With the establishment of the Bureau of Institutional Schools (BIS) within the Division of Special Education, educational specialists have been appointed to represent the bureau in each of the division's six regional offices. The primary role of the BIS representative is one of assistance in the development of educational programs for children residing in state institutions. In addition, the BIS representative serves a liaison and coordination role between local education agencies, collaboratives, and parents. This individual also serves in a linkage capacity between the departments of education, mental health, public health, office for children, and the other human service agencies. These educational specialists are expected to assist in transforming the BIS philosophically based objectives into reality for the benefit of children presently in state institutions. It is the intent of this concept paper to establish guidelines for the BIS regional representatives to follow in an effort to clarify the specialists' role in relationship to his/her regional responsibilities. (Author)