Special education and Section 504 advocates for Fayette County Public Schools families in Peachtree City.
5 based in Georgia · 3 virtual advocates who work with Georgia schools
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
Families in Peachtree City and Douglasville run into the same problem. The school says the current plan is working, and the progress report shows the same goal repeated from last year with the same numbers under it.
After the meeting the work is dull. The advocate reads the draft against the notes and sends a correction back the same week.
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 Peachtree City 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 a behavior specialist. Additionally, I am a mother to a child with behavioral issues who has an Individualized Education Program (IEP), as well as…
Based in Buford, GA
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.
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.
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 Katy, TX · works with Georgia schools
Special Education Advocate
Besides being a parent of a neurodivergent son, I have been a special education teacher, diagnostician, and advocate for the past 30 years. I am a true hands-on, walk in your shoes type of advocate.
Virtual · based in Bloomington, IL · works with Georgia schools
Founder & Advocate
Jade is a former special education teacher who has taught everything from pre-k all the way to transition classrooms with students up to age 21.
Virtual · based in Avondale, PA · works with Georgia schools
Personalized support from an Experienced Advocate
I'm Lisa Lightner, a Special Education Advocate with 16 years of experience helping families navigate IEPs, evaluations, placement disputes, and special education challenges.
Fayette County Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Peachtree City students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Families who move between Douglasville and here change districts, and the new team is not required to keep the old plan word for word.
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.
Put the request in writing and date it. An email to the Peachtree City school counts as 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.
No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in Peachtree City. Anyone who does is selling you something.
You sign, not the advocate. Consent and the plan itself both need a parent signature.
Being listed for Georgia is not the same as taking Peachtree City cases, so read the service area on each of the 5 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Experience with Fayette County Public Schools matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Peachtree City, Georgia, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Peachtree City, Georgia?
Rates run $75 to $250 per hour. What moves the number is experience, the type of case, and whether anyone has to drive to the meeting. Profiles here show the rate when the advocate publishes one.
Who runs special education for Peachtree City schools?
Fayette County Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Peachtree City students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Are there free IEP advocates in Peachtree City?
Free guidance exists. Parent centers, disability rights agencies and local parent groups all give it, and none of them will attend the meeting as your representative.
What should a records request say?
Ask in writing and address it to the district rather than the front office. Schools have to let parents inspect the education records they keep, and inspection has to happen before the next IEP meeting.
What documents does an advocate need from me?
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 Georgia links for parents in Peachtree City.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Georgia rules apply in Douglasville, Newnan, Gainesville, Woodstock and the other cities listed here, or see every Georgia advocate.
You are not limited to advocates inside Peachtree City. The closest listed office is in Buford, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Free calls are common. Use them to compare people, not to collect advice for nothing.
