Special education and Section 504 advocates for Londonderry School District families in Londonderry.
3 virtual advocates who work with New Hampshire schools
An advocate is a paid professional who reads the evaluation reports, drafts your concerns, sits beside you at the IEP table, and follows up on whatever the school agreed to do.
Londonderry 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.
During a Londonderry IEP meeting an advocate writes down what the team agrees to and asks for it in the document before anyone leaves the room.
Londonderry School District can charge for copies of a file. Asking to inspect the record in person instead costs nothing under federal rules.
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 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’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 Austin, TX · works with New Hampshire schools
Educational Advocate
Chelsea Venegas is a special education advocate serving families in Austin, TX.
See all 26 virtual advocates who work with New Hampshire families
6 public schools inside Londonderry belong to Londonderry School District. Each one has its own case manager and its own backlog, and the answer you get about scheduling depends on which building your child attends.
Charter and magnet enrollment changes who owes the service. Ask which agency is responsible before the first meeting.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
A written request for an evaluation starts a second clock in New Hampshire, and the district has to answer inside 15 business days.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
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.
New Hampshire does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in Londonderry can print a card with the word advocate on it.
Londonderry School District does not approve or bar advocates. Federal rules let a parent bring anyone with knowledge of the child to the meeting.
Advocates are not attorneys. No advocate in Londonderry can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
What worked for a family in Keene may not fit yours. Ask the advocate what is different about your file before you copy anyone.
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.
Ask for two references from cases like yours. Somebody who cannot produce one has not worked many.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Londonderry, New Hampshire, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What is the hourly rate for a parent advocate?
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.
Can I hire a virtual advocate if we live in Londonderry?
Yes, with one condition. The school has to agree to the meeting format, so put the request in writing before the date is set.
Does Londonderry School District cover every Londonderry address?
Most of the city sits inside Londonderry 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.
Can an advocate help with a 504 plan and not an IEP?
Nearly every advocate on this page takes both. Compare profiles for experience with accommodations, 504 meetings and school compliance, and ask the school in writing before you bring anyone to a 504 meeting.
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.
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.
Two questions sort most of this out. What would you do first with this file, and what does that cost.
