Virtual · based in Midland, TX · works with Alaska schools
Kate Keenan
Special Education Advocate
Kate Keenan is a special education advocate serving families in Midland, TX.
- From $75 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
IEP advocates in Ketchikan, Alaska
Advocates here work with Ketchikan families and Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District teams. Each profile lists a rate when the advocate shares one.
3 virtual advocates who work with Alaska schools
What an IEP advocate is
Advocates get hired after a meeting goes badly, rarely before the first one, which is why most of them start by reading a file that already carries a year of history in it.
Ketchikan parents tend to call at one of two moments. The first is before an initial evaluation and the second is after a service quietly disappears from the plan.
Before and after a Ketchikan IEP meeting
The meeting itself is the smallest part of the job. Nearly all the hours go into records and email before the Ketchikan team ever sits down.
Request the full file in writing before you hire anyone. Schools have to give parents the education records they keep.
Virtual advocates who work with Alaska families
These advocates are not based in Alaska. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Wesley Chapel, FL · works with Alaska schools
Angela Picardi
Special Education Advocate
With 24 years of experience in the K-12 sector, I serves as a Student Support Specialist specializing in academic and behavioral ESE services.
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities
- Contact for rate
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Hialeah, FL · works with Alaska schools
Julian Moreira
Advocate
Hello! I look forward to helping families and their students get the crucial support they need. I have varied experience working with families and educators at the state and local levels.
- Autism Spectrum, Behavioral Support, Intellectual & Cognitive, Learning Disabilities
- From $100 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
The district behind a Ketchikan IEP
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District runs the IEP meetings for most Ketchikan students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Families who move between Kenai and here change districts, and the new team is not required to keep the old plan word for word.
- District Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
- County Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Public schools inside Ketchikan 6
- Size Ketchikan is the 6th-largest city in Alaska by the 2024 Census estimate
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
What the clock is here
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Alaska actually requires is 90 calendar days.
If the Ketchikan team says no, ask for the refusal in writing.
Alaska gives a school district 90 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Alaska rule sets a separate deadline for answering a written request, so the federal reasonable-time standard is what applies. Missed deadlines are handled by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, Special Education program, which takes written state complaints from parents.
No license, no required certification
Training varies, and so does what it proves. A parent who asks how many Ketchikan IEP meetings an advocate sat in last year learns more than a certificate would show.
Check the references and not the letters after the name. Two calls to past clients settle it faster than any credential list.
Where advocacy stops
No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in Ketchikan. Anyone who does is selling you something.
Advocates who have never seen the file cannot tell you what is missing from it. Send the records first and book the call second.
Who serves Ketchikan today
Video is normal now. 26 of the advocates listed for Ketchikan work with families by phone or video instead of driving to the school.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in a Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District meeting before. The answer is a yes or a no and it tells you a great deal.
Ketchikan IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Ketchikan, Alaska, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Ketchikan, Alaska?
Rates run $75 to $250 per hour. What moves the number is experience, the type of case, and whether anyone has to drive to the meeting. Profiles here show the rate when the advocate publishes one.
Who runs special education for Ketchikan schools?
Most Ketchikan families work with Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
Do I have to use an advocate from my own town?
Every card on this page names the city the advocate works from. Advocates listed under the virtual heading live somewhere else and work with families here by video or phone.
What should a records request say?
A district can charge for copies. Asking to inspect the record in person costs nothing under federal rules, and it is usually faster than waiting for a copy set.
Where does a written special education complaint go?
Written complaints go to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. It decides on the paperwork rather than at a hearing, so dates and documents are what the decision turns on.
Official special education resources in Alaska
Official Alaska links for parents in Ketchikan.
Sources for the Alaska rules on this page
- 4 AAC 52.115, Timelines (4 AAC 52.115(a))
- Alaska DEED Parental Rights for Special Education, Administrative Complaint Procedures (4 AAC 52.500)
- Alaska DEED Special Education
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
Before you contact anyone
Search is free. You contact advocates directly.
Have the most recent Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
