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 The Village, Oklahoma
Special education and Section 504 advocates for Oklahoma City Public Schools families in The Village.
1 based in Oklahoma · 3 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma schools
What an IEP advocate is
Advocates get hired after a meeting goes badly, rarely before the first one, which is why most of them start by reading a file that already carries a year of history in it.
The Village 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 The Village IEP meeting
The meeting itself is the smallest part of the job. Nearly all the hours go into records and email before the The Village team ever sits down.
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 The Village 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 Leesburg, FL · works with Oklahoma schools
Evelyn Roman-Santos
CEO IEP Advocate Espanol
Evelyn Roman-Santos is a bilingual Special Education Advocate with 30 years of experience as a School Social Worker.
- From $120 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Philadelphia, PA · works with Oklahoma schools
Karen McCree
Educational Consultant
I began this journey because my own daughter was issued an IEP in 3rd grade. I didn't understand special education.
- ADHD / Attention, Autism Spectrum, Behavioral & Emotional, Behavioral Support
- From $100 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Leonardtown, MD · works with Oklahoma schools
Douglas Hubscher
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…
- Anxiety, ADHD / Attention, Autism Spectrum, Behavioral & Emotional
- From $1 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
See all 25 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma families
The district behind a The Village IEP
Oklahoma City Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most The Village students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Parents in Blanchard face the same paperwork. Rules do not change from one town to the next inside a state.
- District Oklahoma City Public Schools
- County Oklahoma County
- Size The Village is the 49th-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
No Oklahoma deadline applies to a written evaluation request. Federal rules still require a response within a reasonable time.
Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the The Village meeting, because a team that reads your list in advance cannot pretend it never came up.
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.
Membership in a professional body is not a licence. It usually means dues were paid and a code of conduct was signed.
Where advocacy stops
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.
Oklahoma City Public Schools is allowed to say no. What it is not allowed to do is say no without written notice that explains the reason.
Who serves The Village today
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Oklahoma rules is usually a better hire for The Village than a local one who does not.
Experience with Oklahoma City Public Schools matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
The Village IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in The Village, Oklahoma, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in The Village, 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.
What is the difference between an IEP advocate and a special education attorney?
Two different jobs. The advocate works the IEP process and the attorney works the legal one. If a hearing is already filed, you need the attorney.
Who runs special education for The Village schools?
Most The Village families work with Oklahoma City Public Schools. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
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.
Are there free IEP advocates in The Village?
Free guidance exists. Parent centers, disability rights agencies and local parent groups all give it, and none of them will attend the meeting as your representative.
Official special education resources in Oklahoma
Official Oklahoma links for parents in The Village.
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 Blanchard, Tuttle, Noble, Warr Acres and the other cities listed here, or see every Oklahoma advocate.
Before you contact anyone
If nobody here fits, check the Blanchard page next. The same Oklahoma rules apply there.
Free calls are common. Use them to compare people, not to collect advice for nothing.
