SPECIAL EDUCATION INSIGHTS
When You Know More,
You Can Ask Better Questions.
Practical guidance from Maureen Brown on IEPs, special education advocacy, BSEA decisions, therapeutic placement, college transition, and the questions families don't always know to ask.
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Recent Insights From Maureen
Practical guidance on IEPs, advocacy, placement, transition, and the decisions families are facing right now.
Why Touring Still Matters: Four Programs I Visited This Month
This month I toured four programs that support young people at different stages of their path toward independence, from residential treatment to a neurodivergent-affirming transitional living program to a therapeutic boarding school. Reading a website only tells you so much. Walking the halls, meeting the staff, and seeing the daily schedule in action is what lets me tell a family whether a program will actually work for their child. Check out the full breakdown of what I saw, plus why working with a therapeutic consultant can make this search so much easier for families.
Honored to Present at the New England NATSAP Conference:
“Honored to speak at the New England National Association Theraputic Schools and Programs NATSAP Conference on bridging schools and therapeutic programs to ensure students get the support — and funding — they deserve.”
MASSACHUSETTS BSEA DECISIONSBSEA Decisions, Without the Legal Jargon.
When a special education dispute in Massachusetts reaches the Bureau of Special Education Appeals, the decisions can tell families a lot about how hearing officers look at evidence, placement, evaluations, stay-put rights, district obligations, and FAPE. Maureen breaks down selected BSEA decisions in plain language so you can understand what happened, why the hearing officer ruled the way they did, and what families can learn from the case.
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BSEA Decisions from Summer 2026.
How parents can use it to determine how hearing officers make decisions.