State Support Team, Region 16

What State Support Team, Region 16 does

State Support Team, Region 16 (SST 16) is a government-funded educational support organization operating as one of 16 regional teams coordinated by the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce under Ohio's Statewide System of Support. Headquartered in Chauncey, Ohio at 21 Birge Drive (hosted by the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center, which serves as fiscal agent), the organization provides free professional development, coaching, and technical assistance to 24 school districts, 7 county boards of developmental disabilities, 4 career technical centers, and numerous early childhood providers across an 8-county region in southeastern Ohio (Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs, Perry, Vinton, and Washington counties).

SST 16's service portfolio spans nine core focus areas: Continuous Improvement Processes (built on the Ohio Improvement Process framework), Special Education, Literacy, Early Learning and School Readiness, Career Technical Education, Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Family Engagement, Secondary Transition, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The organization's core methodology centers on the Ohio Improvement Process — a five-step continuous improvement framework (Identify Critical Needs, Research and Select Evidence-Based Strategies, Plan for Implementation, Implement and Monitor, Examine/Reflect/Adjust) — combined with Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) that integrates Response to Intervention (RTI) and PBIS through District Leadership Teams, Building Leadership Teams, and Teacher-based Teams. All services are delivered at no cost to recipients under a state grant; there is no commercial pricing model. Distribution is direct to districts with operational support from five regional Education Service Center partners and state-level partners including OCALI and the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council.

Name

State Support Team, Region 16

Website

https://sst16.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

State Support Team, Region 16 is a state-funded educational support organization providing free professional development, coaching, and technical assistance to 24 school districts, 7 county boards of developmental disabilities, and 4 career technical centers across 8 counties in southeastern Ohio under the Ohio Department of Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB)

Keywords

• Educational consulting
• Professional development
• Special education support
• School improvement services
• Literacy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Chauncey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: State Support Team operates under a state grant from the Ohio Department of Education. The Ohio Department of Education coordinates 16 regional teams throughout Ohio. All services provided by SST 16 are free to districts and schools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

State Support Team, Region 16 provides free professional development, coaching, and technical assistance to 24 school districts, 7 county boards of developmental disabilities, and 4 career technical centers across 8 southeastern Ohio counties. Operating under the Ohio Department of Education's Statewide System of Support, the team delivers capacity-building services in continuous improvement, special education, literacy, early learning, career technical education, PBIS, family engagement, secondary transition, and UDL.

Product overview

State Support Team, Region 16 is an educational support organization that provides free professional development, coaching, and technical assistance services to school districts in southeastern Ohio. The organization offers a unified service portfolio organized around nine core focus areas: Continuous Improvement Processes (using the Ohio Improvement Process framework), Special Education, Literacy, Early Learning and School Readiness, Career Technical Education, Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Family Engagement, Secondary Transition, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). All services are provided at no cost to supported districts and are delivered through consultant-based support structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Continuous Improvement Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 24 school districts, 7 county boards of developmental disabilities, 4 career technical centers, and multiple early childhood providers across 8 counties

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Athens-Meigs Educational Service CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAthens-Meigs ESC serves as SST 16's fiscal agent and hosts the organization's offices. Partnership supports districts in Athens and Meigs counties through coordinated service delivery.
• Ohio Department of Education & WorkforcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerODE coordinates the 16 regional State Support Teams across Ohio. SST 16 operates under a state grant and collaborates with the Department through a continuous improvement process to ensure children have access to high-quality education.
• Gallia Vinton ESCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation Service Center partner providing regional support services in Gallia and Vinton counties.
• Muskingum Valley ESCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation Service Center partner providing regional support services.
• Ohio Valley ESCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation Service Center partner providing regional support services.
• South Central Ohio ESCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation Service Center partner providing regional support services.
• OCALI (Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence)majorTechnology or IntegrationOCALI provides resources, training, and technical assistance including the Universal Design Center for Learning, Lifespan Transitions Center, and autism certification resources that SST 16 leverages for regional training.
• Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide organization that SST 16 references as a resource partner for continuous improvement and leadership development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• State Support Team Region 1: One of Ohio's other 15 State Support Teams operating under identical state mandate and OIP framework. Same staffing structure, same service portfolio, same state-grant funding model, just serving a different geographic region (northwest Ohio). The most structurally comparable peer.
• Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI): Ohio state-funded organization that provides resources, training, and technical assistance to districts across the state on autism, low-incidence disabilities, and Universal Design for Learning. Operates a parallel role to SST 16 but with state-wide scope and deeper specialty focus.
• Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC): Statewide organization supporting continuous improvement and leadership development in Ohio schools. Delivers overlapping professional development on OIP-aligned frameworks, leadership coaching, and team-based structures to districts and regional support teams.

Regional players

• Battelle for Kids: Ohio-based education nonprofit focused on school improvement, student success frameworks, and leadership development. Works with Ohio districts on continuous improvement initiatives that overlap with SST 16's OIP and leadership development focus areas.

Broad incumbents

• Solution Tree: National professional development and consulting firm providing coaching, workshops, and resources on PLC at Work, RTI/MTSS, and school improvement frameworks. A scaled private-sector alternative to the SST model that competes for district training budgets nationally.
• Marzano Resources: Educational consulting and professional development firm offering coaching on assessment, instruction, and school leadership. Provides scaled private-sector services overlapping with SST 16's continuous improvement and instructional leadership offerings.

Emerging players

• Branching Minds: Ed-tech platform providing MTSS decision-making, intervention tracking, and student support coordination for K-12 districts. Increasingly embedded in districts' tiered support workflows that SST 16 helps implement, creating both competitive overlap and partnership opportunities.
• Panorama Education: K-12 platform for social-emotional learning, PBIS data, and student success analytics. Provides the digital infrastructure for the SEL and behavioral supports that SST 16's PBIS consultants help districts implement, making it a complement as much as a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SSTRegion16
• Facebookfacebook.com/sstregion16
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sst16

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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