The Missing Partner in Special Education: Family Culture with Nancy Shapiro Rapport

Your district has a culture. Your campuses have a culture. But what about the families you serve?

In this episode of Conversations by IEP Assure, Allie Wilson talks with Nancy Shapiro Rapport, a middle school counselor with a 34-year career and co-creator of Our Family Culture. Nancy shares how intentional family culture can strengthen the partnership between homes and schools, and why students should be active participants in their own IEP and 504 meetings.

In this episode:

- What "parenting by design" means and why it matters to schools

- Why students should know and understand their own accommodations

- Reframing accommodations as tools, not labels

- Assuming good intentions between parents, teachers, and administrators

- Shifting conferences from data updates to student strengths

- A district pilot bringing family culture resources to every family

Explore the Our Family Culture app: [App Store link] | [Google Play link]

Season 2 explores partnerships within education and family. New episodes every other Thursday.

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