Franklin County Special Education Cooperative

What Franklin County Special Education Cooperative does

Franklin County Special Education Cooperative (FCSEC) is a Missouri-based educational services cooperative founded in 1975 that provides special education supports to students who require a more restrictive environment than their home public school can offer. Headquartered at 1773 W. Springfield Rd, St. Clair, Missouri, the cooperative serves 14 member school districts across Franklin County and adjacent regions including Crawford, Gasconade, and surrounding Missouri counties. Its service portfolio centers on Early Childhood Special Education in select districts, K-12 public separate settings, Safe Crisis Management training, an annual paraprofessional conference, and an evidence-based curriculum designed for students with moderate to severe disabilities.

The cooperative's clinical model is delivered by a multidisciplinary team that includes Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Board Certified Behavior Analysts, supplemented by two program directors (Cindy Edwards as Early Childhood Special Education Director and Christina Harbour as K-12 Special Education Director). Total headcount is approximately 15 employees, with the cooperative maintaining standard operating hours of 7:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday.

FCSEC operates as a private cooperative entity funded through member district contributions under a shared cost model; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization does not offer technology products, software, or AI-enabled services, and has no app, API, or disclosed integrations. Its go-to-market relies on direct district-level partnerships, formal referral relationships with regional disability and community organizations (including the Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment, Easterseals Midwest, and the MO Division of Developmental Disabilities), and a basic informational website.

Name

Franklin County Special Education Cooperative

Legal name

Franklin County Special Education Cooperative

Website

https://fcsec.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Franklin County Special Education Cooperative is a Missouri-based educational cooperative, founded in 1975, providing Early Childhood Special Education and K-12 separate-setting special education services to 14 member school districts through a multidisciplinary clinical staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Instruction & Resource Support (Inclusion, Pull-Out, Co-Teaching) (EDAJAKAC), Inclusive / Special-Needs Childcare Centers (EDACAAAH)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Early childhood special education
• K-12 special education
• Public separate school settings
• Special education cooperative

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Clair

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. Special Education Services: FCSEC provides special education supports and services to students of member districts through a cooperative funding model where member districts contribute to and share in the costs of specialized educational services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Franklin County Special Education Cooperative is a school-district cooperative that provides specialized educational services to students with disabilities across 14 member districts in Missouri. Its core offerings include Early Childhood Special Education (in select districts), K-12 public separate setting education, and an evidence-based curriculum designed for students with moderate to severe disabilities, supplemented by on-staff therapists (Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Board Certified Behavior Analysts).

Product overview

Franklin County Special Education Cooperative (FCSEC) is an educational services organization, not a technology product company. It provides special education supports and services including Early Childhood Special Education services, K-12 public separate setting education, Safe Crisis Management training, annual paraprofessional conferences, and evidence-based curriculum for students with moderate to severe disabilities. The organization connects 14 member school districts in Missouri and employs specialized staff including Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Board Certified Behavior Analysts. No commercial products or software offerings are identified in the provided source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Early Childhood Special Education services delivered to young children with developmental needs from select member districts of the cooperative, designed to provide specialized early intervention educational programming.
• K-12 Public Separate Setting Education Public separate setting K-12 education for students referred from member districts who benefit from a more restrictive educational environment than standard public school settings, delivered through an evidence-based curriculum designed for students with moderate to severe disabilities.
• Safe Crisis Management Training Crisis management training service for staff of member districts working with students who have moderate to severe disabilities.
• Annual Paraprofessional Conference Annual professional development conference convened by the cooperative for paraprofessional staff of member districts supporting students with disabilities.

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• MO Division of Developmental DisabilitiessupportingOthersState government resource providing information and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. FCSEC maintains a community resources link to this organization for families seeking additional support.
• Parents As TeacherssupportingOthersNational nonprofit organization providing early childhood parent education and family support. FCSEC links to this resource for families of young children with developmental needs.
• Franklin County Resource BoardsupportingOthersLocal community resource organization serving Franklin County families. FCSEC maintains a resource link for local family referrals and support services.
• Easterseals MidwestsupportingOthersRegional chapter of national disability services organization offering comprehensive services including autism support, employment services, and family support. FCSEC links to this resource for additional disability services.
• Thompson Center for Autism & NeurodevelopmentsupportingOthersUniversity of Missouri center specializing in autism and neurodevelopmental disorder research, diagnosis, and treatment. FCSEC provides this as a referral resource for families seeking specialized assessment and intervention services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals Midwest: A regional disability services organization offering autism services, employment supports, therapy, and family programs across Missouri and surrounding states — broader portfolio than FCSEC but overlapping in disability-related therapy and education services.

Direct peers

• St. Louis Arc: Missouri nonprofit providing lifelong services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including education, therapy, and residential programs — overlapping with FCSEC's student population and therapeutic disciplines.
• Special School District of St. Louis County: A Missouri special education cooperative that provides specialized educational programs and therapies for students with disabilities across multiple member districts, operating the same public-separate-setting model as FCSEC.
• Judevine Center for Autism: Missouri-based provider of autism and special-needs services including applied behavior analysis, consultation, and training — overlapping with FCSEC's BCBA-led service offering for students with moderate to severe disabilities.

Regional players

• Springfield Public Schools Special Education: Another Missouri district that runs comprehensive special education services internally, illustrating the in-district alternative to cooperative membership that FCSEC's potential members evaluate.
• Boone County Special Services: A regional Missouri cooperative-style provider of special education supports to member districts, comparable in structure and mission to FCSEC though operating in a different county.
• Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities: Missouri state agency administering developmental disability services and funding. While not a direct competitor, it shapes the funding landscape and service-delivery model for FCSEC's students and families.
• Parkway School District Special Education Services: A larger Missouri public school district that operates its own in-house special education programs, representing the alternative model FCSEC's member districts could choose instead of joining the cooperative.

Others

• Parents As Teachers: National early childhood parent-education organization already linked from FCSEC's community resources page; provides overlapping early-childhood developmental support that complements FCSEC's ECSE offering.
• Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment: University of Missouri-affiliated center providing autism diagnosis, treatment, and research; FCSEC already refers families here. It functions as an adjacent clinical resource rather than a competitor, serving higher-acuity assessment needs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/franklin-county-special-education-cooperative

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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