Prospect Heights School District 23 staff run the IEP meetings in Prospect Heights. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
3 based in Illinois · 3 virtual advocates who work with Illinois schools
An IEP advocate goes to school meetings with you and argues for services your child is not getting.
Prospect Heights is the 159th-largest city in Illinois. Size has nothing to do with how well a district runs its IEP meetings, and a small district with one experienced case manager often does better than a large one.
During a Prospect Heights IEP meeting an advocate writes down what the team agrees to and asks for it in the document before anyone leaves the room.
Records live with Prospect Heights School District 23, not with the front office of one building, and a request addressed to the district gets a faster answer than one that is not.
No advocate in this directory lists Prospect Heights as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Illinois, and each card names the city.
Based in Arlington Heights, IL
Special Education Advocate
I am a former special education teacher, with experience in public and therapeutic day schools.
Based in Inverness, IL
Special Education Advocate
I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University and a Master’s of Education from DePaul University, with a dual certification in elementary and…
Based in Bloomington, IL
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.
These advocates are not based in Illinois. 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 Illinois 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 Las Vegas, NV · works with Illinois schools
IEP Consultant
Hey there! I’ve been a special education teacher for nearly a decade, so helping unique learners thrive is truly my life’s work.
Virtual · based in Coraopolis, PA · works with Illinois 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…
See all 23 virtual advocates who work with Illinois families
4 public schools inside Prospect Heights belong to Prospect Heights School District 23. 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.
Charter and magnet enrollment changes who owes the service. Ask which agency is responsible before the first meeting.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Illinois actually requires is 60 school days.
Keep every email. Most of what an advocate does with a Prospect Heights file is date-stamping what the school already told you.
Illinois gives a school district 60 school days to finish an initial special education evaluation. A written request for an evaluation has to be answered inside 14 school days. Missed deadlines are handled by the Illinois State Board of Education, Special Education Department, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Illinois does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in Prospect Heights can print a card with the word advocate on it.
Prospect Heights School District 23 does not approve or bar advocates. Federal rules let a parent bring anyone with knowledge of the child to the meeting.
Hiring an advocate does not pause a deadline or undo a meeting that already happened. The work starts from wherever the Prospect Heights file sits today.
Nobody can undo a meeting you already agreed to in writing. Read the page you are asked to sign before the room empties.
Video is normal now. 23 of the advocates listed for Prospect Heights work with families by phone or video instead of driving to the school.
Ask for two references from cases like yours. Somebody who cannot produce one has not worked many.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Prospect Heights, Illinois, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What is the hourly rate for a parent advocate?
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.
When should I hire a special education advocate in Prospect Heights?
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.
Does Prospect Heights School District 23 cover every Prospect Heights address?
Most Prospect Heights families work with Prospect Heights School District 23. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
How do I know where an advocate actually works from?
No advocate is listed in every town, and each card here says where that person lives. Somebody who knows the state rules and has an opening this month usually beats the nearest name on the list.
What should I have ready before the first call with an advocate?
Start with a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will build the same thing, so writing it yourself saves an hour of billed time.
Official Illinois links for parents in Prospect Heights.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Illinois rules apply in Lake Zurich, Mount Vernon, Pontiac, Rolling Meadows and the other cities listed here, or see every Illinois advocate.
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights School District 23 in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
