Advocates here work with Collierville families and Collierville Schools teams. Each profile lists a rate when the advocate shares one.
3 virtual advocates who work with Tennessee schools
The job is plain. An advocate knows what services the school owes your child and asks for them in writing.
Parents in Collierville usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
Before the meeting an advocate reads the current IEP against the evaluation reports, pulls the progress data to see whether the goals are actually being met, writes your concerns into one page, and sends it to the team in advance.
Collierville Schools keeps progress data on every goal in the plan. Ask for it as a table of dates and numbers rather than a paragraph.
These advocates are not based in Tennessee. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Hawthorne, NJ · works with Tennessee schools
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.
Virtual · based in Inverness, IL · works with Tennessee schools
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…
Virtual · based in San Antonio, TX · works with Tennessee schools
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…
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9 public schools inside Collierville belong to Collierville Schools. 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.
Buildings do not fund services and districts do. Ask which office is deciding before you spend a meeting arguing with the wrong one.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
No Tennessee deadline applies to a written evaluation request. Federal rules still require a response within a reasonable time.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
Tennessee gives a school district 60 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Tennessee 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 Tennessee Department of Education, Division of Special Education and Student Supports, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Tennessee does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in Collierville can print a card with the word advocate on it.
A certificate says nothing about Collierville Schools. Ask instead what the advocate has filed there and what came back.
Hiring an advocate does not pause a deadline or undo a meeting that already happened. The work starts from wherever the Collierville 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.
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Tennessee rules is usually a better hire for Collierville than a local one who does not.
Ask for two references from cases like yours. Somebody who cannot produce one has not worked many.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Collierville, Tennessee, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Collierville?
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.
Can an advocate join an IEP meeting by video?
Yes. IDEA, the federal special education law, requires parent participation in IEP meetings and allows alternative means such as video or phone when you and the school agree. Your advocate does not have to live nearby.
Which school district serves Collierville, Tennessee?
Collierville Schools runs the IEP meetings for most Collierville students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Are there any IEP advocates near Collierville?
No advocate is listed in every town, and each card here says where that person lives. Somebody who knows the state rules and has an opening this month usually beats the nearest name on the list.
Do advocates handle accommodation plans?
Yes, and the rules differ slightly. Section 504 does not spell out who may attend the way IDEA does, so ask the school in writing before the meeting and keep the answer.
Official Tennessee links for parents in Collierville.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Tennessee rules apply in Brentwood, Gallatin, Bartlett, Germantown and the other cities listed here, or see every Tennessee advocate.
Print the current IEP and bring it to the first call. Every advocate on the Collierville list will ask for it.
Do not sign anything at the first meeting if you are unsure. Consent can wait a day.
