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Jackie Walde

Jackie Waldie is a non-attorney special education advocate (COPAA/SEAT trained) and founder of Inspire Education in Rapid City, South Dakota, helping families navigate IEPs and 504 plans.

Oct 2, 2026

24:44
Yeah.
24:44
I didn't know that it's maybe not the best to ask someone when they're [laughs] going low.
24:51
You should just know how to treat it and how to handle it.
24:54
I had zero training.
24:55
And I think what you said with the word crystal ball, I hear that, I've had administrators say that to me, [clears throat] excuse me, in a meeting.
25:04
Say, "Well, we can't answer that what if.
25:06
We don't have a crystal ball." And I think parents need to do that.

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47:41
[laughs]

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