Regional Special Education Training Specialist
The New York State Department of Education (NYSED), through the Office
of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
(VESID) has established 10 Regional Special Education Centers (RSE-TASC)
to act as Special Education Technical Assistance Centers (TAC). Each
RSE-TASC has a Coordinator and regional technical assistance specialists,
which are known as the RSE-TASC, Part 1. (There are 41 additional
contracts for special education school improvement specialists located
throughout the RSE-TASC region, which are known as RSE-TASC, Part
2.) As a regional network, all RSE-TASCs work in partnership with
VESID’s Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) offices,
and other VESID and NYSED supported initiatives to provide directed
technical assistance and professional development to improve instructional
practices and outcomes for students with disabilities.
The RSE-TASCs establish regionally-based resources to provide a coordinated
system of high quality technical assistance, training, information
dissemination and professional development to school districts to
improve their instructional programs and practices for students with
disabilities, particularly in the areas of (a) literacy, (b) behavioral
supports and interventions, (c) special education instruction and
(d) transition planning and activities. The primary work of the technical
assistance providers funded through VESID is to bring research-based
instructional and behavioral practices to those school districts determined
by VESID to be “at risk”, “in need of assistance”,
or “in need of intervention” in order to (a) improve results
for students with disabilities and (b) to meet the State’s targets
for improvement as identified in the State Performance Plan (SPP)
Through the Eastern Suffolk BOCES RSE-TASC, a Regional Special Education
Training Specialist will provide training and technical assistance
consistent with NYS required training and the recommendations of the
Steering Committee and the VESID regional planning process.
The Regional Special Education Training Specialist will:
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provide technical assistance to parents and school
personnel related to special education, consistent with federal
and State law, regulations and policy;
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promote and support NYSED/VESID initiatives upon
request through the provision of assistance in the coordination
of regional training and public meetings and distribution of information
to parents and school districts;
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develop, advertise and conduct regional trainings
on topics identified by VESID and to address needs identified in
the RSE-TASC region as determined through the regional planning
and steering committee process. Multiple sessions may be scheduled
across the RSE-TASC region depending on the needs identified;
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provide training and technical assistance on other
training topics identified in the VESID regional planning process,
and/or by the Regional Steering Committee, or as directed by VESID;
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provide training and technical assistance to groups
of districts that have completed or will be engaging in a self-review
monitoring process required by specific indicators of the SPP (e.g.,
transition planning, suspension and disproportionality). Regional
Specialists may also work with groups of districts to prepare them
for the self-review process; and provide technical assistance to
groups of districts with common issues as determined by the self-review
process;
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participate in workgroups as established by VESID,
including workgroups to develop, review and revise Quality Indicator
Review and Resource Guides; and
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provide reports of work accountability in the time
periods and format required by VESID.
The Regional Special Education Training Specialist
will provide technical assistance and professional development (at
no cost) to school districts. It will be targeted
to improve outcomes for students with disabilities and will include
information on:
- CSE/CPSE Training
- IEP Training
- Coaching and Facilitation
- Literacy
- Paraprofessional Training
- Instructional Support Teams
- Bilingual Students
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- Parent Member Training
- Disproportionality Issues
- Differentiated Instruction
- Part 200 Regulations
- Transition and Indicator 13
- Behavior Management/FBA/BIP
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Please contact Dr. Valerie Valenti at 631-218-4197 or vvalenti@esboces.org
for more information.
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