Special education and Section 504 advocates for Albany County School District No. 1 families in Laramie.
3 virtual advocates who work with Wyoming schools
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
The search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether Laramie schools are offering enough.
The meeting itself is the smallest part of the job. Nearly all the hours go into records and email before the Laramie team ever sits down.
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 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 Kansas City, MO · works with Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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…
Albany County School District No. 1 runs the IEP meetings for most Laramie students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Families who move between Gillette and here change districts, and the new team is not required to keep the old plan word for word.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
The clock that matters starts when you sign consent. In Wyoming it runs 60 calendar days.
If the Laramie team says no, ask for the refusal in writing.
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.
No state license exists for special education advocacy. No federal agency issues one either, and no exam stands between a person and the title.
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 Wyoming Department of Education does, and only after someone files one in writing.
You sign, not the advocate. Consent and the plan itself both need a parent signature.
No advocate is listed in every city. A remote advocate who knows Wyoming rules is usually a better hire for Laramie than a local one who does not.
Experience with Albany County School District No. 1 matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Laramie, Wyoming, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much should I budget for one IEP meeting?
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 represent me at a due process hearing in Wyoming?
No. Advocates prepare for meetings, read the records and negotiate with the district. Attorneys file due process complaints and appear at hearings, which an advocate cannot do.
What district will be at my IEP meeting in Laramie?
Most Laramie families work with Albany County School District No. 1. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
What is the fastest way to see the school file?
A district can charge for copies. Asking to inspect the record in person costs nothing under federal rules, and it is usually faster than waiting for a copy set.
How do I file a state 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 Laramie.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same Wyoming rules apply in Gillette, Rock Springs, Casper, Sheridan and the other cities listed here, or see every Wyoming advocate.
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a Laramie file, and hire the one whose answer is specific enough that you could write it down as a task.
Keep a one-page timeline of what happened and when. Every advocate you talk to will start by building the same thing.
