Connect with advocates serving Atlanta families through SST or MTSS concerns, evaluations, eligibility, IEP meetings, behavior support, placement, services, and records.
4 based in Georgia · 3 virtual advocates who work with Georgia schools
Atlanta Public Schools calls its special education department Exceptional Education and provides Child Find for children within district boundaries, including eligible private-school students under IDEA procedures.
APS also offers a Parent Mentor Program and facilitated IEP meetings. Because some Atlanta addresses fall in Fulton or DeKalb school systems, families should confirm the responsible district before following APS-specific steps.
Local starting points include APS Exceptional Education, APS Child Find, APS Parent Mentor Program, and APS facilitated IEP meetings.
Atlanta-area families may be served by APS, Fulton County Schools, DeKalb County School District, or another public agency depending on the student’s address and school. Confirming responsibility is essential before using district-specific Child Find, records, or complaint procedures.
An Atlanta advocate can identify the responsible agency, document the evaluation request, prepare the parent for an IEP or facilitated meeting, and organize records if the concern advances to a GaDOE complaint.
Compare advocates serving Atlanta families in district, charter, and other public-school settings.
2 of these advocates work from Atlanta. The rest are based elsewhere in Georgia. Each card names the city.
Based in Atlanta, GA
Special Education Advocate
My name is Jalani Traxler and I have loved teaching sense I myself was a student with an IEP receiving my own accommodations in elementary school.
Based in Atlanta, GA
School Psychologist & Parent Advocate
I’m a certified School Psychologist, Parent Advocate, and Coach dedicated to helping families navigate special education with confidence.
Based in Flowery Branch, GA
Special education advocate/ IEP consultant
I am a certified special education teacher and I am also a behavior specialist. I am also a mother to a child with Behavioral issues on an IEP, and another child with a 504.
Based in Cumming, GA
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.
These advocates are not based in Georgia. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Leesburg, FL · works with Georgia 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 Newcastle, OK · works with Georgia schools
Special Education Advocate - IEP Consultant
Former special education teacher and educational advocate with experience on both sides of the IEP table.
Virtual · based in Austin, TX · works with Georgia 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.
Atlanta Public Schools uses the term Exceptional Education, serves eligible students ages 3 through 21, and offers Child Find, parent mentors, parent resources, and facilitated IEP meetings.
An Atlanta mailing address can fall within Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County Schools, or DeKalb County School District. Confirm the district by address.
Georgia gives a school district 60 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Georgia 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 Georgia Department of Education, Division for Exceptional Children, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Certification programs exist and some advocates hold them. None of them is issued by the Georgia Department of Education, Division for Exceptional Children, and none of them is required to sit in a Georgia IEP meeting.
Advocates who work Columbus and here see the same state rules twice a week. Repetition inside one state is the practice worth paying for.
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.
Atlanta 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.
2 advocates on this page are based in Atlanta. The rest work with Georgia families by video.
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 Atlanta, Georgia, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
Does every Atlanta address fall within Atlanta Public Schools?
No. Some Atlanta mailing addresses are served by Fulton County Schools or DeKalb County School District. Verify the district assigned to the home address before using district contacts.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Atlanta?
Flat fees are common for a single meeting and hourly billing is common for everything else. Many advocates give a free first call. Nobody bills you through this site, so ask each person how they invoice.
Which school district serves Atlanta, Georgia?
Most of the city sits inside Atlanta Public Schools. The district writes the plan and holds the special education budget, which is why a complaint about a missed service names the district and not the school.
Are there any IEP advocates near Atlanta?
2 of the advocates listed here give a Georgia home address and 22 more work with families here remotely. Being listed is not the same as taking every case, so read the service area first.
Official Georgia links for parents in Atlanta.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Georgia rules apply in Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Savannah and the other cities listed here, or see every Georgia advocate.
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Say the name of your school and Atlanta Public Schools in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
