Park City School District staff run the IEP meetings in Park City. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
3 virtual advocates who work with Utah schools
Advocates get hired after a meeting goes badly, rarely before the first one, which is why most of them start by reading a file that already carries a year of history in it.
The search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether Park City schools are offering enough.
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 Park City team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
Note what changed at home. Teachers see one room for one hour and parents see the rest of the day.
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
Hi! 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 Kansas City, MO · works with Utah schools
Navigate Special Education with Clarity and Confidence - Guiding Families. Building Futures.
Dr. Diane is a special education advocate and founder of Steppingstone Services, LLC. She holds a Ph.D.
Virtual · based in New York, NY · works with Utah schools
Special Education Advocate
Clara Liriano, M.S., is a Special Education Advocate and New York State Certified Special Education Teacher with more than 20 years of experience supporting children and individuals with…
7 public schools inside Park City belong to Park City School District. Each one has its own case manager and its own backlog, and the answer you get about scheduling depends on which building your child attends.
A Clearfield parent group can tell you how the same district handled a case like yours, which is worth more to read than a policy page.
Confirm your child's district by address. Park City addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Utah actually requires is 45 school days.
Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the Park City meeting, because a team that reads your list in advance cannot pretend it never came up.
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.
The Utah State Board of Education oversees special education in Utah. It does not license the advocates parents hire.
Check the references and not the letters after the name. Two calls to past clients settle it faster than any credential list.
Advocates do not decide complaints. The Utah State Board of Education does, and only after someone files one in writing.
Advocates who have never seen the file cannot tell you what is missing from it. Send the records first and book the call second.
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Utah rules is usually a better hire for Park City than a local one who does not.
Experience with Park City School District matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Park City, Utah, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Park City, Utah?
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 Utah?
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 Park City schools?
Most of the city sits inside Park City School District. The district writes the plan and holds the special education budget, which is why a complaint about a missed service names the district and not the school.
Are there free IEP advocates in Park City?
Every state has a federally funded Parent Training and Information Center that answers questions at no charge. Free help usually means general guidance rather than somebody sitting next to you in the meeting.
What documents does an advocate need from me?
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, American Fork, Draper, Logan and the other cities listed here, or see every Utah advocate.
Print the current IEP and bring it to the first call. Every advocate on the Park City list will ask for it.
Keep a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will start by building the same thing.
