Request Advocacy Support
Need help understanding your child's IEP, special education services, or what to do next?
Wise Advocacy Group provides free special education advocacy and parent support to help families understand the IEP process, identify concerns, and determine possible next steps.
BEGIN ADVOCACY INTAKEBefore You Begin
To provide targeted support, we need to understand what has already happened, not just what is happening right now.
This intake form will ask you to provide a detailed written explanation of your concerns and upload the educational records that will help us understand your child's situation.
Please have these documents available, if applicable:
That's okay. Please provide the records you currently have and explain in the intake form what you believe may be missing.
Why Do I Need the Documents First?
Special education advocacy is highly individualized.
Two families may appear to be experiencing the same problem but have very different options depending on what your child's IEP says, what evaluations and data show, what the school has already proposed or refused, and what has been documented in writing.
Reviewing your information first allows me to spend our time discussing your child's specific situation and possible next steps, rather than trying to reconstruct the history during a phone call.
I do not schedule initial phone calls, virtual meetings, or consultations before receiving the completed intake form and relevant documents.
Please provide as much information as possible in the written portion of the form. The more complete the information you provide, the better I can understand your concerns before determining the appropriate next step.
What Happens After I Submit?
Complete the Intake
Tell us what is happening, where you are in the special education process, and what you need help addressing.
Upload Your Documents
Provide the records that help explain your child's current services, needs, and educational history.
Information Is Reviewed
We review the information provided to better understand the concern and determine whether and how we can assist.
Determine Next Steps
The next step may include resources, suggested requests, written communication assistance, or more direct advocacy support.
A Few Important Things to Know
Wise Advocacy Group provides special education advocacy, information, and parent support. Advocacy services are not a substitute for representation or advice from a licensed attorney.
Submission of the intake form does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not guarantee that I will be able to take your case, attend an IEP meeting, or provide ongoing advocacy support.
Priority may be given to situations involving significant concerns such as a child being denied access to school, loss of educational services, serious behavioral or safety concerns, disciplinary removals, or other time-sensitive special education issues.
Ready to Get Started?
BEGIN ADVOCACY INTAKEAlready Submitted an Intake?
Please do not submit multiple intake forms about the same concern unless you are asked to do so. If important new information becomes available after your submission, it can be provided when we follow up with you.
