Special education and Section 504 advocates for Teton County School District No. 1 families in Jackson.
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.
Jackson is the 10th-largest city in Wyoming. Size has nothing to do with how well a district runs its IEP meetings, and a small district with one experienced case manager often does better than a large one.
Advocates also coach. Some Jackson parents hire one for two hours of prep and go into the meeting alone.
Teton 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 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.
Virtual · based in San Diego, CA · works with Wyoming schools
Special Education Advocate
At the Sanford Autism Advocacy Group (SAAG), we are a small but mighty special education consulting group with an emphasis on Autism and IEPs.
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.
5 public schools inside Jackson belong to Teton 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.
The deadline for finishing an initial evaluation in Wyoming is 60 calendar days. Put that date on your calendar the day the paperwork goes in.
Keep every email. Most of what an advocate does with a Jackson 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 Jackson can print a card with the word advocate on it.
A certificate says nothing about Teton County School District No. 1. 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 Jackson file sits today.
What worked for a family in Riverton 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 Jackson 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 Jackson, Wyoming, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Jackson?
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 an advocate join an IEP meeting by video?
Yes, with one condition. The school has to agree to the meeting format, so put the request in writing before the date is set.
Which school district serves Jackson, Wyoming?
Teton County School District No. 1 runs the IEP meetings for most Jackson students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Are there any IEP advocates near Jackson?
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.
Who decides a special education complaint in Wyoming?
The Wyoming Department of Education takes written complaints from parents about missed deadlines and services never delivered. An advocate can prepare one. The advocate does not decide it and cannot make the district settle.
Official Wyoming links for parents in Jackson.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Wyoming rules apply in Riverton, Green River, Evanston, Sheridan and the other cities listed here, or see every Wyoming advocate.
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in Jackson and Riverton. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.
Two questions sort most of this out. What would you do first with this file, and what does that cost.
