Office of Special Education Educational Partnership
The New York State Education Department’s Office of Special Education (OSE) - Educational Partnership is a coordinated and cohesive professional development and technical assistance network designed to support and empower schools and families in improving equity, access, opportunities and outcomes for students with disabilities.
The OSE Educational Partnership includes five Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPS), housed at Institutes of Higher Education, and Regional Teams located in each region of the State. Maps of the TAPs and Regional Teams 
identify where Partnership vendors are located. Using an intensive team approach based upon district specific needs, the Regional Teams, which include Regional Partnership Centers (RPC), Early Childhood Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Centers and School-Age FACE Centers, provide targeted support to districts to enhance district capacity to provide services and supports for students with disabilities from early childhood and school-age education to engagement in post-school opportunities. Families, approved preschool and school-age programs, public schools and districts, and community partners are encouraged to contact the RPC and Early Childhood and School-Age FACE Centers in your region of the State for assistance and training on a variety of topics related to special education including special education, transition, early childhood, culturally responsive-sustaining education, academic and behavioral supports, and family engagement. This list contains contact information for each Regional Team across the State.
The Educational Partnership’s website is intended to be used by the public, including parents and families of students with disabilities, young adults with disabilities and education professionals. The website includes contact information for the RPCs and FACE Centers as well as links to register for upcoming professional development and training offerings. Questions or requests for more information may be directed to the Office of Special Education at osepartnership@nysed.gov.
The mission of the OSE Educational Partnership is to support and empower schools, families and communities to improve equity, access, opportunities and outcomes for all students with disabilities in New York State. Our vision for the Partnership is to ensure efficient and effective implementation of the 'Individuals with Disabilities Education Act' and the 'Blueprint for Improved Results for Students with Disabilities.' The Partnership’s underlying values utilize guiding principles of integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and provide guidance for all program decisions to promote consistency, integrity, and sustainability:
- An unwavering focus on student growth
- Cultural and linguistic responsiveness and equity
- Engaged stakeholders
- A whole-child/whole-school approach
- Proactive data-based problem-solving
- Continuous quality improvement
- Full access for all students
Approved Training Packages as of May 3, 2022
Contact Information for Regional Teams
Long Island
Regional Partnership Center
Lisa Boerum
Office Phone: (516) 299-3812
Business Cell: (516) 697-2683
Early Childhood FACE Center
Jenny Andersson
LIU-Post Center for Community Inclusion
(516) 413-8229
School-Age FACE Center
Helene Fallon
LIU-Post Center for Community Inclusion
(516) 589-4562
Lower Hudson
Regional Partnership Center
John Boniello
(914) 248-2289
Early Childhood FACE Center
Kristy Leader
(914) 493-8119
School-Age FACE Center
Saira Ayala
(914) 493-8119
Mid-Hudson
Regional Partnership Center
Ruairi Gribbon
(845) 486-4800
Early Childhood FACE Center
Beth Poague
(914) 493-8119
School-Age FACE Center
Saira Ayala
(914) 493-8119
Capital District
Regional Partnership Center
Kathy Gomes
(518) 427-9840 x 202
Early Childhood FACE Center
Ellen Burns
(518) 427-9840 X 217
School-Age FACE Center
Sheri Gaylord
(518) 640-3333
(518) 640-3320
schoolageface@wildwoodprograms.org
North Country
Regional Partnership Center
Rhoda Butler
(802) 558-8095
Early Childhood FACE Center
Ellen Burns
(518) 427-9840 X 217
School-Age FACE Center
Laurie Booth-Trudo
(518) 566-3473
Southeast
Regional Partnership Center
Stacy Ward
(607) 286-7715 X2602
(518) 605-4020 (cell)
Early Childhood FACE Center
Karen Lawrence
(607) 724-2111
School-Age FACE Center
Tara Ayres
(607) 724-2111
Southwest
Regional Partnership Center
Sara Fontana
(607) 738-0729
Early Childhood FACE Center
Karen Lawrence
(607) 724-2111
School-Age FACE Center
Tara Ayres
(607) 724-2111
Central
Regional Partnership Center
Tracy Largett
(315) 779-7157
Early Childhood FACE Center
Kelly Lanckton
School-Age FACE Center
Sara DeFazio
Mid-State
Regional Partnership Center
Shana Lewis
(315) 443-5087
Early Childhood FACE Center
Maria Gill
(315) 443-4352
School-Age FACE Center
Amy Zogby
(315) 443-4323
Mid-West
Regional Partnership Center
Kelly Endres
(585) 249-7025
Early Childhood FACE Center
Beth Grier-Leva
(585) 249-7818
beth_grier-leva@boces.monroe.edu
School-Age FACE Center
Jennifer Cacioppo
(585) 249-7848
Jennifer_cacioppo@boces.monroe.edu
West
Regional Partnership Center
Susan Locke-Scott
(716) 821-7000
(716) 821-7540
Early Childhood FACE Center
Katie Jenevic
(716) 332-4164
School-Age FACE Center
Cynthia Clark
(716) 332-4185
New York City
Bronx
Regional Partnership Center
Gloria Ford Anderson
(718) 741-5435
Early Childhood and School-Age FACE Centers
English
Call – (212) 677-4660
Text – (646) 693-3175
Español
Llame – (212) 677-4668
Texto – (646) 693-3157
What'sApp – (212) 858-0795
Brooklyn
Regional Partnership Center
Norma Earle Williams
(718) 935-4714
Early Childhood and School-Age FACE Centers
English
Call – (212) 677-4660
Text – (646) 693-3175
Español
Llame – (212) 677-4668
Texto – (646) 693-3157
What'sApp – (212) 858-0795
Manhattan
Regional Partnership Center
Robert Kopiec
(212) 356-3778
Early Childhood and School-Age FACE Centers
English
Call – (212) 677-4660
Text – (646) 693-3175
Español
Llame – (212) 677-4668
Texto – (646) 693-3157
What'sApp – (212) 858-0795
Queens
Regional Partnership Center
Abigail Lovett-Uddin
(718) 391-6841
Early Childhood and School-Age FACE Centers
English
Call – (212) 677-4660
Text – (646) 693-3175
Español
Llame – (212) 677-4668
Texto – (646) 693-3157
What'sApp – (212) 858-0795
Staten Island
Regional Partnership Center
Victoria Salerno
(212) 356-3778
Early Childhood and School-Age FACE Centers
English
Call – (212) 677-4660
Text – (646) 693-3175
Español
Llame – (212) 677-4668
Texto – (646) 693-3157
What'sApp – (212) 858-0795
Maps of the TAPs and Regional Teams
