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 advocate does for a Tulsa family
An IEP advocate goes to school meetings with you and argues for services your child is not getting.
Parents in Tulsa usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
What the work looks like
Advocates also coach. Some Tulsa parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Records live with Tulsa 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 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 24 virtual advocates who work with Oklahoma families
Which district is in the room
Tulsa Public Schools takes most Tulsa addresses, but not all of them. Check yours before you send a letter, because a request that lands in the wrong district office does not start the evaluation clock at all.
Charter and magnet enrollment changes who owes the service. Ask which agency is responsible before the first meeting.
- 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.
The deadlines that apply in Oklahoma
No Oklahoma deadline applies to a written evaluation request. Federal rules still require a response within a reasonable time.
Ask the Tulsa team for the evaluation report before the meeting, not at it, because nobody reads a long report accurately while the rest of the team waits.
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.
Tulsa Public Schools does not approve or bar advocates. Federal rules let a parent bring anyone with knowledge of the child to the meeting.
What an advocate cannot do
Advocates are not attorneys. No advocate in Tulsa can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
What worked for a family in Norman 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. 24 of the advocates listed for Tulsa 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.
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 does an IEP advocate cost in Tulsa?
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.
Which school district serves Tulsa, Oklahoma?
Most of the city sits inside Tulsa 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.
Do advocates handle accommodation plans?
Yes, and the rules differ slightly. Section 504 does not spell out who may attend the way IDEA does, so ask the school in writing before the meeting and keep the answer.
Is there low cost IEP help anywhere?
Every state has a federally funded Parent Training and Information Center that answers questions at no charge. Free help usually means general guidance rather than somebody sitting next to you in the meeting.
Who decides a special education complaint in Oklahoma?
Three routes stay open when you disagree. Mediation is voluntary for both sides, a written state complaint is decided on the record by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, and a due process hearing takes evidence.
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.
What to do next
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a Tulsa 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 Tulsa Public Schools in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
