Special education and Section 504 advocates for Campbell County School District No. 1 families in Gillette.
3 virtual advocates who work with Wyoming schools
The job is plain. An advocate knows what services the school owes your child and asks for them in writing.
Parents in Gillette usually start looking for an advocate when a meeting is already on the calendar.
Advocates also coach. Some Gillette parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Records live with Campbell County School District No. 1, not with the front office of one building, and a request addressed to the district gets a faster answer than one that is not.
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 Leesburg, FL · works with Wyoming schools
CEO IEP Advocate Espanol
Evelyn Roman-Santos is a bilingual Special Education Advocate with 30 years of experience as a School Social Worker.
Virtual · based in Harrisburg, PA · works with Wyoming schools
Special Education Advocate
I’m a special education teacher with experience supporting students with behavioral, intellectual, and learning needs.
Virtual · based in Austin, TX · works with Wyoming schools
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.
17 public schools inside Gillette belong to Campbell 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.
Charter and magnet enrollment changes who owes the service. Ask which agency is responsible before the first meeting.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Wyoming actually requires is 60 calendar days.
Keep every email. Most of what an advocate does with a Gillette file is date-stamping what the school already told you.
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 Gillette can print a card with the word advocate on it.
A certificate says nothing about Campbell County School District No. 1. 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.
Campbell County School District No. 1 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.
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Wyoming rules is usually a better hire for Gillette than a local one who does not.
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 Gillette, 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.
Can I hire a virtual advocate if we live in Gillette?
Yes. IDEA, the federal special education law, requires parent participation in IEP meetings and allows alternative means such as video or phone when you and the school agree. Your advocate does not have to live nearby.
Does Campbell County School District No. 1 cover every Gillette address?
Campbell County School District No. 1 runs the IEP meetings for most Gillette students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Can an advocate help with a 504 plan and not an IEP?
Yes, and the rules differ slightly. Section 504 does not spell out who may attend the way IDEA does, so ask the school in writing before the meeting and keep the answer.
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.
Official Wyoming links for parents in Gillette.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Wyoming rules apply in Casper, Laramie, Cheyenne, Rock Springs and the other cities listed here, or see every Wyoming advocate.
If nobody here fits, check the Casper page next. The same Wyoming rules apply there.
Do not sign anything at the first meeting if you are unsure. Consent can wait a day.
