Special education and Section 504 advocates for Farmington Public School District families in Farmington Hills.
1 based in Michigan · 3 virtual advocates who work with Michigan 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.
Most of the work happens before anyone sits down in a Farmington Hills conference room.
Advocates also coach. Some Farmington Hills parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Records live with Farmington Public School District, 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 Farmington Hills as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Michigan, and each card names the city.
Based in Oscoda, MI
Special Education Advocate | Certified Neurodiversity Coach | Certified Neuropsychology Coach
Michelle Velazquez is a Special Education Advocate, Educational Consultant, Master IEP Coach®, and Certified Neurodiversity and Neuropsychology Coach.
These advocates are not based in Michigan. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Portland, OR · works with Michigan schools
Experienced Special Education Advocate & Former District Administrator
Chelsea Venegas, M.Ed., is the Founder & Special Education Advocate at Access & Bloom. A former special education teacher, school administrator, and district leader, she supports families with IEPs,…
Virtual · based in Atlanta, GA · works with Michigan schools
School Psychologist & Parent Advocate
I’m a certified School Psychologist, Parent Advocate, and Coach dedicated to helping families navigate special education with confidence.
Virtual · based in Harrisburg, PA · works with Michigan schools
Special Education Advocate
I’m a special education teacher with experience supporting students with behavioral, intellectual, and learning needs.
See all 30 virtual advocates who work with Michigan families
11 public schools inside Farmington Hills belong to Farmington Public School District. 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.
A written request for an evaluation starts a second clock in Michigan, and the district has to answer inside 10 school days.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
Michigan gives a school district 30 school days to finish an initial special education evaluation. A written request for an evaluation has to be answered inside 10 school days. Missed deadlines are handled by the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Attorneys are licensed. Advocates hold no license, and the difference matters most when a case gets close to a hearing, which is the point where the Farmington Hills district starts talking to its own lawyer.
Advocates who work Flint and here see the same state rules twice a week. Repetition inside one state is the practice worth paying for.
Hiring an advocate does not pause a deadline or undo a meeting that already happened. The work starts from wherever the Farmington Hills file sits today.
Farmington Public School District 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.
Video is normal now. 30 of the advocates listed for Farmington Hills work with families by phone or video instead of driving to the school.
Distance is a scheduling problem and not a legal one. Meetings run by video whenever the parent and the school both agree to it.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Farmington Hills, Michigan, 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.
Does Farmington Public School District cover every Farmington Hills address?
Farmington Public School District runs the IEP meetings for most Farmington Hills students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
How long can a school take to test my child?
The deadline in Michigan for finishing an initial evaluation is 30 school days. Put that date on your calendar the day you sign consent, because the district counts from the paperwork and not from the conversation.
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?
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 Michigan links for parents in Farmington Hills.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Michigan rules apply in Flint, Troy, Livonia, Rochester Hills and the other cities listed here, or see every Michigan advocate.
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a Farmington Hills file, and hire the one whose answer is specific enough that you could write it down as a task.
Do not sign anything at the first meeting if you are unsure. Consent can wait a day.
