Special education and Section 504 advocates who work with New Hampshire families. Compare profiles and contact them directly.
8 virtual advocates who work with New Hampshire schools
Nobody is required to bring one. Federal law lets a parent walk into an IEP meeting alone.
Search happens late. Most people reach this page with a meeting already on the calendar.
Paperwork decides most cases. The advocate who has read every progress report in the file will find the line the district wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
Families in Nashua ask for progress data as a table of dates and numbers rather than a paragraph, because a table shows whether a goal moved and a paragraph does not.
These advocates are not based in New Hampshire. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Cumming, GA · works with New Hampshire schools
Founder
I’m Russell Lloyd, founder of YourChild.org, author, mentor, and special education advocate. I review the record, find the gaps, build the strategy, prepare the parent, and lead IEP meetings.
Virtual · based in Leesburg, FL · works with New Hampshire schools
CEO IEP Advocate Espanol
Evelyn Roman-Santos is a bilingual Special Education Advocate with 30 years of experience as a School Social Worker.
Virtual · based in Austin, TX · works with New Hampshire 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.
Virtual · based in Springfield, MA · works with New Hampshire schools
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My parent advocacy experience in special education began with students diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, assisting parents with IEP language, asking the appropriate questions to get the answers they…
Virtual · based in Atlanta, GA · works with New Hampshire schools
Special Education Advocate
My name is Jalani Traxler and I have loved teaching sense I myself was a student with an IEP receiving my own accommodations in elementary school.
Virtual · based in Arlington Heights, IL · works with New Hampshire schools
Special Education Advocate
I am a former special education teacher, with experience in public and therapeutic day schools.
Virtual · based in Buford, GA · works with New Hampshire schools
Georgia Special Education & IEP Advocate
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett is the owner and lead advocate of The IEP Guru, LLC, providing special education advocacy throughout Georgia.
Virtual · based in San Diego, CA · works with New Hampshire schools
Special Education Advocate
At the Sanford Autism Advocacy Group (SAAG), we are a small but mighty special education consulting group with an emphasis on Autism and IEPs.
The state does not attend your meeting. It steps in afterward, once somebody puts a complaint in writing.
Autism accounts for 3,450 students counted under IDEA here.
Once you sign consent for testing, a district in New Hampshire has 60 days to finish an initial evaluation, and that clock keeps running while a case manager is out.
Advocates who take Manchester cases and advocates who take Nashua cases work from the same statute, so ask about district experience rather than distance.
New Hampshire takes paper only. Mail or hand deliver the signed complaint to the Special Education Complaint Office, New Hampshire Department of Education, 25 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301. Email is not accepted. A complaint sent electronically is not considered received and starts no investigation.
Decision timeline
The department investigates and issues a decision within 60 calendar days of receiving the written complaint. Because an electronic submission does not count as received, the clock does not start until the signed paper copy arrives at the complaint office, not the day you send it.
Certification programs exist and some advocates hold them. None of them is issued by the New Hampshire Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education Support, and none of them is required to sit in an IEP meeting.
Advocates who work Manchester and Nashua cases see the same state rules twice a week, and repetition inside one state is the practice worth paying for.
An advocate cannot make a district agree. What moves a district is the record you build, and a good advocate spends more hours on the record than in the room.
Nobody can undo a meeting you already agreed to in writing. Read the page you are asked to sign before the room empties.
Video is normal now. 28 of the advocates listed for New Hampshire 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.
Remote work is normal in special education now. Documents move by email and the meeting runs on a call.
A phone call cannot read a classroom. If the question is whether the placement fits, somebody has to go and look.
How it works
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Send the same two questions to everybody, which are the rate and the first date they can meet.
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Work together
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Answers about hiring a special education advocate in New Hampshire, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What is the hourly rate for a parent advocate?
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.
When should I hire a special education advocate in New Hampshire?
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.
Is an IEP advocate a type of lawyer?
Two different jobs. The advocate works the IEP process and the attorney works the legal one. If a hearing is already filed, you need the attorney.
How do I get my child school records?
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.
Which plan covers therapy and specialized instruction?
An IEP provides specialized instruction and related services under IDEA. A 504 plan provides accommodations under a civil rights law and does not require specialized instruction. Eligibility rules differ, so a child can qualify for one and not the other.
What should I have ready before the first call with an advocate?
Write down the two things you want changed and bring the paperwork that shows why. Meetings run long when nobody in the room has decided what the ask is.
These links connect you to your state education agency and complaint options. Advocates on this page can also explain what each step means for your child.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
