Advisory Board: This is a more formalized group that you just put together - in order to a board of directors in you have people from various backgrounds and specialties in which have agreed to work with you on your endeavor. While they are not the making business decisions offer the guidance and advice you might need. What obtain from an Advisory Board will basically as good as individuals who accept to a person to in your endeavors.
Be prepared get other people and agencies involved this dispute. That which people and agencies? Evaluators, state board of education (by filing a complaint, or due process), media, etc. I heard around a story where the young boy with disabilities was abused on his school car. The parent tried everything to get punishment Autism Advocacy groups for that employees, however the school district still turned down. A brief report by media on the news as well as from a large newspaper was all it took