Special education and Section 504 advocates for Jefferson County Public Schools families in Littleton.
3 virtual advocates who work with Colorado schools
An IEP advocate goes to school meetings with you and argues for services your child is not getting.
Littleton is the 20th-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.
During a Littleton IEP meeting an advocate writes down what the team agrees to and asks for it in the document before anyone leaves the room.
Jefferson County Public 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 Harrisburg, PA · works with Colorado schools
Special Education Advocate
I’m a special education teacher with experience supporting students with behavioral, intellectual, and learning needs.
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 Inverness, IL · works with Colorado schools
Special Education Advocate
I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University and a Master’s of Education from DePaul University, with a dual certification in elementary and…
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Jefferson County Public Schools takes most Littleton 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.
District lines and city lines are not the same thing. A street can sit inside one city and be zoned to the district next door.
Confirm your child's district by address. Littleton addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Colorado actually requires is 60 calendar days.
Keep every email. Most of what an advocate does with a Littleton 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.
Colorado does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in Littleton can print a card with the word advocate on it.
A certificate says nothing about Jefferson County Public 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 Littleton file sits today.
Jefferson County Public Schools answers to the parent on the paperwork, so an advocate can draft the letter and you still have to be the one who sends it.
Video is normal now. 31 of the advocates listed for Littleton 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 Littleton, Colorado, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What is the hourly rate for a parent advocate?
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.
Is an IEP advocate a type of lawyer?
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.
Does Jefferson County Public Schools cover every Littleton address?
Most Littleton families work with Jefferson County Public Schools. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
How long can a school take to test my child?
Colorado sets its own deadline and it is 60 calendar days. Federal law lets a state do that, so a timeline a parent reads on a national site may not be the one running here.
How do I know where an advocate actually works from?
No advocate is listed in every town, and each card here says where that person lives. Somebody who knows the state rules and has an opening this month usually beats the nearest name on the list.
Official Colorado links for parents in Littleton.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Colorado rules apply in Lamar, Parker, Broomfield, Loveland and the other cities listed here, or see every Colorado advocate.
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in Littleton and Lamar. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.
Say the name of your school and Jefferson County Public Schools in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
