IEP and 504 Advocacy
If meetings keep ending with vague promises, delayed action, or a plan that does not feel right, Russell finds the issues the school must answer and fights for your child.
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DeKalb Parents: Your Child's Plan Should Actually Happen.
You fought for the IEP. Then the services start late, the case manager changes, and nobody can tell you who is responsible. Russell Lloyd works with DeKalb County School District families who are tired of a plan that looks good on paper and falls apart in the classroom. He holds the school to what it promised, so you can stop chasing and start breathing again.
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A Plan on Paper Isn't Help in the Classroom.
In a big district with many schools and staff changes, a child's plan can quietly slip between hands. Russell compares what your child's IEP or 504 plan requires with what is actually being delivered, asks in writing for the records that prove it, and pushes for a fix when the two don't match.
Russell can attend IEP, 504, and eligibility meetings in person at DeKalb County School District campuses, or join live on video, on screen with the whole team.
Families Russell serves in DeKalb County include Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Tucker, Doraville, Stone Mountain, and Lithonia.
How Russell helps DeKalb County families
Pick the Help That Fits Where You Are Right Now.
Meeting Preparation
Walk into the meeting knowing what matters, what to ask, and what to say when the answer is vague or the pressure starts.
See detailsDocument Review
If you keep rereading the records and still cannot tell what the school missed, send the pile. Russell shows you what it actually means for your child.
See detailsAdvocacy Strategy Session
When everything feels tangled together and you no longer know where to begin, Russell helps you find the first move, and the ones that follow it.
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Questions from DeKalb County parents
Do you work with families in Dunwoody, Brookhaven, and Tucker?
Yes. Russell supports families across DeKalb County School District, including Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Tucker, Doraville, Stone Mountain, and Lithonia, with meeting preparation, document review, and in-person or video meeting support.
My child's case manager changed and things have fallen apart. What now?
The plan does not change when the staff does. Ask in writing who is now responsible for each service, and request service logs showing what has been delivered. Russell helps you build that record and request a meeting if services were missed, so the gap gets made up instead of forgotten.
Does my child have to be failing to get an IEP?
No. A child can pass classes and still need special education or a 504 plan. What matters is whether a disability affects their learning, behavior, communication, or ability to access school. Russell helps you show the full picture, not just the report card.
Also serving
Other North Metro Atlanta Communities
Cumming & Forsyth County · Gwinnett County · Cherokee County · Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & North Fulton · Hall County
Russell works with families wherever they live in the United States by video. See how online advocacy works.
Talk with Russell
Don't Face DeKalb County School District Alone.
Tell Russell what has you worried. In a free 15-minute call, he will tell you whether he can help and what to do next, before another week slips by.