Special education and Section 504 advocates for Londonderry School District families in Londonderry.
3 virtual advocates who work with New Hampshire schools
Hiring one is optional. Nothing in federal law requires a parent to bring an advocate to an IEP meeting.
Most of the work happens before anyone sits down in a Londonderry conference room.
The meeting itself is the smallest part of the job. Nearly all the hours go into records and email before the Londonderry team ever sits down.
Request the full file in writing before you hire anyone. Schools have to give parents the education records they keep.
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 Alamo, TX · works with New Hampshire schools
Bilingual Special Education Advocate and Interpreter
Félix Ramos Jr. es fundador de RIO Advocates, LLC, donde brinda servicios bilingües de defensa educativa e interpretación en inglés y español.
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 Cumming, GA · works with New Hampshire schools
Founder
I raised three children with special needs, so I know what it’s like to sit in an IEP meeting and feel like no one is listening.
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Londonderry School District runs the IEP meetings for most Londonderry students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Families who move between Keene and here change districts, and the new team is not required to keep the old plan word for word.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What New Hampshire actually requires is 60 days.
Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the Londonderry 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.
The New Hampshire Department of Education oversees special education in New Hampshire. 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.
Rates and openings decide most of this. An advocate who cannot meet before your Londonderry meeting date is the wrong hire, and the second-best advocate who is free this month usually beats the best one who is not.
Experience with Londonderry School District matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Londonderry, New Hampshire, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much should I budget for one IEP meeting?
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.
Is it too late to bring in an advocate?
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.
What district will be at my IEP meeting in Londonderry?
Most Londonderry families work with Londonderry School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
What is the fastest way to see the school file?
Ask for the full file, which means every evaluation, the progress data behind each goal and any email where the school said no. Put it in writing and keep the date.
How do I file a state special education complaint in New Hampshire?
The New Hampshire Department of Education takes written complaints from parents about missed deadlines and services never delivered. An advocate can prepare one. The advocate does not decide it and cannot make the district settle.
Official New Hampshire links for parents in Londonderry.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same New Hampshire rules apply in Keene, Merrimack, Salem, Rochester and the other cities listed here, or see every New Hampshire advocate.
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in Londonderry and Keene. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.
Keep a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will start by building the same thing.
