Special education and Section 504 advocates for Cobb County Public Schools families in Kennesaw.
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.
The search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether Kennesaw schools are offering enough.
The meeting itself is the smallest part of the job. Nearly all the hours go into records and email before the Kennesaw team ever sits down.
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 Kennesaw 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 Wesley Chapel, FL · works with Georgia schools
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.
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 Lamar, CO · works with Georgia schools
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.
Cobb County Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Kennesaw students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
A Canton 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 Georgia it runs 60 calendar days.
If the Kennesaw 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.
Membership in a professional body is not a licence. It usually means dues were paid and a code of conduct was signed.
Advocates charge for this. At $75 to $150 per hour, a standard IEP cycle with two hours of prep and two hours in the meeting runs about $400, and that money does not come back if the answer is still no.
Cobb County Public Schools 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 Georgia rules is usually a better hire for Kennesaw than a local one who does not.
Experience with Cobb County Public Schools matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Kennesaw, Georgia, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much should I budget for one IEP meeting?
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 it too late to bring in an advocate?
No fixed trigger exists. The useful test is whether you can tell from the paperwork what the school is actually offering, and whether the last thing you asked for came back in writing.
What district will be at my IEP meeting in Kennesaw?
Cobb County Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Kennesaw students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
How many days does an initial evaluation take?
The rule here is 60 calendar days. It covers the evaluation only. Writing the plan after a child is found eligible is a separate step with its own timing.
How many advocates on this page are based in Georgia?
Every card on this page names the city the advocate works from. Advocates listed under the virtual heading live somewhere else and work with families here by video or phone.
Official Georgia links for parents in Kennesaw.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Georgia rules apply in Canton, Tucker, Duluth, East Point and the other cities listed here, or see every Georgia advocate.
You are not limited to advocates inside Kennesaw. The closest listed office is in Flowery Branch, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Have the most recent Cobb County Public Schools progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
