Special education and Section 504 advocates for Adams 12 Five Star Schools families in Broomfield.
3 virtual advocates who work with Colorado schools
The job is plain. An advocate knows what services the school owes your child and asks for them in writing.
Most of the work happens before anyone sits down in a Broomfield conference room.
Advocates also coach. Some Broomfield parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools can charge for copies of a file. Asking to inspect the record in person instead costs nothing under federal rules.
These advocates are not based in Colorado. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Oscoda, MI · works with Colorado 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 Elmo, UT · works with Colorado schools
Parent Advocate or School Navigation Consultant.
With a Master's in School Counseling and years inside public schools, I bring an insider's perspective. I've led hundreds of IEP and 504 meetings, backed by specialized legal training.
Virtual · based in Austin, TX · works with Colorado schools
Special Education Advocate
Hi, My name is David Gonzales. Living in Austin, TX, but originally from Los Angeles, CA. I carry a masters degree in special education and currently practice as a sped teacher.
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Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Broomfield students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Buildings do not fund services and districts do. Ask which office is deciding before you spend a meeting arguing with the wrong one.
Confirm your child's district by address. Broomfield addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
Once you sign consent for testing, a Colorado district has 60 calendar 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.
Ask the Broomfield team for the evaluation report before the meeting, not at it, because nobody reads a long report accurately while the rest of the team waits.
Colorado gives a school district 60 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Colorado 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 Colorado Department of Education, Office of Special Education, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Attorneys are licensed. Advocates hold no license, and the difference matters most when a case gets close to a hearing, which is the point where the Broomfield district starts talking to its own lawyer.
A certificate says nothing about Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Ask instead what the advocate has filed there and what came back.
Hiring an advocate does not pause a deadline or undo a meeting that already happened. The work starts from wherever the Broomfield file sits today.
What worked for a family in Loveland may not fit yours. Ask the advocate what is different about your file before you copy anyone.
Rates and openings decide most of this. An advocate who cannot meet before your Broomfield meeting date is the wrong hire, and the second-best advocate who is free this month usually beats the best one who is not.
Distance is a scheduling problem and not a legal one. Meetings run by video whenever the parent and the school both agree to it.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Broomfield, Colorado, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What is the hourly rate for a parent advocate?
Flat fees are common for a single meeting and hourly billing is common for everything else. Many advocates give a free first call. Nobody bills you through this site, so ask each person how they invoice.
Does Adams 12 Five Star Schools cover every Broomfield address?
Most of the city sits inside Adams 12 Five Star Schools. The district writes the plan and holds the special education budget, which is why a complaint about a missed service names the district and not the school.
How long can a school take to test my child?
The rule here is 60 calendar days. It covers the evaluation only. Writing the plan after a child is found eligible is a separate step with its own timing.
Can an advocate help with a 504 plan and not an IEP?
Yes, and the rules differ slightly. Section 504 does not spell out who may attend the way IDEA does, so ask the school in writing before the meeting and keep the answer.
Who investigates a school for missing an IEP deadline?
Written complaints go to the Colorado Department of Education. It decides on the paperwork rather than at a hearing, so dates and documents are what the decision turns on.
Official Colorado links for parents in Broomfield.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Colorado rules apply in Loveland, Parker, Castle Rock, Littleton and the other cities listed here, or see every Colorado advocate.
If nobody here fits, check the Loveland page next. The same Colorado rules apply there.
Two questions sort most of this out. What would you do first with this file, and what does that cost.
