Park City School District staff run the IEP meetings in Park City. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
1 based in Utah · 3 virtual advocates who work with Utah schools
An IEP advocate goes to school meetings with you and argues for services your child is not getting.
Most of the work happens before anyone sits down in a Park City conference room.
During a Park City IEP meeting an advocate writes down what the team agrees to and asks for it in the document before anyone leaves the room.
Park City School District can charge for copies of a file. Asking to inspect the record in person instead costs nothing under federal rules.
No advocate in this directory lists Park City as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Utah, and each card names the city.
Based in Elmo, UT
Parent Advocate or School Navigation Consultant.
With a Master's in School Counseling and years inside public schools, I bring an insider's perspective. I've led hundreds of IEP and 504 meetings, backed by specialized legal training.
These advocates are not based in Utah. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Hialeah, FL · works with Utah 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 Portland, OR · works with Utah schools
Experienced Special Education Advocate & Former District Administrator
Chelsea Venegas, M.Ed., is the Founder & Special Education Advocate at Access & Bloom. A former special education teacher, school administrator, and district leader, she supports families with IEPs,…
Virtual · based in Buford, GA · works with Utah 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.
Park City School District takes most Park City 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.
District lines and city lines are not the same thing. A street can sit inside one city and be zoned to the district next door.
Confirm your child's district by address. Park City addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
The clock that matters starts when you sign consent. In Utah it runs 45 school days.
Keep every email. Most of what an advocate does with a Park City file is date-stamping what the school already told you.
Utah gives a school district 45 school days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Utah 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 Utah State Board of Education, Special Education Services, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Attorneys are licensed. Advocates hold no license, and the difference matters most when a case gets close to a hearing, which is the point where the Park City district starts talking to its own lawyer.
A certificate says nothing about Park City School District. Ask instead what the advocate has filed there and what came back.
An advocate cannot make the district agree. What moves a district is the record you build, not the person sitting next to you, and a good advocate spends more hours on the record than in the room.
Nobody can undo a meeting you already agreed to in writing. Read the page you are asked to sign before the room empties.
Video is normal now. 30 of the advocates listed for Park City work with families by phone or video instead of driving to the school.
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 Park City, Utah, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What is the hourly rate for a parent advocate?
Most advocates on this directory charge $75 to $150 per hour. A standard cycle with two hours of prep and two hours in the meeting runs about $400. Travel and extra meetings cost more.
Does Park City School District cover every Park City address?
Park City School District runs the IEP meetings for most Park City students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
What can I do if I cannot afford an advocate?
No public program assigns you a private advocate. The links under official resources on this page go to the state agency and to the complaint process, and both cost nothing to use.
Who investigates a school for missing an IEP deadline?
Written complaints go to the Utah State Board of Education. It decides on the paperwork rather than at a hearing, so dates and documents are what the decision turns on.
What should I have ready before the first call with an advocate?
Bring the current IEP or 504 plan, the most recent evaluation report, the last two progress reports and any email where the school said no. An advocate who has those before the call can tell you what is missing in ten minutes.
Official Utah links for parents in Park City.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Utah rules apply in Clearfield, Elmo, American Fork, Draper and the other cities listed here, or see every Utah advocate.
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a Park City file, and hire the one whose answer is specific enough that you could write it down as a task.
Two questions sort most of this out. What would you do first with this file, and what does that cost.
