Virtual · based in Austin, TX · works with New Hampshire schools
Chelsea Venegas
Educational Advocate
Chelsea Venegas is a special education advocate serving families in Austin, TX.
- From $175 per hour
- Meets by video or phone
IEP advocates in Keene, New Hampshire
Keene School District staff run the IEP meetings in Keene. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
3 virtual advocates who work with New Hampshire schools
What an IEP advocate is
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.
Keene 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.
Before and after a Keene IEP meeting
After the meeting the work is dull. The advocate reads the draft against the notes and sends a correction back the same week.
Note what changed at home. Teachers see one room for one hour and parents see the rest of the day.
Virtual advocates who work with New Hampshire families
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
Russell Lloyd
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.
- Anxiety, ADHD / Attention, Autism Spectrum, Behavioral & Emotional
- From $95 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Inverness, IL · works with New Hampshire schools
Arielle Allen
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…
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Deaf-Blindness, Developmental Delay
- Contact for rate
- Meets in person or by video
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The district behind a Keene IEP
Keene School District runs the IEP meetings for most Keene students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
A Londonderry parent group can tell you how the same district handled a case like yours, which is worth more to read than a policy page.
- District Keene School District
- County Cheshire County
- Public schools inside Keene 7
- Size Keene is the 6th-largest city in New Hampshire by the 2024 Census estimate
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
What the clock is here
The deadline for finishing an initial evaluation in New Hampshire is 60 days. Put that date on your calendar the day the paperwork goes in.
Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the Keene meeting, because a team that reads your list in advance cannot pretend it never came up.
New Hampshire gives a school district 60 days to finish an initial special education evaluation. A written request for an evaluation has to be answered inside 15 business days. Missed deadlines are handled by the New Hampshire Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education Support, which takes written state complaints from parents.
No license, no required certification
The New Hampshire Department of Education oversees special education in New Hampshire. It does not license the advocates parents hire.
Ask what training the advocate actually finished and who ran it. A one-day webinar and a two-year program both end in a certificate.
Where advocacy stops
No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in Keene. 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.
Who serves Keene today
Rates and openings decide most of this. An advocate who cannot meet before your Keene meeting date is the wrong hire, and the second-best advocate who is free this month usually beats the best one who is not.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in a Keene School District meeting before. The answer is a yes or a no and it tells you a great deal.
Keene IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Keene, New Hampshire, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Keene, New Hampshire?
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.
What is the difference between an IEP advocate and a special education attorney?
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.
Who runs special education for Keene schools?
Most Keene families work with Keene School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
What is the evaluation deadline in New Hampshire?
The deadline in New Hampshire for finishing an initial evaluation is 60 days. Put that date on your calendar the day you sign consent, because the district counts from the paperwork and not from the conversation.
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 special education resources in New Hampshire
Official New Hampshire links for parents in Keene.
Sources for the New Hampshire rules on this page
- NH Ed 1107.01 (N.H. Code Admin. R. Ed 1107.01(c), read with Ed 1102.02(n))
- NHED, NH Special Education Reference Manual (rules compilation) (N.H. Code Admin. R. Ed 1107.01(c))
- NHED special education complaints
- NHED Bureau of Special Education Support
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
Nearby cities in New Hampshire
The same New Hampshire rules apply in Londonderry, Merrimack, Salem, Rochester and the other cities listed here, or see every New Hampshire advocate.
Before you contact anyone
If nobody here fits, check the Londonderry page next. The same New Hampshire rules apply there.
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