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.
Parents in Londonderry usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
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 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 New York, NY · works with New Hampshire schools
Special Education Advocate
Clara Liriano, M.S., is a Special Education Advocate and New York State Certified Special Education Teacher with more than 20 years of experience supporting children and individuals with…
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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.
A written request for an evaluation starts a second clock in New Hampshire, and the district has to answer inside 15 business 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.
Membership in a professional body is not a licence. It usually means dues were paid and a code of conduct was signed.
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.
What do special education advocates charge in Londonderry, 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.
Who runs special education for Londonderry schools?
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.
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.
Are there free IEP advocates in Londonderry?
No public program assigns you a private advocate. The links under official resources on this page go to the state agency and to the complaint process, and both cost nothing to use.
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 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.
