Davis Joint Unified School District staff run the IEP meetings in Davis. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
2 based in California · 3 virtual advocates who work with California schools
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
Davis 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.
After the meeting the work is dull. The advocate reads the draft against the notes and sends a correction back the same week.
Read the evaluation report twice. The second read is where the missing service usually shows up.
No advocate in this directory lists Davis as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of California, and each card names the city.
Based in San Diego, CA
Special Education Advocate
At the Sanford Autism Advocacy Group (SAAG), we are a small but mighty special education consulting group with an emphasis on Autism and IEPs.
Based in Los Angeles, CA
Strategic Special Education Advocate
I combine the precision of a Columbia Law attorney with over a decade of special education leadership to help Los Angeles families navigate the IEP process with clarity, confidence, and results.
These advocates are not based in California. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Harrisburg, PA · works with California schools
Special Education Advocate
I’m a special education teacher with experience supporting students with behavioral, intellectual, and learning needs.
Virtual · based in Oscoda, MI · works with California schools
Special Education Advocate | Certified Neurodiversity Coach | Certified Neuropsychology Coach
Michelle Velazquez is a Special Education Advocate, Educational Consultant, Master IEP Coach®, and Certified Neurodiversity and Neuropsychology Coach.
Virtual · based in Hawthorne, NJ · works with California schools
IEP Consultant, School Social Worker, Advocacy
I am a Child Study Team School Social Worker, with a Master of Social Work from Fordham University. I have core competencies in special education law, mental health, and behavioral health.
See all 29 virtual advocates who work with California families
Davis Joint Unified School District runs the IEP meetings for most Davis students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Families who move between Encinitas and here change districts, and the new team is not required to keep the old plan word for word.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
Once you sign consent for testing, a California district has 60 days to finish an initial evaluation, and that clock does not stop because a case manager is out or the file went to the wrong building.
Put the request in writing and date it. An email to the Davis school counts as writing.
California gives a school district 60 days to finish an initial special education evaluation. A written request for an evaluation has to be answered inside 15 days. Missed deadlines are handled by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division, which takes written state complaints from parents.
No state license exists for special education advocacy. No federal agency issues one either, and no exam stands between a person and the title.
Ask what training the advocate actually finished and who ran it. A one-day webinar and a two-year program both end in a certificate.
Advocates do not decide complaints. The California Department of Education does, and only after someone files one in writing.
You sign, not the advocate. Consent and the plan itself both need a parent signature.
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows California rules is usually a better hire for Davis than a local one who does not.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in a Davis Joint Unified School District meeting before. The answer is a yes or a no and it tells you a great deal.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Davis, California, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much should I budget for one IEP meeting?
Most advocates on this directory charge $75 to $150 per hour. A standard cycle with two hours of prep and two hours in the meeting runs about $400. Travel and extra meetings cost more.
What district will be at my IEP meeting in Davis?
Most Davis families work with Davis Joint Unified School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
Does the state provide a free advocate?
No public program assigns you a private advocate. The links under official resources on this page go to the state agency and to the complaint process, and both cost nothing to use.
How do I file a state special education complaint in California?
Three routes stay open when you disagree. Mediation is voluntary for both sides, a written state complaint is decided on the record by the California Department of Education, and a due process hearing takes evidence.
What should I bring to the IEP meeting?
Start with a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will build the same thing, so writing it yourself saves an hour of billed time.
Official California links for parents in Davis.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same California rules apply in Encinitas, Palo Alto, La Mesa, Redondo Beach and the other cities listed here, or see every California advocate.
You are not limited to advocates inside Davis. The closest listed office is in San Diego, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Have the most recent Davis Joint Unified School District progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
