Special education and Section 504 advocates for Anne Arundel County Public Schools families in Severn.
1 based in Maryland · 3 virtual advocates who work with Maryland schools
An advocate is a paid professional who reads the evaluation reports, drafts your concerns, sits beside you at the IEP table, and follows up on whatever the school agreed to do.
Parents in Severn usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
During a Severn 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 Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 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 Severn as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Maryland, and each card names the city.
Based in Leonardtown, MD
Special Education Advocate
Douglas Hubscher is the Founder and President of Kids Are First, LLC, a special education advocacy firm dedicated to helping families navigate the IEP and 504 process with confidence, clarity, and…
These advocates are not based in Maryland. 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 Maryland 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 Hawthorne, NJ · works with Maryland schools
IEP Consultant, School Social Worker, Advocacy
I am a Child Study Team School Social Worker, with a Master of Social Work from Fordham University. I have core competencies in special education law, mental health, and behavioral health.
Virtual · based in Bloomington, IL · works with Maryland 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.
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4 public schools inside Severn belong to Anne Arundel 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.
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.
No Maryland deadline applies to a written evaluation request. Federal rules still require a response within a reasonable time.
Keep every email. Most of what an advocate does with a Severn file is date-stamping what the school already told you.
Maryland gives a school district 60 days after parental consent and 90 days after the written referral to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Maryland 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 Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Maryland does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in Severn can print a card with the word advocate on it.
Advocates who work Odenton and here see the same state rules twice a week. Repetition inside one state is the practice worth paying for.
Advocates are not attorneys. No advocate in Severn can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
Anne Arundel County 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.
Rates and openings decide most of this. An advocate who cannot meet before your Severn meeting date is the wrong hire, and the second-best advocate who is free this month usually beats the best one who is not.
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 Severn, Maryland, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Severn?
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.
Which school district serves Severn, Maryland?
Most of the city sits inside Anne Arundel County 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.
How long does the IEP evaluation process take in Maryland?
The rule here is 60 days after parental consent and 90 days after the written referral. It covers the evaluation only. Writing the plan after a child is found eligible is a separate step with its own timing.
Are there any IEP advocates near Severn?
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.
Do advocates handle accommodation plans?
Yes, and the rules differ slightly. Section 504 does not spell out who may attend the way IDEA does, so ask the school in writing before the meeting and keep the answer.
Official Maryland links for parents in Severn.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Maryland rules apply in Odenton, Mitchellville, Largo, Lanham and the other cities listed here, or see every Maryland advocate.
Print the current IEP and bring it to the first call. Every advocate on the Severn list will ask for it.
Say the name of your school and Anne Arundel County Public Schools in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
