Advocates here work with Pembroke Pines families and Broward County Public Schools teams. Each profile lists a rate when the advocate shares one.
3 based in Florida · 3 virtual advocates who work with Florida schools
The job is plain. An advocate knows what services the school owes your child and asks for them in writing.
Parents in Pembroke Pines usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
Advocates also coach. Some Pembroke Pines parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Broward County Public 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 Pembroke Pines as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Florida, and each card names the city.
Based in Wesley Chapel, FL
Special Education Advocate
With 24 years of experience in the K-12 sector, I serves as a Student Support Specialist specializing in academic and behavioral ESE services.
Based in Leesburg, FL
CEO IEP Advocate Espanol
Evelyn Roman-Santos is a bilingual Special Education Advocate with 30 years of experience as a School Social Worker.
Based in Hialeah, FL
Advocate
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.
These advocates are not based in Florida. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Springfield, MA · works with Florida schools
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My parent advocacy experience in special education began with students diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, assisting parents with IEP language, asking the appropriate questions to get the answers they…
Virtual · based in San Antonio, TX · works with Florida schools
Special Education Advocate | National COPAA Instructor
As an experienced Special Education Advocate, Executive Function Specialist, and expert IEP Coach, I offer families pathways to ensure they are informed, prepared, and confident as they navigate…
Virtual · based in Buford, GA · works with Florida schools
Georgia Special Education & IEP Advocate
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett is the owner and lead advocate of The IEP Guru, LLC, providing special education advocacy throughout Georgia.
13 public schools inside Pembroke Pines belong to Broward County Public 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.
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 before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
Once you sign consent for testing, a Florida 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.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
Florida gives a school district 60 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. A written request for an evaluation has to be answered inside 30 days. Missed deadlines are handled by the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Attorneys are licensed. Advocates hold no license, and the difference matters most when a case gets close to a hearing, which is the point where the Pembroke Pines district starts talking to its own lawyer.
A certificate says nothing about Broward County Public Schools. Ask instead what the advocate has filed there and what came back.
Advocates are not attorneys. No advocate in Pembroke Pines can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
What worked for a family in Fort Lauderdale 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 Pembroke Pines 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 Pembroke Pines, Florida, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Pembroke Pines?
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 an advocate join an IEP meeting by video?
Yes, with one condition. The school has to agree to the meeting format, so put the request in writing before the date is set.
Which school district serves Pembroke Pines, Florida?
Most Pembroke Pines families work with Broward County Public Schools. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
Who decides a special education complaint in Florida?
Three routes stay open when you disagree. Mediation is voluntary for both sides, a written state complaint is decided on the record by the Florida Department of Education, and a due process hearing takes evidence.
How do I prepare for an IEP meeting in Pembroke Pines?
Bring the current IEP or 504 plan, the most recent evaluation report, the last two progress reports and any email where the school said no. An advocate who has those before the call can tell you what is missing in ten minutes.
Official Florida links for parents in Pembroke Pines.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Florida rules apply in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Gainesville, Tallahassee and the other cities listed here, or see every Florida advocate.
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a Pembroke Pines file, and hire the one whose answer is specific enough that you could write it down as a task.
Say the name of your school and Broward County Public Schools in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
