Connect with advocates who help Las Vegas families navigate CCSD evaluations, IEP meetings, services, placement, behavior support, records, and Nevada dispute-resolution options.
1 based in Las Vegas · 3 virtual advocates who work with Nevada schools
Most Las Vegas public-school families navigate special education through Clark County School District's large countywide system. CCSD's Student Services Division organizes regional and specialized supports rather than relying on a single city office.
SSD Region Support Teams respond to parent concerns, support school teams, and may attend IEP meetings. CCSD's Child Find Project evaluates preschool children not enrolled in school and certain homeschooled or private-school students.
Local starting points include CCSD Student Services Division, SSD Region Support Teams, CCSD Child Find Project, and CCSD Office of Compliance and Monitoring.
Clark County School District serves a large geographic area and organizes support through schools, regions, and specialized departments. The correct contact can depend on the student’s school, region, program, or charter arrangement.
A Las Vegas advocate can route written requests, calculate Nevada’s 45-school-day evaluation timeline, organize records across campuses, and prepare the parent to compare supports and placement options using the child’s data.
Compare advocates serving Las Vegas and Clark County families with evaluations, IEPs, behavior, services, and placement.
This advocate lists Las Vegas as their home base. Compare rates, read their background, and message them directly.
Based in Las Vegas, NV
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.
These advocates are not based in Nevada. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Midland, TX · works with Nevada schools
Special Education Advocate
Kate Keenan is a special education advocate serving families in Midland, TX.
Virtual · based in Los Angeles, CA · works with Nevada schools
Strategic Special Education Advocate
I combine the precision of a Columbia Law attorney with over a decade of special education leadership to help Los Angeles families navigate the IEP process with clarity, confidence, and results.
Virtual · based in Hawthorne, NJ · works with Nevada 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.
Las Vegas public-school families generally work with Clark County School District, a countywide system. CCSD's Student Services Division includes Region Support Teams, Child Find, related services, compliance, and specialized departments.
Use CCSD-specific information for district and participating charter settings only. Confirm the responsible public agency for charter-school students.
Nevada gives a school district 45 school days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Nevada 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 Nevada Department of Education, Office of Comprehensive Student Services, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Certification programs exist and some advocates hold them. None of them is issued by the Nevada Department of Education, Office of Comprehensive Student Services, and none of them is required to sit in a Nevada IEP meeting.
Advocates who work Henderson 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 Las Vegas can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
Clark County 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.
One advocate listed here, Chelsea, works out of Las Vegas. The others reach Nevada families by video or by driving in.
Read a profile for what the advocate actually did, not for what the profile claims. Case detail is the tell.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Las Vegas, Nevada, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do CCSD Region Support Teams do?
CCSD states that the teams support school communities, respond to parent special education concerns, coach school staff, and may attend IEP meetings to support the school team and compliance process.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Las Vegas?
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.
Which school district serves Las Vegas, Nevada?
Most of the city sits inside Clark County School District. 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.
Is there low cost IEP help anywhere?
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.
Official Nevada links for parents in Las Vegas.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Nevada rules apply in Henderson, North Las Vegas, Reno, Sparks and the other cities listed here, or see every Nevada advocate.
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in Las Vegas and Henderson. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.
Do not sign anything at the first meeting if you are unsure. Consent can wait a day.
