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
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…
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.
Based in Alamo, TX
Bilingual Special Education Advocate and Interpreter
Félix Ramos Jr. es fundador de RIO Advocates, LLC, donde brinda servicios bilingües de defensa educativa e interpretación en inglés y español.
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
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 Buford, GA · works with Texas schools
Georgia Special Education & IEP Advocate
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett is the owner and lead advocate of The IEP Guru, LLC, providing special education advocacy throughout Georgia.
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.
Hiring an advocate does not pause a deadline or undo a meeting that already happened. The work starts from wherever the San Antonio file sits today.
San Antonio Independent School District answers to the parent on the paperwork, so an advocate can draft the letter and you still have to be the one who sends it.
One advocate listed here, Nicole, works out of San Antonio. The others reach Texas families by video or by driving in.
Distance is a scheduling problem and not a legal one. Meetings run by video whenever the parent and the school both agree to it.
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?
San Antonio Independent School District runs the IEP meetings for most San Antonio students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Do advocates handle accommodation plans?
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.
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.
