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 Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Advocates here work with Monroeville families and Gateway School District teams. Each profile lists a rate when the advocate shares one.
3 based in Pennsylvania · 3 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania schools
What an IEP advocate is
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
Families in Monroeville and Bethel Park run into the same problem. The school says the current plan is working, and the progress report shows the same goal repeated from last year with the same numbers under it.
Before and after a Monroeville IEP meeting
The meeting itself is the smallest part of the job. Nearly all the hours go into records and email before the Monroeville team ever sits down.
Note what changed at home. Teachers see one room for one hour and parents see the rest of the day.
Advocates based in Pennsylvania
No advocate in this directory lists Monroeville 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 Newcastle, OK · works with Pennsylvania schools
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
Virtual · based in Inverness, IL · works with Pennsylvania schools
Arielle Allen
Special Education Advocate
I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University and a Master’s of Education from DePaul University, with a dual certification in elementary and…
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Deaf-Blindness, Developmental Delay
- Contact for rate
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Hawthorne, NJ · works with Pennsylvania schools
Dalia Rodriguez
IEP Consultant, School Social Worker, Advocacy
I am a Child Study Team School Social Worker, with a Master of Social Work from Fordham University. I have core competencies in special education law, mental health, and behavioral health.
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disability
- Contact for rate
- Meets by video or phone
See all 23 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania families
The district behind a Monroeville IEP
Gateway School District runs the IEP meetings for most Monroeville students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
A Bethel Park 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 Gateway School District
- County Allegheny County
- Public schools inside Monroeville 6
- Size Monroeville is the 19th-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.
What the clock is here
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Pennsylvania actually requires is 60 calendar days.
Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the Monroeville meeting, because a team that reads your list in advance cannot pretend it never came up.
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.
Check the references and not the letters after the name. Two calls to past clients settle it faster than any credential list.
Where advocacy stops
Advocates charge for this. At $75 to $150 per hour, a standard IEP cycle with two hours of prep and two hours in the meeting runs about $400, and that money does not come back if the answer is still no.
Gateway 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 Monroeville today
Being listed for Pennsylvania is not the same as taking Monroeville cases, so read the service area on each of the 3 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in a Gateway School District meeting before. The answer is a yes or a no and it tells you a great deal.
Monroeville IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Monroeville, 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.
Who runs special education for Monroeville schools?
Gateway School District runs the IEP meetings for most Monroeville students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
What is the evaluation deadline in Pennsylvania?
The deadline in Pennsylvania for finishing an initial evaluation is 60 calendar days. Put that date on your calendar the day you sign consent, because the district counts from the paperwork and not from the conversation.
Do I have to use an advocate from my own town?
Every card on this page names the city the advocate works from. Advocates listed under the virtual heading live somewhere else and work with families here by video or phone.
Are there free IEP advocates in Monroeville?
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.
Official special education resources in Pennsylvania
Official Pennsylvania links for parents in Monroeville.
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 Bethel Park, West Chester, Chester, King of Prussia and the other cities listed here, or see every Pennsylvania advocate.
Before you contact anyone
You are not limited to advocates inside Monroeville. The closest listed office is in Harrisburg, and distance matters less than whether that person has worked a case in your district.
Free calls are common. Use them to compare people, not to collect advice for nothing.
