A Growing Audience. Exceptional Focus.
The hub serves a specific, hard-to-reach professional audience. These are not passive readers — they are practitioners actively using evaluation tools, reference pages, and report-writing resources as part of their daily work.
Professionals Who Influence Assessment Decisions
Hub users are Texas-based special education evaluation professionals. They select, administer, and interpret standardized assessments — and they recommend assessment tools to their districts. Reaching them here means reaching them in a workflow context, not an ad context.
Educational Diagnosticians
Conduct Full Individual Evaluations under IDEA and TAC §89.1040. Primary decision-makers for assessment battery selection (cognitive, academic, adaptive, behavioral).
School Psychologists
Collaborate on FIEs, particularly for autism, emotional disability, and neuropsychological evaluations. Influence district-wide assessment purchasing.
ARD Facilitators & Eval Coordinators
Coordinate IEP and evaluation processes. Regularly access ARD timeline tools, legal references, and eligibility frameworks on the hub.
Special Education Leaders
District-level sped directors and campus instructional specialists who support and supervise evaluation staff — and who make budget decisions for assessment materials.
Where the Audience Spends Its Time
Sponsorship placements are contextually matched to page content — an assessment publisher on a reference page; a CEU provider on a professional development resource. Every placement is clearly labeled as sponsored.
| Page | Monthly Views | Avg Engagement | Sponsor Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score Entry & Report Starter | 170 | 5m 52s | Assessment publishers, sped software |
| WJ-V Subtest & Cluster Reference | 127 | 28s | Riverside / Houghton Mifflin, CEU providers |
| SLD Identification Approaches | 123 | 11s | Training orgs, assessment publishers |
| Reading Battery Comparison | 116 | 8s | WPS, PRO-ED, PAR |
| Dyslexia Evaluation Reference | 97 | 43s | Dyslexia programs, TEA-aligned training |
| SLD Clinical References | 52 | 6s | Assessment publishers, professional dev |
Straightforward, Transparent Pricing
All sponsorships are flat-rate, clearly labeled, and renewed monthly or annually. No bidding, no programmatic auction, no surprises. Introductory rates reflect the hub's current traffic — rates will increase as the audience grows.
- Logo + one-line callout on one reference page of your choice
- Contextually matched placement
- Labeled "Supported by"
- Link to your site or product page
Best for: targeting a specific assessment area (e.g., WJ-V page, Dyslexia Reference)
- Logo in site footer across all pages
- "Supported by" callout on the home page
- Link to your site or product page
- One sponsor per slot (no competitors)
Best for: brand recognition across the full practitioner audience
- Dedicated card or callout block on a relevant hub page
- Links to a sponsor-provided resource, tool, or landing page
- Written by hub author in hub voice — clearly labeled sponsored
- Permanent or time-limited placement
Best for: sharing a free resource, training, or tool with practitioners
- Hub Sponsor (site-wide footer + home page) for 12 months
- One Featured Resource placement for 12 months
- Priority renewal rights
- Mentioned in any future hub newsletter or email if launched
Best for: sustained visibility with the Texas sped evaluation community
Who This Is — and Isn't — For
The hub's credibility comes from its independence and practitioner voice. Sponsorships are accepted only from organizations whose work genuinely serves or supports special education evaluation professionals. Every placement is disclosed.
✓ Good Fit
- Assessment publishers (Pearson, WPS, PAR, Riverside, PRO-ED)
- Professional development & CEU providers (TEDA, TASP, university programs)
- Sped-adjacent software (progress monitoring, IEP platforms, scoring tools)
- Professional associations relevant to diagnosticians
- Staffing, consulting, or contract evaluation services
- Legal or advocacy services serving sped professionals or families
✗ Not a Fit
- Products unrelated to special education or school-based practice
- Content that conflicts with IDEA, TAC §89.1040, or TEA guidance
- Sponsors who require editorial influence over hub content
- Products I cannot personally stand behind as a practicing diagnostician
- Anything that would compromise the hub's no-pay-to-play integrity
About the Hub & Its Author
The Barber Sped Hub was built in 2025 by S. Mikels-Barber, an Educational Diagnostician (MEd, Special Education) practicing in Williamson County, Texas. It grew out of a need for a single, trustworthy, Texas-law-aligned reference for evaluation professionals — one that reflects how diagnosticians actually work, not how textbooks describe it.
The hub is independent and not commissioned by any school district. All tools and content are developed in active clinical practice and updated continuously. It was introduced to the Texas sped community at TEDA 2026 and has grown steadily through word-of-mouth among Texas sped professionals since.
Sponsorship does not influence hub content. The hub's editorial standards and clinical accuracy are non-negotiable.