Based in Newcastle, OK
Lyndon Parker
Special Education Advocate - IEP Consultant
Former special education teacher and educational advocate with experience on both sides of the IEP table.
- From $65 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
IEP advocates in Bixby, Oklahoma
Advocates here work with Bixby families and Bixby Public Schools teams. Each profile lists a rate when the advocate shares one.
1 based in Oklahoma · 3 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma schools
What an IEP advocate is
Hiring one is optional. Nothing in federal law requires a parent to bring an advocate to an IEP meeting.
Bixby 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.
Before and after a Bixby IEP meeting
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 Bixby team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
Read the evaluation report twice. The second read is where the missing service usually shows up.
Advocate based in Oklahoma
No advocate in this directory lists Bixby as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Oklahoma, and each card names the city.
Virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma families
These advocates are not based in Oklahoma. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Hialeah, FL · works with Oklahoma schools
Julian Moreira
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.
- Autism Spectrum, Behavioral Support, Intellectual & Cognitive, Learning Disabilities
- From $100 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in San Antonio, TX · works with Oklahoma schools
Nicole Santiago
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.
- Autism Spectrum, Behavioral Support, Learning Disabilities, IDEA
- Contact for rate
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Coraopolis, PA · works with Oklahoma schools
Brittany Maurizi
Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Special Education Advocate
Hi there! I'm Brittany, owner and founder of Balanced Behaviors, LLC. I'm a Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Specialist in Pennsylvania with a Master’s in Special Education from Slippery Rock…
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disability
- From $75 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
See all 24 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma families
The district behind a Bixby IEP
Bixby Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Bixby students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Families who move between Owasso and here change districts, and the new team is not required to keep the old plan word for word.
- District Bixby Public Schools
- County Tulsa County
- Public schools inside Bixby 8
- Size Bixby is the 15th-largest city in Oklahoma by the 2024 Census estimate
- Closest listed advocate Newcastle, OK
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
What the clock is here
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Oklahoma actually requires is 45 school days.
Put the request in writing and date it. An email to the Bixby school counts as writing.
Oklahoma gives a school district 45 school days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma State Department of Education, Special Education Services, which takes written state complaints from parents.
No license, no required certification
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.
Where advocacy stops
No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in Bixby. Anyone who does is selling you something.
You sign, not the advocate. Consent and the plan itself both need a parent signature.
Who serves Bixby today
Being listed for Oklahoma is not the same as taking Bixby cases, so read the service area on each of the 1 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Advocates who take Owasso cases usually take these too. Say where you are in the first email so nobody wastes a week finding out.
Bixby IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Bixby, Oklahoma, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Bixby, Oklahoma?
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 Bixby schools?
Most of the city sits inside Bixby Public 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 Oklahoma?
Oklahoma sets its own deadline and it is 45 school days. Federal law lets a state do that, so a timeline a parent reads on a national site may not be the one running here.
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 Oklahoma State Department of Education 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 special education resources in Oklahoma
Official Oklahoma links for parents in Bixby.
Sources for the Oklahoma rules on this page
- Oklahoma Special Education Policies and Procedures 2026 (OSDE) (Oklahoma Special Education Policies and Procedures 2026, chapter 5)
- Oklahoma Statutes Title 70 (current compilation) (70 O.S. 13-101.2)
- OSDE IDEA complaint
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
Nearby cities in Oklahoma
The same Oklahoma rules apply in Owasso, Yukon, Mustang, Stillwater and the other cities listed here, or see every Oklahoma advocate.
Before you contact anyone
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in Bixby and Owasso. 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.
