{"id":1388527,"date":"2025-07-29T13:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fcsn.org\/?page_id=1388527"},"modified":"2025-11-22T00:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T05:12:23","slug":"sespp-vs-rtsc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fcsn.org\/zh\/rtsc\/sespp-vs-rtsc\/","title":{"rendered":"SESPP vs. RTSC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#832549&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|170px||170px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|170px||170px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; width=&#8221;164.7%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||-164px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"h1-subpage\">RTSC and SESPP Roles &amp; Responsibilities<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;fcsn-page-text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;245px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) works with two agencies to provide Special Education Surrogate Parents to students who need them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Recruitment, Training and Support Center (RTSC)<\/strong> under contract to the Federation for Children with Special Needs.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Special Education Surrogate Parent Program (SESPP)<\/strong> under contract to the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Together, RTSC and SESPP collaborate closely to uphold the federal and state requirements, assist our volunteers, and meet the needs of our students. 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