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 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa Public Schools staff run the IEP meetings in Tulsa. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
1 based in Oklahoma · 3 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma schools
What an IEP advocate is
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
The search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether Tulsa schools are offering enough.
Before and after a Tulsa 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 Tulsa team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
Request the full file in writing before you hire anyone. Schools have to give parents the education records they keep.
Advocate based in Oklahoma
No advocate in this directory lists Tulsa 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 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 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 Lamar, CO · works with Oklahoma schools
Jordan Kemp
Special Education Advocate
I’ve been a science teacher, a Director of Financial Aid, and a Dean of Students at a rural community college — always at the table with students and families navigating systems not built for them.
- From $95 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
See all 25 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma families
The district behind a Tulsa IEP
66 public schools inside Tulsa belong to Tulsa 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.
A Norman parent group can tell you how the same district handled a case like yours, which is worth more to read than a policy page.
- District Tulsa Public Schools
- County Tulsa County
- Public schools inside Tulsa 66
- Size Tulsa is the 2nd-largest city in Oklahoma by the 2024 Census estimate
- Closest listed advocate Newcastle, OK
Confirm your child's district by address. Tulsa addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
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 Tulsa 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
Advocates do not decide complaints. The Oklahoma State Department of Education does, and only after someone files one in writing.
Tulsa 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 Tulsa today
Being listed for Oklahoma is not the same as taking Tulsa cases, so read the service area on each of the 1 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in a Tulsa Public Schools meeting before. The answer is a yes or a no and it tells you a great deal.
Tulsa IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Tulsa, Oklahoma, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much should I budget for one IEP meeting?
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 it too late to bring in an advocate?
Most parents call after a school says no to testing, after goals repeat unchanged for a year, or a week before an annual review. Earlier is cheaper. An advocate hired the night before a meeting can only read so much.
What district will be at my IEP meeting in Tulsa?
Tulsa Public Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Tulsa students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Is a 504 plan weaker than an IEP?
An IEP provides specialized instruction and related services under IDEA. A 504 plan provides accommodations under a civil rights law and does not require specialized instruction. Eligibility rules differ, so a child can qualify for one and not the other.
What should I bring to the IEP meeting?
Start with a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will build the same thing, so writing it yourself saves an hour of billed time.
Official special education resources in Oklahoma
Official Oklahoma links for parents in Tulsa.
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 Norman, Oklahoma City, Broken Arrow, Edmond and the other cities listed here, or see every Oklahoma advocate.
Before you contact anyone
You are not limited to advocates inside Tulsa. The closest listed office is in Newcastle, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Keep a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will start by building the same thing.
