Minnesota Valley Education District

What Minnesota Valley Education District does

Minnesota Valley Education District (MVED), established in 1988 and headquartered at 801 Davis Street, St. Peter, Minnesota, is a government education cooperative (#6027) organized under Minnesota state law to deliver special education services to six member school districts in South Central Minnesota: Nicollet, Maple River, Cleveland, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, St. Peter, and St. Clair. Its core offerings include consulting, evaluation, screening, and referral services for students with disabilities, plus two dedicated K–12 programs: Minnesota Valley School (MVS), which provides highly individualized learning plans for students requiring more structure and modifications than traditional academic settings, and Minnesota River School (MRS), which serves students with autism spectrum, low-incidence, and social skills needs. Adjacent service lines include mental health practitioner support, work-based learning, transition services, and a Discovery Kits program offering simulated career-exploration tools.

MVED operates a relatively lean technology footprint: the official website (mnved.org) is maintained by School Webmasters; calendar synchronization is delivered via standard Google Calendar, iCalendar, Outlook 365, and Outlook Live subscription feeds; the Teacher Resource Site is hosted on Google Sites; and Discovery Kits requests are routed through Google Forms. There are no proprietary software platforms, AI/ML capabilities, mobile apps, or APIs disclosed.

The business model is non-commercial. As a public government education district, MVED does not charge tuition; instead, it is funded through state and federal special education formulas, contributions from its six member districts, and Medical Assistance (MA) billing for eligible services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The 51–100 person organization is governed by a Board of Directors with one representative from each member district's school board, and it distributes services directly through member-district relationships and on-site MVS/MRS classrooms.

Name

Minnesota Valley Education District

Legal name

Minnesota Valley Education District

Website

https://mnved.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Minnesota Valley Education District is a government special education cooperative serving six member school districts in South Central Minnesota. It provides evaluation, screening, referral, consulting, and two dedicated K–12 intervention schools for students with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Special education consulting
• K-12 intervention programs
• School psychologist services
• Disability evaluation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Peter

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: MVED operates as an education district funded through public education funding mechanisms including MA (Medical Assistance) billing for eligible services. Revenue is derived from state and federal special education funding formulas and member district contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Minnesota Valley Education District delivers cooperative special education services to six member school districts in South Central Minnesota, including evaluation, screening, referral, and consulting services for students with disabilities. The district operates two dedicated on-site intervention programs—Minnesota Valley School (MVS) for K-12 students requiring intensive individualized learning plans, and Minnesota River School (MRS) for students with autism spectrum, low incidence, and social skills needs. It also provides mental health services, Discovery Kits for career exploration, and transition/work-based learning services through specialized staff including school psychologists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, and mental health practitioners.

Product overview

Minnesota Valley Education District (MVED) is a special education cooperative providing a unified portfolio of services for students with disabilities in South Central Minnesota. The core offering is Special Education Services, which includes consulting, evaluation, screening, and referral for member districts. This is supported by two dedicated school programs: Minnesota Valley School (MVS) for K-12 students requiring intensive intervention with individualized learning plans, and Minnesota River School (MRS) for students with autism spectrum, low incidence, or social skills needs. Additional services include Mental Health Services, Discovery Kits (simulated job kits for career exploration), and a Teacher Resource Site built on Google Sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Minnesota Valley School (MVS): Separate on-site intervention program providing highly individualized learning plans for K-12 students identified as needing more structure, support, and modifications than can be accommodated in the traditional academic setting.
• Minnesota River School (MRS)

Products and services

• Special Education Services Core service providing consulting, evaluation, screening, and referral services for students with disabilities across member school districts in South Central Minnesota. The service includes training and assistance for districts to identify students with special needs and coordinate appropriate interventions.
• Minnesota Valley School (MVS) Separate on-site intervention program providing highly individualized learning plans for K-12 students identified as needing more structure, support, and modifications than can be accommodated in the traditional academic setting.
• Minnesota River School (MRS) K-12 classrooms dedicated to students who display needs in the area of autism spectrum, low incidence, and/or deficient social skills.
• Mental Health Services Mental health practitioner services and support for students, families, and schools across the member districts of MVED.
• Discovery Kits Simulated job kits available for checkout to students for career exploration and work-based learning readiness.
• Teacher Resource Site Google Sites-based resource center providing teachers access to educational materials and tools for special education instruction.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• PACER Center: PACER is a Minnesota-based parent advocacy and training center serving families of children with disabilities. While not a cooperative, it operates in the same special education ecosystem as MVED, serving overlapping families and districts with training and resources.

Direct peers

• Region 4 Education Service Center: Region 4 ESC in Texas provides member districts with special education consulting, evaluation, and direct intervention services. It is a direct functional peer to MVED's consulting-plus-direct-program hybrid service model.
• TIES (Technology & Information Education Services): TIES is a Minnesota education cooperative providing shared services to member school districts, including special education technology and instructional support. It directly parallels MVED's cooperative-district service model in the same state.
• Capitol Region Education Council (CREC): CREC is a Connecticut regional education service agency that operates special education programs, including dedicated schools for students with significant needs, for its member districts — directly comparable to MVED's MVS and MRS intervention schools.
• Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD): NWRESD is an Oregon regional ESD serving member school districts with special education and related support services. It mirrors MVED's cooperative structure delivering specialized staff and programs to districts that cannot independently support those services.
• Education Service Center Region 13: Region 13 ESC is one of 20 regional education service centers in Texas that provide shared services to member school districts, including special education staffing, evaluation, and direct intervention programming — a structural twin to MVED's role in South Central Minnesota.
• Sourcewell (formerly SW/WC Service Cooperative): Formerly SW/WC Service Cooperative, Sourcewell is a Minnesota-based cooperative serving school districts and public agencies with shared services including special education support. It is a direct structural and functional peer to MVED as a regional cooperative serving member districts.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Westchester BOCES: SWBOCES is one of New York's larger Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, providing a broader portfolio of shared services including extensive special education programming. It is comparable to MVED as a cooperative model but operates at significantly greater scale and service breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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