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 Reading, Pennsylvania
Advocates here work with Reading families and Reading 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
Hiring one is optional. Nothing in federal law requires a parent to bring an advocate to an IEP meeting.
Families in Reading and Allentown 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 Reading 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 Reading team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
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 Reading 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 Midland, TX · works with Pennsylvania schools
Kate Keenan
Special Education Advocate
Kate Keenan is a special education advocate serving families in Midland, TX.
- From $75 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Wesley Chapel, FL · works with Pennsylvania schools
Angela Picardi
Special Education Advocate
With 24 years of experience in the K-12 sector, I serves as a Student Support Specialist specializing in academic and behavioral ESE services.
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities
- Contact for rate
- 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
See all 23 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania families
The district behind a Reading IEP
Reading School District takes most Reading 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.
Parents in Allentown face the same paperwork. Rules do not change from one town to the next inside a state.
- District Reading School District
- County Berks County
- Public schools inside Reading 19
- Size Reading is the 4th-largest city in Pennsylvania by the 2024 Census estimate
- Closest listed advocate Philadelphia, PA
Confirm your child's district by address. Reading addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
What the clock is here
The clock that matters starts when you sign consent. In Pennsylvania it runs 60 calendar days.
If the Reading team says no, ask for the refusal in 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
Training varies, and so does what it proves. A parent who asks how many Reading IEP meetings an advocate sat in last year learns more than a certificate would show.
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.
Advocates who have never seen the file cannot tell you what is missing from it. Send the records first and book the call second.
Who serves Reading today
Being listed for Pennsylvania is not the same as taking Reading cases, so read the service area on each of the 3 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Advocates who take Allentown cases usually take these too. Say where you are in the first email so nobody wastes a week finding out.
Reading IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Reading, Pennsylvania, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Reading, 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.
Do I need an advocate for a routine annual review?
No fixed trigger exists. The useful test is whether you can tell from the paperwork what the school is actually offering, and whether the last thing you asked for came back in writing.
What is the difference between an IEP advocate and a special education attorney?
No. Advocates prepare for meetings, read the records and negotiate with the district. Attorneys file due process complaints and appear at hearings, which an advocate cannot do.
Who runs special education for Reading schools?
Most of the city sits inside Reading 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.
Where does a written special education complaint go?
Written complaints go to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. It decides on the paperwork rather than at a hearing, so dates and documents are what the decision turns on.
Official special education resources in Pennsylvania
Official Pennsylvania links for parents in Reading.
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 Allentown, Erie, Bethlehem, Pittsburgh and the other cities listed here, or see every Pennsylvania advocate.
Before you contact anyone
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in Reading and Allentown. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.
Have the most recent Reading School District progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
