Gwinnett County Public Schools staff run the IEP meetings in Hoschton. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
4 based in Georgia · 3 virtual advocates who work with Georgia schools
Hiring one is optional. Nothing in federal law requires a parent to bring an advocate to an IEP meeting.
Hoschton 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.
Paperwork is where cases are won or lost, and an advocate who has read every progress report in the file will find the sentence a Hoschton team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
Request the full file in writing before you hire anyone. Schools have to give parents the education records they keep.
No advocate in this directory lists Hoschton as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Georgia, and each card names the city.
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 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.
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 San Antonio, TX · works with Georgia schools
FamilyADDventures.com
Nicole Santiago is a learning specialist and an advocate (IEP coach). She is a member of COPAA.org and ensures special education students receive the most appropriate educational services possible.
Virtual · based in Arlington Heights, IL · works with Georgia schools
Special Education Advocate
I am a former special education teacher, with experience in public and therapeutic day schools.
Virtual · based in Coraopolis, PA · works with Georgia schools
Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Special Education Advocate
Hi there! I'm Brittany, owner and founder of Balanced Behaviors, LLC. I'm a Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Specialist in Pennsylvania with a Master’s in Special Education from Slippery Rock…
3 public schools inside Hoschton belong to Gwinnett 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.
An Oakwood 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. Hoschton addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
The clock that matters starts when you sign consent. In Georgia it runs 60 calendar days.
If the Hoschton team says no, ask for the refusal in writing.
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.
The Georgia Department of Education oversees special education in Georgia. It does not license the advocates parents hire.
Check the references and not the letters after the name. Two calls to past clients settle it faster than any credential list.
Advocates do not decide complaints. The Georgia Department of Education does, and only after someone files one in writing.
Advocates who have never seen the file cannot tell you what is missing from it. Send the records first and book the call second.
Being listed for Georgia is not the same as taking Hoschton cases, so read the service area on each of the 4 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Experience with Gwinnett County Public Schools matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Hoschton, Georgia, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Hoschton, Georgia?
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 Hoschton schools?
Most Hoschton families work with Gwinnett County Public Schools. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
What is the evaluation deadline in Georgia?
The deadline in Georgia for finishing an initial evaluation is 60 calendar days. Put that date on your calendar the day you sign consent, because the district counts from the paperwork and not from the conversation.
Are there free IEP advocates in Hoschton?
No public program assigns you a private advocate. The links under official resources on this page go to the state agency and to the complaint process, and both cost nothing to use.
Where does a written special education complaint go?
Three routes stay open when you disagree. Mediation is voluntary for both sides, a written state complaint is decided on the record by the Georgia Department of Education, and a due process hearing takes evidence.
Official Georgia links for parents in Hoschton.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Georgia rules apply in Oakwood, Cumming, Flowery Branch, College Park and the other cities listed here, or see every Georgia advocate.
You are not limited to advocates inside Hoschton. The closest listed office is in Cumming, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Keep a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will start by building the same thing.
