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
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
The search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether Broomfield schools are offering enough.
After the meeting the work is dull. The advocate reads the draft against the notes and sends a correction back the same week.
Request the full file in writing before you hire anyone. Schools have to give parents the education records they keep.
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.
Parents in Loveland face the same paperwork. Rules do not change from one town to the next inside a state.
Confirm your child's district by address. Broomfield addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
The deadline for finishing an initial evaluation in Colorado is 60 calendar days. Put that date on your calendar the day the paperwork goes in.
Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the Broomfield meeting, because a team that reads your list in advance cannot pretend it never came up.
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.
The Colorado Department of Education oversees special education in Colorado. It does not license the advocates parents hire.
Check the references and not the letters after the name. Two calls to past clients settle it faster than any credential list.
Advocates do not decide complaints. The Colorado Department of Education does, and only after someone files one in writing.
Advocates who have never seen the file cannot tell you what is missing from it. Send the records first and book the call second.
Being listed for Colorado is not the same as taking Broomfield cases, so read the service area on each of the 1 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in an Adams 12 Five Star Schools 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 Broomfield, Colorado, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Broomfield, Colorado?
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.
Can we work with an advocate who lives outside Colorado?
Video is normal now. A remote advocate reads the file, drafts your concerns and joins the meeting by phone. What a remote advocate cannot do is walk the building or read the room.
Who runs special education for Broomfield schools?
Most Broomfield families work with Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
What is the difference between an IEP and a 504 plan?
An IEP is the stronger document because it carries goals, service minutes and progress reporting. Section 504 plans are faster to write and easier for a district to agree to.
What documents does an advocate need from me?
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 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.
You are not limited to advocates inside Broomfield. The closest listed office is in Lamar, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Have the most recent Adams 12 Five Star Schools progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
