Greeley School District No. 6 staff run the IEP meetings in Greeley. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
1 based in Colorado · 3 virtual advocates who work with Colorado schools
Hiring one is optional. Nothing in federal law requires a parent to bring an advocate to an IEP meeting.
Greeley 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.
Note what changed at home. Teachers see one room for one hour and parents see the rest of the day.
No advocate in this directory lists Greeley 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 Cumming, GA · works with Colorado schools
Founder
I’m Russell Lloyd, founder of YourChild.org, author, mentor, and special education advocate. I review the record, find the gaps, build the strategy, prepare the parent, and lead IEP meetings.
Virtual · based in Leesburg, FL · works with Colorado schools
CEO IEP Advocate Espanol
Evelyn Roman-Santos is a bilingual Special Education Advocate with 30 years of experience as a School Social Worker.
Virtual · based in Katy, TX · works with Colorado schools
Special Education Advocate
Besides being a parent of a neurodivergent son, I have been a special education teacher, diagnostician, and advocate for the past 30 years. I am a true hands-on, walk in your shoes type of advocate.
See all 24 virtual advocates who work with Colorado families
Greeley School District No. 6 runs the IEP meetings for most Greeley students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
A Pueblo parent group can tell you how the same district handled a case like yours, which is worth more to read than a policy page.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
The clock that matters starts when you sign consent. In Colorado it runs 60 calendar days.
If the Greeley team says no, ask for the refusal in writing.
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.
Membership in a professional body is not a licence. It usually means dues were paid and a code of conduct was signed.
No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in Greeley. Anyone who does is selling you something.
Greeley School District No. 6 is allowed to say no. What it is not allowed to do is say no without written notice that explains the reason.
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Colorado rules is usually a better hire for Greeley than a local one who does not.
Advocates who take Pueblo cases usually take these too. Say where you are in the first email so nobody wastes a week finding out.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Greeley, Colorado, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Greeley, 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.
Who runs special education for Greeley schools?
Greeley School District No. 6 runs the IEP meetings for most Greeley students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Can I bring an advocate to a Section 504 meeting?
Nearly every advocate on this page takes both. Compare profiles for experience with accommodations, 504 meetings and school compliance, and ask the school in writing before you bring anyone to a 504 meeting.
Are there free IEP advocates in Greeley?
Every state has a federally funded Parent Training and Information Center that answers questions at no charge. Free help usually means general guidance rather than somebody sitting next to you in the meeting.
What should a records request say?
A district can charge for copies. Asking to inspect the record in person costs nothing under federal rules, and it is usually faster than waiting for a copy set.
Official Colorado links for parents in Greeley.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Colorado rules apply in Pueblo, Westminster, Arvada, Centennial and the other cities listed here, or see every Colorado advocate.
You are not limited to advocates inside Greeley. The closest listed office is in Lamar, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Free calls are common. Use them to compare people, not to collect advice for nothing.
