Clark County School District staff run the IEP meetings in North Las Vegas. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
1 based in Nevada · 3 virtual advocates who work with Nevada schools
Advocates get hired after a meeting goes badly, rarely before the first one, which is why most of them start by reading a file that already carries a year of history in it.
North Las Vegas parents tend to call at one of two moments. The first is before an initial evaluation and the second is after a service quietly disappears from the plan.
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 North Las Vegas as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Nevada, and each card names the city.
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 Lamar, CO · works with Nevada schools
Special Education Advocate
I’ve been a science teacher, a Director of Financial Aid, and a Dean of Students at a rural community college — always at the table with students and families navigating systems not built for them.
Virtual · based in Katy, TX · works with Nevada 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 Austin, TX · works with Nevada 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.
Clark County School District runs the IEP meetings for most North Las Vegas students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
A Henderson 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 before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
No Nevada deadline applies to a written evaluation request. Federal rules still require a response within a reasonable time.
Put the request in writing and date it. An email to the North Las Vegas school counts as writing.
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.
Training varies, and so does what it proves. A parent who asks how many North Las Vegas IEP meetings an advocate sat in last year learns more than a certificate would show.
Membership in a professional body is not a licence. It usually means dues were paid and a code of conduct was signed.
No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in North Las Vegas. Anyone who does is selling you something.
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 Nevada is not the same as taking North Las Vegas cases, so read the service area on each of the 1 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in a Clark County School District meeting before. The answer is a yes or a no and it tells you a great deal.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in North Las Vegas, Nevada, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in North Las Vegas, Nevada?
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.
Do I need an advocate for a routine annual review?
Bring somebody in when the file stops making sense to you. A routine review with services in place and progress data that moves usually does not need one.
Who runs special education for North Las Vegas schools?
Clark County School District runs the IEP meetings for most North Las Vegas students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
What is the evaluation deadline in Nevada?
Nevada sets its own deadline and it is 45 school days. Federal law lets a state do that, so a timeline a parent reads on a national site may not be the one running here.
What should a records request say?
A district can charge for copies. Asking to inspect the record in person costs nothing under federal rules, and it is usually faster than waiting for a copy set.
Official Nevada links for parents in North Las Vegas.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Nevada rules apply in Henderson, Reno, Las Vegas, Sparks and the other cities listed here, or see every Nevada advocate.
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in North Las Vegas and Henderson. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.
Have the most recent Clark County School District progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
