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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Hall County Parents: Your Child's Needs Come First, Not What's Convenient.
Maybe you've heard that a service isn't available at your child's school, or that the specialist only comes once in a while. Russell Lloyd works with Hall County Schools families from Flowery Branch to Lula who are tired of hearing what the school can't do. He keeps the conversation on what your child needs, and takes the weight of fighting for it off your shoulders.
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"We Don't Have That Here" Is Not an Answer.
When a school is spread thin, it's tempting to build the plan around what's easy to provide. The law says the plan is built around your child. Russell helps you push back when services are limited by staffing or location, and get the team to commit to what your child actually needs, in writing.
Russell can attend IEP, 504, and eligibility meetings in person at Hall County Schools campuses, or join live on video, on screen with the whole team.
Families Russell serves in Hall County include Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Murrayville, Lula, Clermont, and Chestnut Mountain.
How Russell helps Hall 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 Hall County parents
Do you serve families in Flowery Branch and Oakwood?
Yes. Russell works with families throughout Hall County Schools, including Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Murrayville, Lula, Clermont, and Chestnut Mountain, in person or live on video.
The school says a service isn't available here. Can they say that?
A school can't limit what your child needs to what is convenient to provide. If the team agrees your child needs a service, the district has to find a way to deliver it. Russell helps you ask for that decision in writing and hold the team to it.
How early should I reach out before an IEP meeting?
Two to four weeks ahead is ideal. That leaves time to review the draft, gather evidence, and send questions before the meeting. If your meeting is sooner, reach out anyway; Russell can still help you prepare what matters most.
Also serving
Other North Metro Atlanta Communities
Cumming & Forsyth County · Gwinnett County · Cherokee County · Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & North Fulton · DeKalb 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 Hall County Schools 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.