Special education and Section 504 advocates for Rye City School District families in Rye.
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.
Rye 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.
The meeting itself is the smallest part of the job. Nearly all the hours go into records and email before the Rye team ever sits down.
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 Rye 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 Inverness, IL · works with New York schools
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…
Virtual · based in Austin, TX · works with New York schools
Special Education Advocate
Hi, My name is David Gonzales. Living in Austin, TX, but originally from Los Angeles, CA. I carry a masters degree in special education and currently practice as a sped teacher.
Virtual · based in Midland, TX · works with New York schools
Special Education Advocate
Kate Keenan is a special education advocate serving families in Midland, TX.
See all 25 virtual advocates who work with New York families
Rye City School District runs the IEP meetings for most Rye students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Parents in Babylon face the same paperwork. Rules do not change from one town to the next inside a state.
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 York actually requires is 60 calendar days.
Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the Rye meeting, because a team that reads your list in advance cannot pretend it never came up.
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.
No state license exists for special education advocacy. No federal agency issues one either, and no exam stands between a person and the title.
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.
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.
Rye City School District is allowed to say no. What it is not allowed to do is say no without written notice that explains the reason.
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows New York rules is usually a better hire for Rye than a local one who does not.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in a Rye City School District meeting before. The answer is a yes or a no and it tells you a great deal.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Rye, New York, 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.
What district will be at my IEP meeting in Rye?
Most Rye families work with Rye City School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
How many advocates on this page are based in New York?
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.
Does the state provide a free advocate?
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.
Is a 504 plan weaker than an IEP?
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 York links for parents in Rye.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same New York rules apply in Babylon, Massapequa, Montour Falls, Scarsdale and the other cities listed here, or see every New York advocate.
You are not limited to advocates inside Rye. The closest listed office is in New York, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Have the most recent Rye City School District progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
