IEP Defenders

IEP Defenders is an advocacy and consulting service for parents navigating special education in Las Vegas schools, based at 10161 W Park Run Dr Ste 150 in the 89145 zip code. It is not a kids activity program. Families hire this kind of service when the process around a child's Individualized Education Program or 504 plan stops working: meetings where the district holds all the expertise, evaluations that stall, or a placement that does not match the child's needs.

The service list is specific to that situation. It includes IEP and 504 meeting support, records review, school observation, dispute resolution, and due process support. On the behavioral side, the firm lists functional behavioral assessments and behavior intervention plan development, plus manifestation determination review support, which becomes urgent when a school moves to discipline a child whose behavior is tied to a disability. Transition planning is also listed for students approaching the move out of the school system. The working model is consultation, advocacy, and case management.

The listing records experience across special education broadly: learning disability support, autism early intervention, ADHD support, emotional and behavioral needs, developmental delay programs, and early intervention for ages 0 to 5. The directory shows a 0 to 18 age range, which is the directory's default rather than a posted policy, though the listed services map to the early intervention and school-age years.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, closed weekends, year-round, with services in English. Pricing is recorded at the higher end, shown as three dollar signs, and no specific rates are posted. Advocacy services are commonly billed hourly or per engagement, so ask for the fee structure, what an initial consultation costs, and whether records review is billed separately before committing.

Questions can go to the listed phone at (743) 437-4357, and iepdefenders.com carries more detail. For a parent heading into a contentious IEP meeting alone, the calculus is simple: the district brings trained staff to the table, and this service exists so the family side of the table has training too.