Advocates here work with Colorado Springs families and Colorado Springs School District No. 11 teams. Each profile lists a rate when the advocate shares one.
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.
Colorado Springs is the 2nd-largest city in Colorado. Size has nothing to do with how well a district runs its IEP meetings, and a small district with one experienced case manager often does better than a large one.
Advocates also coach. Some Colorado Springs parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Colorado Springs School District No. 11 can charge for copies of a file. Asking to inspect the record in person instead costs nothing under federal rules.
No advocate in this directory lists Colorado Springs 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 San Diego, CA · works with Colorado schools
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.
Virtual · based in Atlanta, GA · works with Colorado schools
School Psychologist & Parent Advocate
I’m a certified School Psychologist, Parent Advocate, and Coach dedicated to helping families navigate special education with confidence.
Virtual · based in Midland, TX · works with Colorado schools
Special Education Advocate
Kate Keenan is a special education advocate serving families in Midland, TX.
See all 25 virtual advocates who work with Colorado families
Colorado Springs School District No. 11 takes most Colorado Springs addresses, but not all of them. Check yours before you send a letter, because a request that lands in the wrong district office does not start the evaluation clock at all.
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. Colorado Springs addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
The clock that matters starts when you sign consent. In Colorado it runs 60 calendar days.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
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.
Colorado does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in Colorado Springs can print a card with the word advocate on it.
Colorado Springs School District No. 11 does not approve or bar advocates. Federal rules let a parent bring anyone with knowledge of the child to the meeting.
An advocate cannot make the district agree. What moves a district is the record you build, not the person sitting next to you, and a good advocate spends more hours on the record than in the room.
What worked for a family in Aurora 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 Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs, Colorado, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Colorado Springs?
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.
Do I need a lawyer or an advocate for my child?
An advocate is not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice or file a lawsuit. What an advocate can do is build the written record a lawyer would need later.
Can an advocate join an IEP meeting by video?
Yes. IDEA, the federal special education law, requires parent participation in IEP meetings and allows alternative means such as video or phone when you and the school agree. Your advocate does not have to live nearby.
Which school district serves Colorado Springs, Colorado?
Colorado Springs School District No. 11 runs the IEP meetings for most Colorado Springs students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Who decides a special education complaint in Colorado?
The Colorado Department of Education takes written complaints from parents about missed deadlines and services never delivered. An advocate can prepare one. The advocate does not decide it and cannot make the district settle.
Official Colorado links for parents in Colorado Springs.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Colorado rules apply in Aurora, Denver, Fort Collins, Lakewood and the other cities listed here, or see every Colorado advocate.
Print the current IEP and bring it to the first call. Every advocate on the Colorado Springs list will ask for it.
Do not sign anything at the first meeting if you are unsure. Consent can wait a day.
