Special education and Section 504 advocates for Pitt County Schools families in Greenville.
3 virtual advocates who work with North Carolina schools
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
Families in Greenville and Asheville run into the same problem. The school says the current plan is working, and the progress report shows the same goal repeated from last year with the same numbers under it.
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 Greenville 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.
These advocates are not based in North Carolina. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Leonardtown, MD · works with North Carolina schools
Special Education Advocate
Douglas Hubscher is the Founder and President of Kids Are First, LLC, a special education advocacy firm dedicated to helping families navigate the IEP and 504 process with confidence, clarity, and…
Virtual · based in Midland, TX · works with North Carolina schools
Special Education Advocate
Kate Keenan is a special education advocate serving families in Midland, TX.
Virtual · based in Austin, TX · works with North Carolina 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.
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Pitt County Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Greenville students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Parents in Asheville 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.
The deadline for finishing an initial evaluation in North Carolina is 90 calendar days. Put that date on your calendar the day the paperwork goes in.
If the Greenville team says no, ask for the refusal in writing.
North Carolina gives a school district 90 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No North Carolina 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 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Office of Exceptional Children, which takes written state complaints from parents.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction oversees special education in North Carolina. 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.
No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in Greenville. Anyone who does is selling you something.
Advocates who have never seen the file cannot tell you what is missing from it. Send the records first and book the call second.
Video is normal now. 25 of the advocates listed for Greenville work with families by phone or video instead of driving to the school.
Experience with Pitt County Schools matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Greenville, North Carolina, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Greenville, North Carolina?
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 Greenville schools?
Most of the city sits inside Pitt County Schools. 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 North Carolina?
The rule here is 90 calendar days. It covers the evaluation only. Writing the plan after a child is found eligible is a separate step with its own timing.
What is the difference between an IEP and a 504 plan?
An IEP is the stronger document because it carries goals, service minutes and progress reporting. Section 504 plans are faster to write and easier for a district to agree to.
Where does a written special education complaint go?
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 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 North Carolina links for parents in Greenville.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same North Carolina rules apply in Asheville, Concord, Gastonia, High Point and the other cities listed here, or see every North Carolina advocate.
Print the current IEP and bring it to the first call. Every advocate on the Greenville list will ask for it.
Free calls are common. Use them to compare people, not to collect advice for nothing.
