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 Moore, Oklahoma
Special education and Section 504 advocates for Moore Public Schools families in Moore.
1 based in Oklahoma · 3 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma schools
What an advocate does for a Moore family
An advocate is a paid professional who reads the evaluation reports, drafts your concerns, sits beside you at the IEP table, and follows up on whatever the school agreed to do.
Moore is the 7th-largest city in Oklahoma. Size has nothing to do with how well a district runs its IEP meetings, and a small district with one experienced case manager often does better than a large one.
What the work looks like
Before the meeting an advocate reads the current IEP against the evaluation reports, pulls the progress data to see whether the goals are actually being met, writes your concerns into one page, and sends it to the team in advance.
Records live with Moore Public Schools, not with the front office of one building, and a request addressed to the district gets a faster answer than one that is not.
Advocate based in Oklahoma
No advocate in this directory lists Moore 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 Elmo, UT · works with Oklahoma schools
Jessica Fasselin
Parent Advocate or School Navigation Consultant.
With a Master's in School Counseling and years inside public schools, I bring an insider's perspective. I've led hundreds of IEP and 504 meetings, backed by specialized legal training.
- From $75 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Wesley Chapel, FL · works with Oklahoma schools
Angela Picardi
Special Education Advocate
With 24 years of experience in the K-12 sector, I serves as a Student Support Specialist specializing in academic and behavioral ESE services.
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities
- Contact for rate
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Katy, TX · works with Oklahoma schools
Sunnye Garza
Special Education Advocate
Besides being a parent of a neurodivergent son, I have been a special education teacher, diagnostician, and advocate for the past 30 years. I am a true hands-on, walk in your shoes type of advocate.
- From $100 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
See all 30 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma families
Which district is in the room
18 public schools inside Moore belong to Moore Public Schools. Each one has its own case manager and its own backlog, and the answer you get about scheduling depends on which building your child attends.
Charter and magnet enrollment changes who owes the service. Ask which agency is responsible before the first meeting.
- District Moore Public Schools
- County Cleveland County
- Public schools inside Moore 18
- Size Moore is the 7th-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.
The deadlines that apply in Oklahoma
Once you sign consent for testing, an Oklahoma district has 45 school days to finish an initial evaluation, and that clock does not stop because a case manager is out or the file went to the wrong building.
Keep every email. Most of what an advocate does with a Moore file is date-stamping what the school already told you.
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.
Who licenses advocates in Oklahoma
Oklahoma does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in Moore can print a card with the word advocate on it.
A certificate says nothing about Moore Public Schools. Ask instead what the advocate has filed there and what came back.
What an advocate cannot do
Hiring an advocate does not pause a deadline or undo a meeting that already happened. The work starts from wherever the Moore file sits today.
What worked for a family in Lawton may not fit yours. Ask the advocate what is different about your file before you copy anyone.
Local advocates and video advocates
Rates and openings decide most of this. An advocate who cannot meet before your Moore meeting date is the wrong hire, and the second-best advocate who is free this month usually beats the best one who is not.
Distance is a scheduling problem and not a legal one. Meetings run by video whenever the parent and the school both agree to it.
Moore IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Moore, Oklahoma, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Moore?
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.
Can an advocate join an IEP meeting by video?
Yes. IDEA, the federal special education law, requires parent participation in IEP meetings and allows alternative means such as video or phone when you and the school agree. Your advocate does not have to live nearby.
Which school district serves Moore, Oklahoma?
Moore Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Moore students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Who decides a special education complaint in Oklahoma?
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.
How do I prepare for an IEP meeting in Moore?
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 special education resources in Oklahoma
Official Oklahoma links for parents in Moore.
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 Lawton, Midwest City, Edmond, Enid and the other cities listed here, or see every Oklahoma advocate.
What to do next
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a Moore file, and hire the one whose answer is specific enough that you could write it down as a task.
Say the name of your school and Moore Public Schools in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
