Special education and Section 504 advocates for Warren Consolidated Schools families in Warren.
1 based in Michigan · 3 virtual advocates who work with Michigan schools
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
The search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether Warren schools are offering enough.
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 Warren 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 Katy, TX · works with Michigan 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 Inverness, IL · works with Michigan schools
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…
Virtual · based in Austin, TX · works with Michigan schools
Special Education Advocate
Hi, My name is David Gonzales. Living in Austin, TX, but originally from Los Angeles, CA. I carry a masters degree in special education and currently practice as a sped teacher.
See all 30 virtual advocates who work with Michigan families
12 public schools inside Warren belong to Warren Consolidated 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.
A Grand Rapids 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. Warren addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
A written request for an evaluation starts a second clock in Michigan, and the district has to answer inside 10 school days.
Put the request in writing and date it. An email to the Warren school counts as writing.
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.
The Michigan Department of Education oversees special education in Michigan. It does not license the advocates parents hire.
Check the references and not the letters after the name. Two calls to past clients settle it faster than any credential list.
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.
Advocates who have never seen the file cannot tell you what is missing from it. Send the records first and book the call second.
Being listed for Michigan is not the same as taking Warren cases, so read the service area on each of the 1 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Experience with Warren Consolidated Schools matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Warren, Michigan, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Warren, Michigan?
Flat fees are common for a single meeting and hourly billing is common for everything else. Many advocates give a free first call. Nobody bills you through this site, so ask each person how they invoice.
What is the difference between an IEP advocate and a special education attorney?
No. Advocates prepare for meetings, read the records and negotiate with the district. Attorneys file due process complaints and appear at hearings, which an advocate cannot do.
Who runs special education for Warren schools?
Most of the city sits inside Warren Consolidated 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.
Do I have to use an advocate from my own town?
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.
What documents does an advocate need from me?
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 Michigan links for parents in Warren.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Michigan rules apply in Grand Rapids, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Detroit and the other cities listed here, or see every Michigan advocate.
If nobody here fits, check the Grand Rapids page next. The same Michigan rules apply there.
Have the most recent Warren Consolidated Schools progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
