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 IEP advocate goes to school meetings with you and argues for services your child is not getting.
Most of the work happens before anyone sits down in a Moore conference room.
What the work looks like
Advocates also coach. Some Moore parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Moore Public Schools can charge for copies of a file. Asking to inspect the record in person instead costs nothing under federal rules.
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 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
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 25 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.
District lines and city lines are not the same thing. A street can sit inside one city and be zoned to the district next door.
- 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.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
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
Certification programs exist and some advocates hold them. None of them is issued by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Special Education Services, and none of them is required to sit in an Oklahoma IEP meeting.
Advocates who work Lawton and here see the same state rules twice a week. Repetition inside one state is the practice worth paying for.
What an advocate cannot do
An advocate cannot make the district agree. What moves a district is the record you build, not the person sitting next to you, and a good advocate spends more hours on the record than in the room.
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
Video is normal now. 25 of the advocates listed for Moore work with families by phone or video instead of driving to the school.
Read a profile for what the advocate actually did, not for what the profile claims. Case detail is the tell.
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.
What is the hourly rate for a parent advocate?
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.
Is an IEP advocate a type of lawyer?
An advocate is not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice or file a lawsuit. What an advocate can do is build the written record a lawyer would need later.
Can I hire a virtual advocate if we live in Moore?
Video is normal now. A remote advocate reads the file, drafts your concerns and joins the meeting by phone. What a remote advocate cannot do is walk the building or read the room.
Does Moore Public Schools cover every Moore address?
Most of the city sits inside Moore 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 should I have ready before the first call with an advocate?
Write down the two things you want changed and bring the paperwork that shows why. Meetings run long when nobody in the room has decided what the ask is.
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
Search is free. You contact advocates directly.
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.
