Natrona County School District No. 1 staff run the IEP meetings in Casper. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
3 virtual advocates who work with Wyoming schools
An advocate is a paid professional who reads the evaluation reports, drafts your concerns, sits beside you at the IEP table, and follows up on whatever the school agreed to do.
Parents in Casper usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
Advocates also coach. Some Casper parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Natrona County School District No. 1 keeps progress data on every goal in the plan. Ask for it as a table of dates and numbers rather than a paragraph.
These advocates are not based in Wyoming. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Leonardtown, MD · works with Wyoming 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…
Virtual · based in Cumming, GA · works with Wyoming schools
Founder
I raised three children with special needs, so I know what it’s like to sit in an IEP meeting and feel like no one is listening.
Virtual · based in Hawthorne, NJ · works with Wyoming schools
IEP Consultant, School Social Worker, Advocacy
I am a Child Study Team School Social Worker, with a Master of Social Work from Fordham University. I have core competencies in special education law, mental health, and behavioral health.
24 public schools inside Casper belong to Natrona County School District No. 1. 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.
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 before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
No Wyoming deadline applies to a written evaluation request. Federal rules still require a response within a reasonable time.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
Wyoming gives a school district 60 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Wyoming 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 Wyoming Department of Education, Special Education Programs Division, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Wyoming does not license or certify special education advocates. Anyone in Casper can print a card with the word advocate on it.
A certificate says nothing about Natrona County School District No. 1. Ask instead what the advocate has filed there and what came back.
Advocates are not attorneys. No advocate in Casper can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
What worked for a family in Cheyenne may not fit yours. Ask the advocate what is different about your file before you copy anyone.
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Wyoming rules is usually a better hire for Casper than a local one who does not.
Ask for two references from cases like yours. Somebody who cannot produce one has not worked many.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Casper, Wyoming, 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.
Is an IEP advocate a type of lawyer?
Two different jobs. The advocate works the IEP process and the attorney works the legal one. If a hearing is already filed, you need the attorney.
Does Natrona County School District No. 1 cover every Casper address?
Natrona County School District No. 1 runs the IEP meetings for most Casper students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
How do I know where an advocate actually works from?
No advocate is listed in every town, and each card here says where that person lives. Somebody who knows the state rules and has an opening this month usually beats the nearest name on the list.
What can I do if I cannot afford an advocate?
Free guidance exists. Parent centers, disability rights agencies and local parent groups all give it, and none of them will attend the meeting as your representative.
Official Wyoming links for parents in Casper.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Wyoming rules apply in Cheyenne, Gillette, Laramie, Rock Springs and the other cities listed here, or see every Wyoming advocate.
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in Casper and Cheyenne. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.
Say the name of your school and Natrona County School District No. 1 in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
