Special education and Section 504 advocates for Adams 12 Five Star Schools families in Broomfield.
1 based in Colorado · 3 virtual advocates who work with Colorado schools
An advocate is a paid professional who reads the evaluation reports, drafts your concerns, sits beside you at the IEP table, and follows up on whatever the school agreed to do.
Most of the work happens before anyone sits down in a Broomfield conference room.
During a Broomfield IEP meeting an advocate writes down what the team agrees to and asks for it in the document before anyone leaves the room.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools keeps progress data on every goal in the plan. Ask for it as a table of dates and numbers rather than a paragraph.
No advocate in this directory lists Broomfield as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Colorado, and each card names the city.
Based in Lamar, CO
Special Education Advocate
I’ve been a science teacher, a Director of Financial Aid, and a Dean of Students at a rural community college — always at the table with students and families navigating systems not built for them.
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 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.
Virtual · based in Hialeah, FL · works with Colorado schools
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.
Virtual · based in Arlington Heights, IL · works with Colorado schools
Special Education Advocate
I am a former special education teacher, with experience in public and therapeutic day schools.
See all 24 virtual advocates who work with Colorado families
7 public schools inside Broomfield belong to Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Each one has its own case manager and its own backlog, and the answer you get about scheduling depends on which building your child attends.
Charter and magnet enrollment changes who owes the service. Ask which agency is responsible before the first meeting.
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.
Keep every email. Most of what an advocate does with a Broomfield file is date-stamping what the school already told you.
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.
Certification programs exist and some advocates hold them. None of them is issued by the Colorado Department of Education, Office of Special Education, and none of them is required to sit in a Colorado IEP meeting.
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.
Video is normal now. 24 of the advocates listed for Broomfield work with families by phone or video instead of driving to the school.
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.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Broomfield?
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.
At what point do parents usually call an advocate?
Most parents call after a school says no to testing, after goals repeat unchanged for a year, or a week before an annual review. Earlier is cheaper. An advocate hired the night before a meeting can only read so much.
Which school district serves Broomfield, Colorado?
Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Broomfield students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
How long does the IEP evaluation process take in Colorado?
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.
Should my child have an IEP or a Section 504 plan?
The short version. IEP means the school changes what is taught and how, and Section 504 means the school changes the conditions around it.
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.
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Do not sign anything at the first meeting if you are unsure. Consent can wait a day.
