provide technical assistance to parents and school personnel related to special education, consistent with federal and State law, regulations and policy;

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;

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;

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;

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;

participate in workgroups as established by VESID, including workgroups to develop, review and revise Quality Indicator Review and Resource Guides; and

provide reports of work accountability in the time periods and format required by VESID.