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 Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Carlynton School District staff run the IEP meetings in Carnegie. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
3 based in Pennsylvania · 3 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania 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 search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether Carnegie schools are offering enough.
Before and after a Carnegie 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 Carnegie team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
Read the evaluation report twice. The second read is where the missing service usually shows up.
Advocates based in Pennsylvania
No advocate in this directory lists Carnegie 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 San Antonio, TX · works with Pennsylvania schools
Nicole Santiago
Special Education Advocate | National COPAA Instructor
As an experienced Special Education Advocate, Executive Function Specialist, and expert IEP Coach, I offer families pathways to ensure they are informed, prepared, and confident as they navigate…
- Autism Spectrum, Behavioral Support, Learning Disabilities, IDEA
- From $150 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets by video or phone
Virtual · based in Hialeah, FL · works with Pennsylvania schools
Julian Moreira
Advocate
I look forward to helping families and their students get the crucial support they need. I have varied experience working with families and educators at the state and local levels.
- ADHD / Attention, Autism Spectrum, Behavioral Support, Due Process
- From $100 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Elmo, UT · works with Pennsylvania schools
Jessica Fasselin
Parent Advocate or School Navigation Consultant.
With a Master's in School Counseling and years inside public schools, I bring an insider's perspective. I've led hundreds of IEP and 504 meetings, backed by specialized legal training.
- From $75 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
See all 28 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania families
The district behind a Carnegie IEP
Carlynton School District runs the IEP meetings for most Carnegie students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
A Doylestown 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 Carlynton School District
- County Allegheny County
- Public schools inside Carnegie 2
- Size Carnegie is the 107th-largest city in Pennsylvania by the 2024 Census estimate
- Closest listed advocate Avondale, PA
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
What the clock is here
The clock that matters starts when you sign consent. In Pennsylvania it runs 60 calendar days.
Put the request in writing and date it. An email to the Carnegie school counts as writing.
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.
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 do not decide complaints. The Pennsylvania Department of Education does, and only after someone files one in writing.
Carlynton School District is allowed to say no. What it is not allowed to do is say no without written notice that explains the reason.
Who serves Carnegie today
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Pennsylvania rules is usually a better hire for Carnegie than a local one who does not.
Advocates who take Doylestown cases usually take these too. Say where you are in the first email so nobody wastes a week finding out.
Carnegie IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Carnegie, Pennsylvania?
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?
An advocate is not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice or file a lawsuit. What an advocate can do is build the written record a lawyer would need later.
Can we work with an advocate who lives outside Pennsylvania?
Video is normal now. A remote advocate reads the file, drafts your concerns and joins the meeting by phone. What a remote advocate cannot do is walk the building or read the room.
Who runs special education for Carnegie schools?
Most of the city sits inside Carlynton 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.
What should a records request say?
Ask for the full file, which means every evaluation, the progress data behind each goal and any email where the school said no. Put it in writing and keep the date.
Official special education resources in Pennsylvania
Official Pennsylvania links for parents in Carnegie.
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, Media, Aliquippa, McKees Rocks and the other cities listed here, or see every Pennsylvania advocate.
Before you contact anyone
If nobody here fits, check the Doylestown page next. The same Pennsylvania rules apply there.
Keep a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will start by building the same thing.
