Ballou Education is a special education advocate in Arizona & California, helping families navigate IEPs, 504 plans and school disputes with confidence.
Ballou Education is a special education advocate in Arizona & California that families trust to advocate for their child at school. With more than 32 years of hands-on experience, we help parents of children with disabilities prepare for IEP meetings, understand evaluation results, request 504 plans, hold schools accountable for the services they owe, and resolve disputes constructively.
We serve families throughout Arizona, including the Phoenix metropolitan area and communities across Maricopa and Pinal counties — Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Cave Creek, Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Peoria, Glendale, Laveen, Queen Creek, Apache Junction, Maricopa, Casa Grande and Florence — as well as Tucson, Flagstaff and Prescott.
Explore Arizona locationsIn California, we serve families throughout Greater Los Angeles, including Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Holmby Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Encino, Sherman Oaks, La Cañada Flintridge and San Marino.
Explore California locationsSelect your community to see the school districts that serve it, how we work with each one, and answers to the questions families ask most often.
Both. We attend meetings in person throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area and Greater Los Angeles, and by video for families in Tucson, Flagstaff, San Diego County and other communities. Records review, document drafting and preparation sessions work the same either way. You can also browse our city pages to see how we work with districts in your area.
District boundaries are not always obvious, particularly in Phoenix and Los Angeles where elementary and high school districts overlap. Send us your address and we can confirm which district and school are responsible before you send a single request. You can also browse our city pages to see how we work with districts in your area.
Yes. In Arizona we work with families in Tucson, Flagstaff, Prescott and communities across Maricopa and Pinal counties. In California we serve families throughout Greater Los Angeles, including the South Bay, San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley. You can also browse our city pages to see how we work with districts in your area.
Yes. Our process starts with the documents, not the district. The law and the timeline are the same statewide; what changes is the team and the programs available, which is exactly what the records review identifies. You can also browse our city pages to see how we work with districts in your area.
Use the directory above. Each city page lists the districts that serve that community, the local issues families bring to us, and the questions we answer most often for that area. You can also browse our city pages to see how we work with districts in your area.
No separate travel fee is added for meetings within the metro areas we serve. For locations outside them, any travel is discussed and agreed in advance. You can also browse our city pages to see how we work with districts in your area.
Yes. Moving states changes eligibility criteria, timelines and sometimes the services your child receives. We help families prepare for the transfer so services do not lapse in the transition. You can also browse our city pages to see how we work with districts in your area.
Still not sure where to start? Book a free consultation and we will review what you have, explain what the documents actually show, and tell you honestly whether advocacy is the right next step for your family.
Schedule a free consultation to talk through your child’s IEP or 504 plan and find out how we can help.
