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 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Special education and Section 504 advocates for Bethlehem Area School District families in Bethlehem.
3 based in Pennsylvania · 3 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania schools
What an advocate does for a Bethlehem family
The job is plain. An advocate knows what services the school owes your child and asks for them in writing.
Parents in Bethlehem usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
What the work looks like
During a Bethlehem IEP meeting an advocate writes down what the team agrees to and asks for it in the document before anyone leaves the room.
Bethlehem Area School District keeps progress data on every goal in the plan. Ask for it as a table of dates and numbers rather than a paragraph.
Advocates based in Pennsylvania
No advocate in this directory lists Bethlehem as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Pennsylvania, and each card names the city.
Based in Coraopolis, PA
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
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
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 Lamar, CO · works with Pennsylvania 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
Virtual · based in Leesburg, FL · works with Pennsylvania 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 Kansas City, MO · works with Pennsylvania schools
Diane Plunkett
Navigate Special Education with Clarity and Confidence - Guiding Families. Building Futures.
Dr. Diane is a special education advocate and founder of Steppingstone Services, LLC. She holds a Ph.D.
- Behavioral & Emotional, Behavioral Support, Developmental Delay, Early Childhood
- From $150 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
See all 22 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania families
Which district is in the room
20 public schools inside Bethlehem belong to Bethlehem Area School District. 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.
Charter and magnet enrollment changes who owes the service. Ask which agency is responsible before the first meeting.
- District Bethlehem Area School District
- County Northampton County
- Public schools inside Bethlehem 20
- Size Bethlehem is the 6th-largest city in Pennsylvania by the 2024 Census estimate
- Closest listed advocate Harrisburg, PA
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
The deadlines that apply in Pennsylvania
The deadline for finishing an initial evaluation in Pennsylvania is 60 calendar days. Put that date on your calendar the day the paperwork goes in.
Ask the Bethlehem 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.
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
Certification programs exist and some advocates hold them. None of them is issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, and none of them is required to sit in a Pennsylvania IEP meeting.
A certificate says nothing about Bethlehem Area School District. Ask instead what the advocate has filed there and what came back.
What an advocate cannot do
Hiring an advocate does not pause a deadline or undo a meeting that already happened. The work starts from wherever the Bethlehem file sits today.
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 Bethlehem 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.
Bethlehem IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Bethlehem?
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.
At what point do parents usually call an advocate?
Bring somebody in when the file stops making sense to you. A routine review with services in place and progress data that moves usually does not need one.
Which school district serves Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?
Most of the city sits inside Bethlehem Area School District. 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.
Should my child have an IEP or a Section 504 plan?
An IEP is the stronger document because it carries goals, service minutes and progress reporting. Section 504 plans are faster to write and easier for a district to agree to.
How do I prepare for an IEP meeting in Bethlehem?
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 Pennsylvania
Official Pennsylvania links for parents in Bethlehem.
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 Erie, Scranton, Lancaster, Reading and the other cities listed here, or see every Pennsylvania advocate.
What to do next
Print the current IEP and bring it to the first call. Every advocate on the Bethlehem list will ask for it.
Do not sign anything at the first meeting if you are unsure. Consent can wait a day.
