Regional Associates
Regional Associates are here to help you. If you want
to file a complaint against the school for being in violation, or have general
questions about special education or have a specific question about special
education services, please contact the regional
associate located in your region. When contacting the regional office,
please identify your county, school district or special education program
so that you may be directed to the appropriate Regional Associate.
Responsibilities of the Regional Offices:
Within each office, Regional Associates, who are employees
of the State Education Department, are assigned to specific school districts
and special education programs. The Regional Associate oversees preschool
and school-age special education services, and serves as a resource to parents,
school district personnel and private providers.
The responsibilities of the Regional Associates include the following:
- Conduct
Quality Assurance Reviews of public and private special education programs.
The purpose of the review is to determine compliance with federal and State
special education laws and regulations. Areas of strength and weakness in
regard to effective evaluation and instructional practices are identified
as part of the review process. The goal of the review is to make programs
more effective and to positively affect student results.
- Provide
technical assistance to parents, school district personnel, and special
education programs.
- Provide
general information regarding services for students with disabilities to
parents, school district personnel, private providers, and other stakeholders.
- Oversee
certain grant applications for the expenditure of federal IDEA funds.
- Investigate
complaints alleging a public or private special education program’s noncompliance
with federal or State law or regulation pertaining to the education of students
with disabilities
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Last
updated November 2,
2002 |