Connect with advocates who help Katy families request FIIEs, prepare for ARD meetings, review services and goals, and address eligibility, dyslexia, behavior, or Section 504.
5 based in Texas · 3 virtual advocates who work with Texas schools
Katy ISD instructs parents who want a special education evaluation to contact an administrator at the child's campus. Its operating guidelines also describe the 15-school-day response to a written evaluation request, the 45-school-day FIIE timeline, and the ARD process.
Families may also use Region 4 Education Service Center and statewide SPEDTex materials to understand Texas terminology and procedural safeguards.
Local starting points include Katy ISD Child Find, campus administrator referral process, Katy ISD special education operating guidelines, and Region 4 Education Service Center.
Katy ISD’s Child Find and operating-guideline pages explain local routing and district procedures. The student’s FIIE and ARD decisions must still be individualized to the child’s suspected needs, evaluation data, and educational program.
A Katy advocate can draft the written request, review the proposed evaluation areas, calculate the Texas timeline, and prepare a decision-focused ARD agenda based on the district’s reports and the parent’s outside records.
Compare advocates serving Katy families with FIIEs, ARD meetings, dyslexia, behavior, services, and eligibility.
One of these advocates works from Katy. The rest are based elsewhere in Texas. Each card names the city.
Based in Katy, TX
Special Education Advocate
Besides being a parent of a neurodivergent son, I have been a special education teacher, diagnostician, and advocate for the past 30 years. I am a true hands-on, walk in your shoes type of advocate.
Based in Austin, TX
Educational Advocate
Chelsea Venegas is a special education advocate serving families in Austin, TX.
Based in Austin, TX
Special Education Advocate
Hi, My name is David Gonzales. Living in Austin, TX, but originally from Los Angeles, CA. I carry a masters degree in special education and currently practice as a sped teacher.
These advocates are not based in Texas. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Wesley Chapel, FL · works with Texas schools
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.
Virtual · based in Hialeah, FL · works with Texas schools
Advocate
Hello! 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.
Virtual · based in Newcastle, OK · works with Texas schools
Special Education Advocate - IEP Consultant
Former special education teacher and educational advocate with experience on both sides of the IEP table.
Katy Independent School District directs parents requesting an initial special education evaluation to an administrator at the child's campus and links families to Region 4 Education Service Center.
Katy-area growth and mailing addresses can complicate district assignment. Confirm Katy ISD enrollment before using district-specific contacts.
Texas gives a school district 45 school days to finish an initial special education evaluation. A written request for an evaluation has to be answered inside 15 school days. Missed deadlines are handled by the Texas Education Agency, Office of Special Populations and Student Supports, which takes written state complaints from parents.
The Texas Education Agency oversees special education in Texas. It does not license the advocates parents hire.
Membership in a professional body is not a licence. It usually means dues were paid and a code of conduct was signed.
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.
Katy Independent School District is allowed to say no. What it is not allowed to do is say no without written notice that explains the reason.
One advocate listed here, Sunnye, works out of Katy. The others reach Texas families by video or by driving in.
Experience with Katy Independent School District matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Katy, Texas, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How do I request a special education evaluation in Katy ISD?
Katy ISD directs parents to contact an administrator at the child's campus. A clear written request helps document when the request was received and starts the district's response obligations.
What do special education advocates charge in Katy, Texas?
Rates run $75 to $250 per hour. What moves the number is experience, the type of case, and whether anyone has to drive to the meeting. Profiles here show the rate when the advocate publishes one.
Who runs special education for Katy schools?
Most Katy families work with Katy Independent School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
Do I have to use an advocate from my own town?
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.
Official Texas links for parents in Katy.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
If nobody here fits, check the Converse page next. The same Texas 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.
