When Parents Find Their Voice, Children Find Their Future.
Navigating special education can feel overwhelming. Parents are often expected to understand evaluations, IEPs, Section 504 Plans, behavior plans, discipline procedures, accommodations, placement, services, and educational rights without being given clear guidance.
Strong Parents Strong Voices provides non-attorney educational advocacy, parent support, and resource navigation. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal representation or legal advice.
We Assist Families With:
IEPs and Section 504 Plans
Prior Written Notice
School placement concerns
State and local complaints
Initial evaluations and reevaluations
Independent Educational Evaluations
Academic and behavioral concerns
Accommodations and related services
School and district communication
Discipline and manifestation determination reviews
Meeting preparation and attendance
Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
Advocacy Services
IEP or 504 Plan Review
This service is for families who want their child’s current IEP or Section 504 Plan reviewed.
The review may examine:
- Present levels
- Goals
- Accommodations
- Related services
- Specially designed instruction
- Behavior supports
- Progress monitoring
- Placement
- Parent concerns
- Missing or unclear services
The service may include:
- Review of one current IEP or 504 Plan
- Identification of primary concerns
- Parent-friendly written summary
- Suggested questions or requests
- One follow-up consultation
IEP or 504 Meeting Preparation
This service may include:
- Review of relevant records
- Parent preparation session
- Development of parent concerns
- Identification of requested outcomes
- Suggested questions
- Meeting strategy
- Organization of supporting documents
Meeting preparation does not include attendance unless attendance is separately approved.
IEP or 504 Meeting Attendance
This service may include:
- Pre-meeting preparation
- Relevant document review
- Advocate attendance
- Assistance presenting parental concerns
- Support requesting appropriate documentation
- Notes and recommended follow-up steps
The website and service agreement should state:
- Maximum meeting time included
- Whether preparation time is included
- Additional hourly charges
- Whether follow-up communication is included
Educational Records Review and Case Analysis
This service may include reviewing:
- Evaluations
- Progress reports
- Discipline records
- Attendance records
- Behavioral documents
- Previous IEPs or 504 Plans
- School correspondence
- Medical recommendations
- Service logs
Pricing depends on the number of pages, number of documents, and complexity of the case.
Manifestation Determination and Discipline Support
This service is for families dealing with:
- Suspensions
- Disciplinary removals
- Alternative-school placement
- Expulsion concerns
- Manifestation determination reviews
- Behavioral incidents
This service may include:
- Review of the IEP or 504 Plan
- Review of the FBA or BIP
- Review of discipline records
- Parent preparation
- Meeting attendance
- Post-meeting summary
- Recommended next steps
Urgent or expedited-service fees may apply.
Written Advocacy and Letter Drafting
Examples include:
- Evaluation requests
- Reevaluation requests
- IEP meeting requests
- 504 meeting requests
- Prior Written Notice requests
- Educational-record requests
- Accommodation requests
- Service implementation concerns
- Requests to reconvene a team
- Follow-up letters after meetings
- Letters documenting school concerns
Comprehensive Advocacy Support
This service may include:
- Records review
- Case strategy
- Parent preparation
- Written requests
- School communication
- Meeting preparation
- Meeting attendance
- Complaint support
- Follow-up assistance
- Referrals to attorneys or other professionals
The written agreement must define:
- Services included
- Time period covered
- Number of meetings
- Document-review limits
- Communication limits
- Additional-service fees
- Payment arrangemen
State or Local Complaint Support
This service may include:
- Intake and issue review
- Review of supporting records
- Development of a timeline
- Identification of concerns
- Drafting assistance
- Organization of exhibits
- Filing guidance
- Follow-up support
No specific result can be guaranteed.
Income-Based Advocacy Pricing
Strong Parents Strong Voices understands that many families are already managing significant disability-related expenses. Reduced-cost and sponsored services may be available based on household income, financial hardship, the complexity of the matter, and available nonprofit funding. Completing an intake form does not guarantee free or reduced-cost services. No family will be denied the opportunity to request consideration for financial assistance.
Important Advocacy Policies
Intake Required
All advocacy services begin with the Advocacy Intake Form.
Documents Required
Relevant documents must be submitted before document reviews, meeting support, complaint assistance, or ongoing advocacy can be approved.
No Guaranteed Outcomes
Strong Parents Strong Voices cannot guarantee a specific educational decision, service, placement, settlement, complaint result, or legal outcome.
No Automatic Advocate-Client Relationship
Submitting a form, uploading documents, or requesting an appointment does not create an advocate-client relationship.
Services begin only after:
- The request has been reviewed
- Strong Parents Strong Voices accepts the matter
- The scope of service is confirmed
- Any required agreement is signed
- Payment or financial-assistance arrangements are approved
Non-Attorney Advocacy
We provide educational advocacy and parent support. We do not provide legal representation or legal advice.