Advocates here work with Brooklyn families and New York City Public Schools teams. Each profile lists a rate when the advocate shares one.
1 based in New York · 3 virtual advocates who work with New York schools
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
Parents in Brooklyn usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
Paperwork is where cases are won or lost, and an advocate who has read every progress report in the file will find the sentence a Brooklyn team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
Note what changed at home. Teachers see one room for one hour and parents see the rest of the day.
No advocate in this directory lists Brooklyn as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of New York, and each card names the city.
Based in New York, NY
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…
These advocates are not based in New York. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in San Antonio, TX · works with New York schools
FamilyADDventures.com
Nicole Santiago is a learning specialist and an advocate (IEP coach). She is a member of COPAA.org and ensures special education students receive the most appropriate educational services possible.
Virtual · based in Hialeah, FL · works with New York schools
Advocate
Hello! I look forward to helping families and their students get the crucial support they need. I have varied experience working with families and educators at the state and local levels.
Virtual · based in Newcastle, OK · works with New York schools
Special Education Advocate - IEP Consultant
Former special education teacher and educational advocate with experience on both sides of the IEP table.
See all 25 virtual advocates who work with New York families
New York City Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Brooklyn students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Families who move between New York City 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.
The clock that matters starts when you sign consent. In New York it runs 60 calendar days.
Put the request in writing and date it. An email to the Brooklyn school counts as writing.
New York gives a school district 60 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No New York rule sets a separate deadline for answering a written request, so the federal reasonable-time standard is what applies. Missed deadlines are handled by the New York State Education Department, Office of Special Education, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Training varies, and so does what it proves. A parent who asks how many Brooklyn IEP meetings an advocate sat in last year learns more than a certificate would show.
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.
Being listed for New York is not the same as taking Brooklyn cases, so read the service area on each of the 1 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Experience with New York City Public Schools matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Brooklyn, New York, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Brooklyn, New York?
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.
Who runs special education for Brooklyn schools?
Most Brooklyn families work with New York City Public Schools. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
Do I have to use an advocate from my own town?
Every card on this page names the city the advocate works from. Advocates listed under the virtual heading live somewhere else and work with families here by video or phone.
Where does a written special education complaint go?
Written complaints go to the New York State Education Department. It decides on the paperwork rather than at a hearing, so dates and documents are what the decision turns on.
What documents does an advocate need from me?
Bring the current IEP or 504 plan, the most recent evaluation report, the last two progress reports and any email where the school said no. An advocate who has those before the call can tell you what is missing in ten minutes.
Official New York links for parents in Brooklyn.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same New York rules apply in New York City, Queens, Manhattan, New York and the other cities listed here, or see every New York advocate.
If nobody here fits, check the New York City page next. The same New York rules apply there.
Keep a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will start by building the same thing.
