Connect with advocates serving San Antonio families across the area's independent school districts. Get help with FIIEs, ARD meetings, IEP services, dyslexia, behavior, discipline, or Section 504.
5 based in Texas · 3 virtual advocates who work with Texas schools
San Antonio is not a one-district city. Families may work with San Antonio ISD or another independent school district depending on their home address, making district identification essential before requesting records or an evaluation.
San Antonio ISD is one local example and maintains Disability Services, parent liaisons, family workshops, and a Special Education Parent Advisory Council. Texas ARD and FIIE rules apply across the local ISDs.
Local starting points include San Antonio ISD Disability Services, SAISD parent support resources, SAISD Special Education Parent Advisory Council, and Education Service Center Region 20.
The metropolitan area includes many independent school districts, and SAISD is only one of them. Families need to confirm the responsible ISD before using district contacts and then apply the same statewide Texas FIIE, ARD, complaint, mediation, and due process rules.
A San Antonio advocate can verify district responsibility, review transfer and evaluation records, prepare for the ARD, and help the family direct written requests or complaints to the correct public agency.
Compare advocates serving families across San Antonio’s many independent school districts.
One of these advocates works from San Antonio. The rest are based elsewhere in Texas. Each card names the city.
Based in San Antonio, TX
FamilyADDventures.com
Nicole Santiago is a learning specialist and an advocate (IEP coach). She is a member of COPAA.org and ensures special education students receive the most appropriate educational services possible.
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 Leonardtown, MD · works with Texas schools
Special Education Advocate
Douglas Hubscher is the Founder and President of Kids Are First, LLC, a special education advocacy firm dedicated to helping families navigate the IEP and 504 process with confidence, clarity, and…
San Antonio is served by multiple independent school districts. San Antonio ISD is one major local system and uses a Disability Services structure with parent resources and a Special Education Parent Advisory Council.
San Antonio spans many independent school districts. The student’s home address and enrollment determine which ISD is responsible for records, evaluation, ARD meetings, and services.
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.
Texas does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in San Antonio can print a card with the word advocate on it.
A certificate says nothing about San Antonio Independent School District. Ask instead what the advocate has filed there and what came back.
Advocates are not attorneys. No advocate in San Antonio can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
Nobody can undo a meeting you already agreed to in writing. Read the page you are asked to sign before the room empties.
One advocate listed here, Nicole, works out of San Antonio. The others reach Texas families by video or by driving in.
Read a profile for what the advocate actually did, not for what the profile claims. Case detail is the tell.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in San Antonio, Texas, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
Which school district handles a San Antonio child's IEP?
The responsible independent school district depends on the child's address or school enrollment. Confirm the ISD first because San Antonio includes several separate public-school systems.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in San Antonio?
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.
Which school district serves San Antonio, Texas?
Most San Antonio families work with San Antonio Independent School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
Are there any IEP advocates near San Antonio?
1 of the advocates listed here give a Texas home address and 21 more work with families here remotely. Being listed is not the same as taking every case, so read the service area first.
Official Texas links for parents in San Antonio.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Texas rules apply in Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, Austin and the other cities listed here, or see every Texas advocate.
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a San Antonio file, and hire the one whose answer is specific enough that you could write it down as a task.
Do not sign anything at the first meeting if you are unsure. Consent can wait a day.
