Navigating your child's educational journey

Feeling overwhelmed by the special education system? Worried your child is falling behind, or unsure of your rights? At the Hynes Education Advocacy Group, we understand these challenges because we've lived them. Discover how we can help you find clarity, confidence, and calm in advocating for  your child's future.

Our Core Services

Our Education Advocates offers targeted support designed to empower families and ensure children receive the education they deserve. We focus on clarity, preparation, and partnership to navigate every step of the special education process.

IEP & CSE meeting support

Walk into meetings calm, confident, and prepared. We provide pre-meeting strategy, evaluation reviews, and clear guidance on goals and services. This support directly reduces fear and ensures you feel organized, informed, and steady.

Initial Special Education navigation

Know exactly what steps to take next. We offer step-by-step guidance for initiating services, written request templates, and timeline explanations under IDEA. Confusion turns into direction, allowing you to move forward intentionally.

Comprehensive Advocacy & Planning

Beyond initial steps, we provide ongoing support, self-advocacy coaching for youth, and strategic transition planning for all stages, from preschool to adulthood. We ensure your child is supported, not overlooked.

Experience + Empathy: What makes us different

Many understand special education law, but the  Hynes Education Advocacy Group understands the system from both sides of the table – and we live it every day. As former teachers, principals, district leaders, and parents of a child with special needs, we bring over 55 years of combined professional and personal experience to your family. This perspective changes everything, allowing us to build collaborative solutions without confrontation.

Feeling overwhelmed?

We understand

Before working with us, families often feel isolated, confused by acronyms like IEP, CSE, 504, FAPE, LRE, and worried about upsetting the school. You might be struggling to understand your rights under IDEA or fear your child is falling behind. This journey can be exhausting, filled with uncertainty, and make you feel like you’re the only one pushing. We know the emotional reality of fear, guilt, frustration, and worry about damaging relationships with your district.

Find clarity, confidence, and calm

After working with HEAG, families experience a profound shift. You'll understand your child’s rights, feel fully prepared for meetings, and know your voice is heard and respected. Clarity replaces confusion, and confidence replaces self-doubt. Schools respond differently because our collaborative and strategic approach often makes conversations more productive. Children benefit from plans that truly match their needs, leading to better outcomes, increased accountability, and a powerful sense of support. Most importantly, families move from feeling alone to feeling supported, informed, empowered, and hopeful.

Services Provided

Core Advocacy Services

  • Initial requests for Special Education evaluations/services

  • Committee on Special Education (CSE) support

  • IEP development, review, and guidance

  • Section 504 plan support

  • Advocacy and meeting representation

  • Strategic pre-meeting preparation

Early Childhood & Transition Services

  • Early Intervention guidance (Birth–3)

  • CPSE navigation

  • School-to-school transitions (preschool, elementary, middle, high school)

  • Post-secondary / adulthood transition planning

Family & Student Empowerment

  • Parent training and family coaching

  • Parent/school workshops

  • Youth self-advocacy and leadership development

  • Self-determination coaching

Additional Areas

  • Eligibility guidance

  • Placement concerns

  • Discipline/suspensions

  • School refusal / truancy

  • Social-emotional support concerns

  • Homelessness / residency issues

  • OPWDD eligibility/benefits advisement