Trumbull County ESC

What Trumbull County ESC does

Trumbull County Educational Service Center (Trumbull County ESC or TCESC) is a public educational service center established under Ohio law and headquartered at 6000 Youngstown Warren Road in Niles, Ohio. It operates as a cooperative service organization providing educational leadership, specialized instruction, and shared services to the 20 public school districts of Trumbull County, serving approximately 25,000 students annually. Its service portfolio spans Special Education Programs (ED and MD classrooms, Deaf Education, Preschool, Occupational/Physical Therapy, Speech and Language, Audiology, Adapted Physical Education, School Psychology, Visual Impairment Services), Curriculum and Instruction Supervision, Gifted and Talented Programming, Professional Learning (including the Summer of Growth program and OTES support), Student Programs (Challenge 24, Civic Day, Prep Bowl, Spelling Bee, Fine Arts, STEAM Powered Learning, and the Trumbull Virtual Learning Academy), the Trumbull Student Assistance Consortium (TSAC), Technology Department Services, and Family and Community Engagement. The organization employs 250+ specialists, teachers, and supervisors, and conducts professional growth seminars reaching approximately 2,000 teachers per year.

The underlying technology stack is built on standard educational SaaS infrastructure rather than proprietary platforms: ProgressBook (via NEOMIN) for student information and gradebook, Frontline Education for HR and absence management, PublicSchoolWORKS for staff compliance training, and Google Workspace for Education alongside Microsoft 365 and Zoom for collaboration. No proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or developer-facing APIs are disclosed.

The business model is a public-sector cooperative funding structure. TCESC derives revenue through cooperative agreements with its 20 member school districts, delivering cost-shared specialized services that no individual district could afford independently. It is governed by a Governing Board, with leadership including Superintendent Michael Hanshaw, Assistant Superintendent Robert Marino Jr., Treasurer Lori Simione, and a Quality Initiative Leadership Team. The organization is not a candidate for traditional PE/VC investment or M&A — it is a publicly governed educational entity with no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, no acquisitions, and a fixed statutory service area bounded to Trumbull County.

Name

Trumbull County ESC

Legal name

Trumbull County Educational Service Center

Website

https://trumbullesc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trumbull County ESC is a public Ohio educational service center headquartered in Niles that delivers cooperative special education, curriculum, professional development, gifted, and technology services to 20 Trumbull County school districts serving approximately 25,000 students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH), Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Educational services
• Special education programs
• Curriculum instruction
• Professional development
• School district services

Headquarters

HQ city

Niles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Services to School Districts: Public educational service center funded through cooperative agreements with 20 Trumbull County school districts. Provides cost-effective shared services including curriculum development, special education, technology, and professional development to member districts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Trumbull County Educational Service Center is a public educational service center that delivers cooperative educational services to 20 Trumbull County, Ohio school districts. Core offerings include special education programs, curriculum and instruction supervision, professional learning, gifted and talented programming, student academic programs, student assistance/safety programs, technology support, and family and community engagement, reaching approximately 25,000 students and 2,000 teachers annually through 250+ specialists.

Product overview

Trumbull County Educational Service Center operates as a service organization (not a product company) providing cooperative educational programs to 20 Trumbull County school districts. The organization offers a portfolio of services including Special Education Programs (ED/MD/Deaf classrooms, therapy services), Curriculum and Instruction Supervision, Professional Learning (Summer of Growth, Master Teacher), Gifted and Talented Programming, Student Programs (Challenge 24, Civic Day, Prep Bowl, Spelling Bee, TVLA, Fine Arts), Trumbull Student Assistance Consortium (TSAC), Technology Department Services, and Family and Community Engagement. Services are delivered by over 250 employees including curriculum specialists, special education consultants, speech pathologists, psychologists, and educational aides, serving approximately 25,000 students annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Education Programs
• Curriculum and Instruction Supervision
• Professional Learning
• Gifted and Talented Programming
• Student Programs
• Trumbull Student Assistance Consortium (TSAC)
• Technology Department Services
• Family and Community Engagement

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 25,000 students across 20 school districts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Battelle for KidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner resource providing curriculum support and educational resources to member districts.
• Family and Children First CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership providing family support services and coordination for Trumbull County youth.
• OCALI (Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level partner providing resources and support for autism services and special education.
• OESCA (Ohio ESC Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide consortium of Educational Service Centers providing advocacy and resource sharing.
• NEOMIN (Northeast Ohio Major Information Center)coreTechnology or IntegrationRegional education technology consortium providing student information system (ProgressBook) and technical support.
• SST5 (State Support Team Region 5)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState support team providing technical assistance and professional development resources to schools.
• Google Workspace for EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides email, collaboration tools, and virtual meeting capabilities for staff and students.
• Microsoft 365 / TeamscoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides office productivity tools and virtual meeting platform for staff.
• Frontline EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationStaff absence management, time and attendance tracking, and employee records system.
• PublicSchoolWORKScoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline training platform providing staff development modules and compliance training.
• ProgressBookcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system and gradebook used for managing student data, grades, and attendance.
• Head StartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal early childhood education program partner providing services to preschool children and families.
• Fairhaven Board of DDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopmental disabilities board partnership providing services and resources for students with special needs.
• Help Me GrowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState early intervention program providing support services for young children and families.
• Valley CounselingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity counseling service providing mental health support to students and families.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Mahoning County ESC: Adjacent Ohio ESC serving Mahoning County districts with parallel cooperative service offerings including special education, curriculum support, and technology services. Geographic and structural peer.
• Franklin County ESC: Central Ohio ESC providing cooperative educational services to member districts in Franklin County. Peer under same Ohio ESC legal framework with comparable service mix and district-based funding model.
• Lucas County ESC: Northwest Ohio ESC serving Lucas County districts with cooperative educational programs. Institutional peer providing the same statutory services to K-12 districts.
• Montgomery County ESC: Ohio ESC serving Montgomery County districts with cooperative services in curriculum, special education, and staff development. Direct functional peer within Ohio's statewide ESC system.
• Stark County ESC: Ohio Educational Service Center delivering cooperative programs to Stark County districts, including curriculum, special education, and professional learning. Direct ESC peer with comparable operating model.
• Hamilton County ESC: Southwest Ohio ESC serving Hamilton County school districts with cooperative educational services. Comparable institutional peer under Ohio's ESC statutory structure, providing similar shared-service portfolio.
• Summit County ESC: Northeast Ohio ESC providing cooperative educational services to member districts. Direct peer under the same Ohio ESC statutory framework, sharing services like special education supervision, gifted programming, and professional development.
• Cuyahoga County ESC: Ohio Educational Service Center serving Cuyahoga County school districts with the same cooperative service model — curriculum, special education, PD, technology support. Closest functional peer within Ohio's ESC network given similar scope and statutory mandate.

Regional players

• Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES: New York Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), the statutory equivalent of Ohio ESCs in New York state. Operates the same cooperative shared-services model for K-12 districts in its region — useful cross-state structural peer.

Others

• Ohio ESC Association (OESCA): Statewide consortium of Ohio Educational Service Centers of which TCESC is a member. Not a direct competitor but the umbrella body that coordinates advocacy, resource sharing, and statewide initiatives across all Ohio ESCs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TrumbullESC
• Facebookfacebook.com/TrumbullESC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trumbull-county-esc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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