Based in Harrisburg, PA
Boaz Gregory
Special Education Advocate
I’m a special education teacher with experience supporting students with behavioral, intellectual, and learning needs.
- From $100 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
IEP advocates in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Hopewell Area School District staff run the IEP meetings in Aliquippa. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
3 based in Pennsylvania · 3 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania schools
What an advocate does for an Aliquippa 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.
Most of the work happens before anyone sits down in an Aliquippa conference room.
What the work looks like
Advocates also coach. Some Aliquippa parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Hopewell Area School District can charge for copies of a file. Asking to inspect the record in person instead costs nothing under federal rules.
Advocates based in Pennsylvania
No advocate in this directory lists Aliquippa as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Pennsylvania, and each card names the city.
Based in Philadelphia, PA
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
Based in Avondale, PA
Lisa Lightner
Personalized support from an Experienced Advocate
I'm Lisa Lightner, a Special Education Advocate with 16 years of experience helping families navigate IEPs, evaluations, placement disputes, and special education challenges.
- From $250 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania families
These advocates are not based in Pennsylvania. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Katy, TX · works with Pennsylvania 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 Chicago, IL · works with Pennsylvania schools
Milicia Brown
Virtual Special Education & IEP Consultant
I provide virtual IEP and special education support to families in Illinois and beyond. With experience as a Special Education Director, case manager, and special education teacher, I bring both…
- ADHD / Attention, Autism Spectrum, Behavioral Support, Behavioral & Emotional
- From $100 per hour
- Meets by video or phone
Virtual · based in Springfield, MA · works with Pennsylvania schools
Tina Burston
N/A
My parent advocacy experience in special education began with students diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, assisting parents with IEP language, asking the appropriate questions to get the answers they…
- From $100 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
See all 28 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania families
Which district is in the room
Hopewell Area School District takes most Aliquippa 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 Hopewell Area School District
- County Beaver County
- Public schools inside Aliquippa 5
- Size Aliquippa is the 84th-largest city in Pennsylvania by the 2024 Census estimate
- Closest listed advocate Avondale, PA
Confirm your child's district by address. Aliquippa addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
The deadlines that apply in Pennsylvania
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Pennsylvania actually requires is 60 calendar days.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
Pennsylvania gives a school district 60 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Who licenses advocates in Pennsylvania
Attorneys are licensed. Advocates hold no license, and the difference matters most when a case gets close to a hearing, which is the point where the Aliquippa district starts talking to its own lawyer.
Hopewell Area School District 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 Aliquippa can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
Nobody can undo a meeting you already agreed to in writing. Read the page you are asked to sign before the room empties.
Local advocates and video advocates
Rates and openings decide most of this. An advocate who cannot meet before your Aliquippa 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.
Aliquippa IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Aliquippa?
Rates run $75 to $250 per hour. What moves the number is experience, the type of case, and whether anyone has to drive to the meeting. Profiles here show the rate when the advocate publishes one.
Do I need a lawyer or an advocate for my child?
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.
Which school district serves Aliquippa, Pennsylvania?
Most Aliquippa families work with Hopewell Area School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
Who decides a special education complaint in Pennsylvania?
The Pennsylvania 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 Aliquippa?
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 Pennsylvania
Official Pennsylvania links for parents in Aliquippa.
Sources for the Pennsylvania rules on this page
- 22 Pa. Code 14.123, Evaluation (22 Pa. Code 14.123(b))
- PDE state complaints and dispute resolution
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
Nearby cities in Pennsylvania
The same Pennsylvania rules apply in Doylestown, Washington, Carnegie, Greensburg and the other cities listed here, or see every Pennsylvania advocate.
What to do next
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with an Aliquippa file, and hire the one whose answer is specific enough that you could write it down as a task.
Two questions sort most of this out. What would you do first with this file, and what does that cost.
