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IEP advocates in New Braunfels, Texas

Special education and Section 504 advocates for New Braunfels ISD families in New Braunfels.

4 based in Texas · 3 virtual advocates who work with Texas schools

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What an IEP advocate is

Hiring one is optional. Nothing in federal law requires a parent to bring an advocate to an IEP meeting.

The search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether New Braunfels schools are offering enough.

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Before and after a New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.

Request the full file in writing before you hire anyone. Schools have to give parents the education records they keep.

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The district behind a New Braunfels IEP

New Braunfels ISD takes most New Braunfels 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 Conroe face the same paperwork. Rules do not change from one town to the next inside a state.

  • District New Braunfels ISD
  • County Comal County
  • Public schools inside New Braunfels 14
  • Size New Braunfels is the 35th-largest city in Texas by the 2024 Census estimate
  • Closest listed advocate Midland, TX

Confirm your child's district by address. New Braunfels addresses may fall in more than one public school district.

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What the clock is here

Once you sign consent for testing, a Texas district has 45 school days to finish an initial evaluation, and that clock does not stop because a case manager is out or the file went to the wrong building.

Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the New Braunfels meeting, because a team that reads your list in advance cannot pretend it never came up.

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 full Texas evaluation and complaint timeline

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No license, no required certification

Training varies, and so does what it proves. A parent who asks how many New Braunfels 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.

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Where advocacy stops

No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in New Braunfels. Anyone who does is selling you something.

New Braunfels ISD is allowed to say no. What it is not allowed to do is say no without written notice that explains the reason.

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Who serves New Braunfels today

No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Texas rules is usually a better hire for New Braunfels than a local one who does not.

Advocates who take Conroe cases usually take these too. Say where you are in the first email so nobody wastes a week finding out.

New Braunfels IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ

Answers about hiring a special education advocate in New Braunfels, Texas, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.

What do special education advocates charge in New Braunfels, 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.

Can we work with an advocate who lives outside Texas?

Yes, with one condition. The school has to agree to the meeting format, so put the request in writing before the date is set.

Who runs special education for New Braunfels schools?

New Braunfels ISD runs the IEP meetings for most New Braunfels students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.

Can I bring an advocate to a Section 504 meeting?

Yes. Section 504 work looks the same as IEP work, which is records, a written request and somebody in the room who knows what the school already agreed to.

What should a records request say?

Ask in writing and address it to the district rather than the front office. Schools have to let parents inspect the education records they keep, and inspection has to happen before the next IEP meeting.

Sources for the Texas rules on this page

Last reviewed 2026-08-11.

Nearby cities in Texas

The same Texas rules apply in Conroe, Richardson, League City, The Woodlands and the other cities listed here, or see every Texas advocate.

Before you contact anyone

Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in New Braunfels and Conroe. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.

Free calls are common. Use them to compare people, not to collect advice for nothing.

This school year, don't go alone

Compare IEP advocates before the first meeting.

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