What Monmouth Ocean Educational Services Commission does

Monmouth Ocean Educational Services Commission (MOESC) is a public, non-profit educational services agency established in 1979 under New Jersey Statute Title 18A (N.J.S.A. 18A:6-51 et seq.) and headquartered at 100 Tornillo Way, Tinton Falls, New Jersey. The organization provides shared educational programs and services to public school districts across New Jersey, with primary geographic focus on Monmouth and Ocean counties. Its portfolio spans the New Jersey Virtual School (NJVS) for standards-aligned online credit recovery and AP coursework, the Regional Achievement Academy (RAA) alternative school for grades 4-12 at-risk students with therapeutic and adventure-education programming, the Cooperative Purchasing Program covering 230+ public entities through 22+ awarded contracts, transportation coordination as the designated CTSA for Monmouth and Ocean counties, and support services including Child Study Team evaluations, nursing, paraprofessional staffing (APPS), related services, home instruction, and nonpublic school grant administration under Title I/II/IV, IDEA, and Chapters 192/193.

MOESC's core technology footprint is limited to conventional education-software platforms: the NJVS online learning platform at njvs.org with self-paced NJ-certified coursework, the Genius SIS student information system transition (2025), and the MRA International Learning Center featuring a 163-inch DVLED presentation screen for professional development. The organization employs 101-250 staff and is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors composed of Monmouth and Ocean county superintendents, elected by a representative assembly of member-district representatives. There is no parent company, and no venture capital or private equity ownership; the agency operates as a quasi-governmental body funded through fee-for-service arrangements with member districts.

MOESC generates revenue through service-category-specific fees published in publicly available Fee Schedules ('25-'26 and '26-'27), with billing cadences ranging from per-event (MRA facility rental: $500 half-day, $750 for 4+ hours) to multi-year contracts (transportation, with documented 15% per-student cost reduction averaging $1,281 in district savings). The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct engagement with district superintendents and administrators, statewide presentations (including AASA 2026 National Conference appearances), monthly newsletters (MOESC Spotlight), and active social channels on Facebook, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Customer concentration is intentionally diversified by design — public school districts across all 21 New Jersey counties for purchasing, plus four counties for McKinney-Vento — yielding low concentration risk by structure if not by revenue disclosure.

Name

Monmouth Ocean Educational Services Commission

Legal name

Monmouth Ocean Educational Services Commission

Website

https://moesc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Monmouth Ocean Educational Services Commission (MOESC) is a New Jersey public educational services agency established under state statute, delivering shared programs — including the NJ Virtual School, Regional Achievement Academy alternative school, cooperative purchasing, transportation, and CST/nursing support services — to 230+ school districts statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education Staffing & Contracted Providers (Paras, Therapists, Specialists) (EDAJAKAL), Charter Alternative & At-Risk Schools (Continuation, Credit Recovery, Juvenile) (EDAJACAE), IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB)

Keywords

• Educational services
• Cooperative purchasing
• Special education services
• School transportation
• Virtual schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

New Jersey

HQ country

Trinidad & Tobago

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Services Fees: MOESC generates revenue through fees for services provided to member school districts. These services include cooperative purchase programs, cooperative transportation, grant compliance and management, staff development, alternative school placement, child study team services, virtual schooling, paraprofessional staffing, McKinney-Vento Homeless Services, home instruction, and nursing services. The organization operates as a public, non-profit agency established under New Jersey Statute Title 18A.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MOESC is a public educational services agency established under New Jersey Statute Title 18A that delivers shared educational programs and services to school districts across New Jersey. Its core offerings include the New Jersey Virtual School (NJVS), the Regional Achievement Academy alternative school for at-risk students in grades 4-12, cooperative purchasing contracts, coordinating transportation services for Monmouth and Ocean counties, and support services such as Child Study Team, nursing, paraprofessional staffing, related service providers, and nonpublic school grant administration.

Product overview

MOESC is a public educational services agency (established 1979 under N.J.S.A. 18A:6-51 et seq.) offering a portfolio of distinct programs and services to school districts across New Jersey. Its core offerings include the New Jersey Virtual School (NJVS), a statewide online learning platform; the Regional Achievement Academy (RAA), an alternative placement program for at-risk students in grades 4–12 with therapeutic services; Cooperative Purchasing with 22+ active contracts serving 230+ public entities; and Transportation Services as the CTSA for Monmouth and Ocean Counties. These are complemented by Support Services including the APPS paraprofessional program, Child Study Team services, Nursing Services, Related Service Providers, McKinney-Vento Homelessness Services, and Nonpublic School Grant Funding Administration. MOESC also operates the MRA International Learning Center as a professional development facility and delivers a Professional Development Series for educators. The programs are unified under a single administrative organization governed by a board of directors but operate as distinct service lines serving public and nonpublic schools throughout the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Regional Achievement Academy: Alternative school placement program serving classified and non-classified at-risk students in grades 4-12 with educational, behavioral, social, and emotional support.
• New Jersey Virtual School (NJVS)
• APPS Program (Aides Placed in Public Schools)
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Services

Products and services

• New Jersey Virtual School (NJVS) A statewide virtual school program offering standards-aligned coursework for credit recovery, supplemental coursework, accelerated pathways, and AP coursework, delivered by New Jersey-certified teachers with flexible, self-paced learning opportunities for students throughout New Jersey.
• Regional Achievement Academy (RAA) An alternative middle and high school (grades 4-12) serving classified and non-classified at-risk students, offering therapeutic services, adventure education, project-based and experiential learning, with both full-year and interim placement programs.
• Cooperative Purchasing Program A cooperative purchasing program offering competitively bid contracts for goods and services—including technology, custodial supplies, security, construction, and skilled trades—to public educational entities statewide, with over 230 participating public entities and 22+ active awarded contracts.
• Transportation Services Coordinating Transportation Services Agency (CTSA) for Monmouth and Ocean Counties, providing route design and coordination for special education, nonpublic, and vocational school student transportation with a reported 15% reduction in per-student transportation costs.
• APPS Program (Aides Placed in Public Schools) A paraprofessional staffing program providing classified students with one-to-one or small-group instructional support based on their Individual Education Plan, with oversight, professional development, and staff management provided by MOESC.
• Child Study Team (CST) Services Single-discipline or full Child Study Team services (School Psychologist, LDT-C, Social Worker) for public school evaluations, per diem and leave replacements, including independent third-party bilingual evaluations for disputes.
• Nursing Services Qualified substitute school nurse staffing for short- and long-term absences, school trips, and other district needs, provided through agency collaboration.
• Nonpublic School Grant Funding Administration Administration of federal and state grant funds (Title I, Title II, Title IV, IDEA, Chapter 192/193, Textbook, Technology, Security, Nursing) on behalf of public school districts for eligible nonpublic school students, including procurement oversight and year-end reporting.
• Related Service Providers and Home Instruction Related service providers including Speech-Language Specialists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Behavior Specialists, plus home instructors for students on homebound instruction for 10 or more days.
• McKinney-Vento Homelessness Services Stewart B. McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth program providing enrollment assistance, school-of-origin transportation, and supplemental academic support for homeless students across Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties.
• MRA International Learning Center A professional development facility at 100 Tornillo Way, Tinton Falls, NJ, with approximately 100-person capacity, state-of-the-art presentation technology including a 163-inch DVLED screen, available for lease to external organizations for events and training.
• Professional Development Series Cost-effective professional development sessions for educators, administrators, and support staff on topics including inclusive education, student engagement, social-emotional learning, ABA strategies, and educational technology, held at the MRA International Learning Center in partnership with Kiker Learning (Google for Education PD Partner of the Year 2024).

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% reduction in per-student transportation costs, averaging $1,281 per student
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Equalis GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEqualis Group is a cooperative purchasing organization that provides contracts competitively solicited by public agencies. MOESC partners with Equalis Group to broaden purchasing opportunities available to member districts, providing access to an expanding portfolio of publicly procured, competitively solicited cooperative contracts.
• MRA InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRA International is a top-ranked HP, HPE, and Samsung Partner providing hardware, software, and technical solutions to government agencies, public and private schools, universities, and non-profit organizations. MRA operates the MRA International Learning Center as MOESC's premier professional development facility in Tinton Falls, NJ.
• Kiker LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKiker Learning is Google's Education PD Partner of the Year (2024). MOESC partners with Kiker Learning to provide educational technology training as part of the MOESC Professional Development Series.
• Georgian Court UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOESC maintains a partnership with Georgian Court University for the Paraprofessional-to-BCBA program, developing skilled professionals who make a lasting difference in schools and classrooms.
• Monmouth UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOESC Forges New Speech Therapy Partnership with Monmouth University to provide speech therapy services to partner districts and schools.
• Nicky Schneider (Behavioral Consultant)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOESC collaborated with behavioral consultant Nicky Schneider to develop a comprehensive three-tier behavioral support framework for the Regional Achievement Academy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Somerset County Educational Services Commission: NJ county ESC operating shared educational services for Somerset County districts. Provides cooperative purchasing, professional development, special education staffing, and related services under the same NJ statutory framework as MOESC, making it a directly comparable operating peer.
• Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission: NJ county ESC providing shared services to Hunterdon County districts — comparable operating structure, regulatory framework, and service mix (special education support, cooperative purchasing, professional development) to MOESC.
• Bergen County Special Services School District: NJ-based county special services entity providing shared special education, vocational, and related services to member districts across Bergen County. Comparable to MOESC in statutory role, service portfolio (special education, alternative placement, paraprofessionals), and governance by member-district superintendents.
• Equalis Group: Cooperative purchasing organization for public agencies — both a strategic partner and a comparable model for MOESC's Cooperative Purchasing Program. Competes for the same public-entity cooperative purchasing members across overlapping geographies and contract categories.
• Morris-Union Jointure Commission: New Jersey regional jointure commission providing shared special education, transportation, and related services to member districts. Operates the same statutory model (N.J.S.A. 18A) as MOESC and serves as a near-direct comparable for cost-shared special education staffing and alternative programs.
• Burlington County Special Services: NJ regional special services entity serving Burlington County districts, including Chapter 192/193 services, special education staffing, and transition programs — the same combination of services MOESC provides and the same legislative/regulatory framework it operates within.
• Middlesex County Educational Services Commission: NJ county ESC delivering shared education services including special education, transportation coordination, and cooperative purchasing to Middlesex County districts — geographically adjacent to MOESC and operating under the same N.J.S.A. 18A:6-51 statutory regime.

Broad incumbents

• Nassau BOCES: Long-established New York Board of Cooperative Educational Services providing shared educational services (special education, cooperative purchasing, professional development, alternative programs) to Long Island districts. Operates a structurally similar shared-services model to NJ ESCs like MOESC but on a larger, broader scale.
• Catapult Learning: Large national provider of special education, Title I, and related services to K-12 districts. Competes with MOESC's CST, related-services, and paraprofessional staffing lines nationally and increasingly statewide — relevant private-sector comparable for the same district customer budget.

Regional players

• Rockland BOCES: New York-based cooperative educational services organization serving Rockland County districts. Operates the BOCES shared-services model — comparable to MOESC in mission and operating structure but in a different geography, providing an out-of-state reference point for cost-shared K-12 services economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/moescnj
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-4bh6XqOVUhdwS0YPpoP5A
• Facebookfacebook.com/moescnj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moescnj

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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