierge. One point of contact. Four ways to bring me in.
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Meeting Advocacy Intensive
I sit at the table with you for a specific meeting — IEP, eligibility, transition, triennial, or manifestation.
Investment discussed on your Advocacy Call.
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Advocacy Circle
Ongoing strategy, document review, decision support, and parent guidance between meetings.
Investment discussed on your Advocacy Call.
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THRIVE Concierge
Full-family, six-month engagement covering IEPs, medical team coordination, insurance advocacy, and state-funded program navigation.
Investment discussed on your Advocacy Call.
By application
Who this isn’t for
This isn’t for parents who want a form-letter template or a one-time consult. This is for parents ready to change the trajectory of their child’s education.
Every path starts the same way — one Advocacy Call.
Book your free 30-minute Advocacy Call →The IEP year runs on a calendar. Every month you wait is a month of services your child didn’t get.
Michelle’s concierge advocacy method
The IEP Meeting Game Plan
Most parents do not need more advice. They need a calm, clear, step-by-step plan before they sit across from the school team.
The approach:
From overwhelmed to organized before the meeting starts.
Michelle turns the paperwork, school language, emails, evaluations, goals, and service minutes into a focused advocacy plan you can actually understand.
Instead of walking into the room unsure what to say, you know the concerns to raise, the questions to ask, the documentation to bring, and the supports your child may need.
The goal is simple: help you show up prepared, steady, and supported — without feeling like you have to become a special education lawyer overnight.
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Review the IEP
Goals, services, accommodations, evaluations, notes, and school communication.
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Find the gaps
What is vague, missing, unsupported, delayed, or not measurable.
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Prepare the asks
Clear parent concerns, smart questions, and specific requests.
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Enter supported
Meeting prep, advocacy support, and next-step follow-through.
“Michelle helped me understand what the school was saying and what I needed to ask for next.”Document Clarity IEP review and parent strategy
“I walked into the meeting feeling prepared instead of panicked.”Meeting Preparation Support before and during school meetings
“For the first time, I felt like someone at the table was truly on our side.”Concierge Advocacy Parent-first support for complex kids
What changes when we work together
Get your child what they need — without losing yourself in the process.
Wherever you are on this journey — first IEP, third re-evaluation, rare diagnosis, mid-year fight — working with me can help you and your child.
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Walk into every IEP meeting fully prepared
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Hear the law explained in plain English
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Get the services your child is legally entitled to
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Replace anxiety before meetings with a clear strategy
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Read assessments and reports with clarity
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Spend less of your week chasing the school
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Push back on “making progress” without data
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Get measurable goals — not vague promises
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Know exactly what to ask for, and when
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Have someone at the table who knows the system
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Stop signing documents you don’t fully understand
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Feel like a parent again, not a case manager
The process
Read the file. Find the gaps. Walk in ready.
You do not need another vague consultation. You need someone who can see the pattern, read the documents, and walk into the room prepared.
Read the file
We start with a free Advocacy Call so Michelle can understand your child, your concerns, and what’s happening at school.
Find the gaps
Michelle reviews documents, identifies gaps, explains your options clearly, and builds a plan for next steps.
Walk in ready
Michelle helps you prepare, communicate, advocate, and move through the IEP process with support at every stage.
Proof
Real advocacy outcomes.
Speech services added after repeated school denials.
Family prepared for a difficult eligibility meeting with a clear strategy and documentation plan.
Additional transition support added to help a student prepare for adulthood.
Parents gained clarity on evaluation results and next-step recommendations.
Parents walked into an IEP meeting prepared, supported, and confident.
Parent words
Real parents. Real outcomes.
★★★★★
“My child skips to school now. I’m not stressed anymore.”
Jonie M.Mom of two · Santa Ana USD
★★★★★
“Michelle’s attentive and compassionate approach has been invaluable as we navigate the complexities of my daughter’s IEP.”
Flavia D.Parent · IEP secured after 3 denials
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“Michelle got 45 minutes of speech services added to my son’s IEP after 8 months of district denials.”
Eric N.Father · Secured 45 min of speech services
Watch this first
Before you book an Advocacy Call, watch what working together actually looks like.
Michelle walks through what concierge-level IEP advocacy means, who it is for, and how she helps parents move from overwhelmed and unsure to prepared, supported, and clear on the next step.
Free Guide
7 IEP Secrets Schools Don’t Tell You
Before your next IEP meeting, know what to ask, what to watch for, and where parents often lose leverage without realizing it.
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Know what to ask before you sign.
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Understand timelines and parent rights.
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Spot vague language before it costs your child services.
A note from Michelle
If you are reading this after another hard school meeting, I want you to know something: you are not difficult, dramatic, or asking for too much. You are trying to get your child what they need in a system that often makes parents prove what they already know.
My job is to help you slow the room down, understand what is actually being offered, and walk forward with a plan. You can stay the parent. I will help you carry the process.
— Michelle