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The Office of Special Education works to promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities through its roles and responsibilities to:

• oversee the implementation of federal and State laws and policy for students with disabilities.
• provide general supervision and monitoring of all public and private schools serving New York State preschool and school-age students with disabilities.
• establish a broad network of technical assistance centers and providers to work directly with parents and school districts to provide current information and high-quality professional development and technical assistance to improve results for students with disabilities.
• ensure a system of due process, including special education mediation and impartial hearings.
• assists with the mission of the New York State Justice Center as it pertains to approved residential schools serving students with disabilities.
• meet with stakeholders through the Commissioner's Advisory Panel for Special Education Services.

*For questions regarding a specific student or school or school district’s policies, procedures or practices, parents and/or educators may wish to contact the Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) office located in their region at seqa@nysed.gov.

For general policy questions related to the education of students with disabilities, parents and/or educators may contact the office at speced@nysed.gov

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