Dr. Constance Lyttle is a Clinical Professor at Drexel University, where she designed and launched the Special Education Law and Process Post-Baccalaureate Certificate and Master’s Concentration. This innovative program features advanced coursework in Special Education Law and Advocacy, complemented by training in Early Dispute Resolution Skills. Designed to prepare both families and education professionals, the program supports collaborative navigation of the complex legal and procedural landscape of special education.
In addition to her academic role, Dr. Lyttle serves the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Special Education Evaluative Mediator, IEP/IFSP Facilitator, and Resolution Meeting Facilitator. She brings more than three decades of interdisciplinary experience to her teaching and service, having previously held a tenured faculty position in Special Education at Duquesne University. Her legal practice has covered both sides of the special education process—initially as a school district attorney with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, and later as a private attorney representing parents of students with disabilities.
Dr. Lyttle has also held judicial roles for over 20 years, including serving as a Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer and Appeals Panel Officer. In 2009, she established Special Education Law Solutions, a consulting practice dedicated to helping school districts and families resolve special education disputes through legally sound, collaborative approaches.
Her work continues to bridge the fields of law, policy, and practice, advancing appropriate outcomes for exceptional children within educational systems.