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Special Education Resources

Contact Us

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

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

To join our listserv, follow instructions to register to receive electronic mail with the latest memoranda and other technical assistance documents issued by the Office of Special Education and New York State Education Department.

Mailing Address

New York State Education Department
Office of Special Education 
89 Washington Avenue, Room 309 EB 
Albany, New York 12234