Regional Office Of Education

What Regional Office Of Education does

Regional Office of Education #26 (ROE26) is a state government education agency operating under the Illinois State Board of Education, serving 18 public school districts across Hancock, Fulton, Schuyler, and McDonough Counties in west central Illinois. Established in 1865, the office is led by an elected Regional Superintendent of Schools—the only elected education professional office in Illinois—and is staffed by 78 employees across offices in Macomb and Canton. ROE26 provides compliance oversight, professional development, alternative education, testing services, early intervention, and career-technical programs to approximately 10,620 K-12 students and 985 administrators and educators.

The agency operates a portfolio of educational programs rather than a unified software product. Core offerings include ROYALS (Regional Office Youth Alternative Learning Services), an alternative education and safe schools program serving grades 6-12 with credit recovery and truancy intervention across three physical learning sites (Carthage, Canton-McCall, and Macomb); the Edgenuity Online Curriculum platform; Child & Family Connections for early intervention (birth through age three); Preschool for All; the Western Area Career System (WACS) for career and technical education; and credentialing services including GED testing, bus driver training, fingerprinting and background checks, and educator licensure processing through the ELIS system. Technology infrastructure relies on third-party platforms, and the agency maintains compliance with SOPPA, FERPA, COPPA, CIPA, and PPRA.

Revenue is derived from state government appropriations allocated to regional educational services, compliance oversight, and program administration. ROE26 operates a business-to-government model with its customer base effectively defined by Illinois statute—its 18 constituent school districts within the four-county service region. Services are delivered directly through ROE26 staff at field offices and learning sites, supplemented by partnerships with Western Illinois University, Carl Sandburg College, Spoon River College, the Learning Technology Center of Illinois, and statewide associations including IARSS and AIRSS.

Name

Regional Office Of Education

Legal name

Regional Office of Education #26

Website

https://roe26.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Regional Office of Education #26 is an Illinois government education agency serving 18 public school districts across four west-central counties, providing compliance oversight, professional development, alternative education, testing, and early intervention to approximately 10,620 K-12 students via 78 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Macomb

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Educational Services: ROE26 operates as a government agency providing educational support services to school districts. Revenue is derived from government funding allocated for regional educational services, compliance oversight, and program administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ROE26 is a government education office that provides educational support services, compliance monitoring, professional development, and alternative learning programs to 18 public school districts across Hancock, Fulton, Schuyler, and McDonough Counties in west central Illinois. Its portfolio includes the ROYALS alternative education program, early intervention (Child & Family Connections), Preschool for All, career and technical education (WACS), testing services (GED, bus driver, fingerprinting), and educator licensure processing under ISBE authority.

Product overview

Regional Office of Education #26 (ROE26) provides educational support services to school districts in Hancock, Fulton, Schuyler, and McDonough Counties in west central Illinois. Rather than a unified software product, ROE26 operates as a government education office offering a portfolio of programs and services including ROYALS (alternative education/safe schools), Edgenuity Online Curriculum, Child & Family Connections (early intervention), Preschool for All, Western Area Career System (WACS) for career technical education, testing services (GED, bus driver training, fingerprinting), educator licensure processing, and professional development consortium programs. These programs serve approximately 10,620 K-12 students across 18 school districts with 78 employees.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROYALS: Regional Office Youth Alternative Learning Services - Safe Schools and Alternative Academy programs serving students in grades 6-12 who need credit recovery, chronic truancy support, or have been expelled or suspended.

Products and services

• ROYALS (Regional Office Youth Alternative Learning Services) Safe Schools and Alternative Academy programs designed to meet individual learner needs, including credit recovery, chronic truancy intervention, and serving expelled or suspended students in grades 6-12, delivered through three learning sites in Carthage, Canton-McCall, and Macomb.
• Edgenuity Online Curriculum Online curriculum platform used for credit recovery and alternative education delivery across the ROE26 service area.
• Child & Family Connections Early intervention service coordination for children with developmental delays from birth through age three.
• Preschool for All Early childhood education program providing preschool access to children in the ROE26 region.
• Western Area Career System (WACS) Regional career and technical education program providing vocational training and career pathway opportunities for students in west central Illinois.
• Bus Driver Training Training and certification services for school bus drivers operating within the ROE26 service region.
• High School Equivalency Test (GED) GED testing services for individuals seeking to earn a high school equivalency credential.
• Fingerprinting & Background Checks Fingerprinting and criminal background check services for educators and school personnel.
• Educator Licensure Services Information and processing services for educator licensure through the Illinois State Board of Education's ELIS system.
• ROE26 and 33 PD Consortium Collaborative professional development workshops and training for educators in the ROE26 and ROE33 regions.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)coreOthersROE26 operates under the authority of ISBE and implements state education policies and standards in its service region. The Regional Superintendent serves as the chief administrative educational officer under ISBE oversight.
• Western Illinois University (WIU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for educator preparation and professional development. WIU is one of the key educational institutions in the ROE26 service region, supporting teacher education and certification pathways.
• Carl Sandburg CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional higher education institution providing educational pathways for students in the ROE26 service area.
• Spoon River CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional community college partnership supporting vocational and technical education pathways for students.
• Illinois Association of Regional Superintendent of Schools (IARSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide professional organization of Regional Superintendents providing advocacy, resources, and professional development for regional education offices.
• Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting rural education initiatives, particularly relevant to ROE26's rural service area through programs like AIRSS Rural IL CTE Project.
• Illinois P-20 CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState council working to coordinate education from preschool through workforce, supporting seamless educational pathways.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS): Statewide membership body that represents all Illinois ROEs including ROE26; comparable as a peer ecosystem organization that advocates for regional offices and coordinates shared services.
• Edgenuity (Imagine Learning): Vendor whose online curriculum platform ROE26 licenses for credit recovery; comparable as a technology partner supplying the ed-tech product that powers ROE26's ROYALS alternative education delivery.
• Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS): Nonprofit supporting rural Illinois school districts that overlap with ROE26's service region; operates the Rural IL CTE Project and is a core partner for ROE26's career-and-technical-education work.

Direct peers

• BOCES (NYS) - Boards of Cooperative Educational Services: New York's equivalent of Illinois Regional Offices of Education; comparable statutory intermediate service agencies that deliver shared programs (PD, alternative ed, CTE, testing) to member school districts at a regional level.
• Regional Office of Education #33 (ROE33): Adjacent Illinois regional office that co-hosts the PD Consortium with ROE26; serves a similar set of school districts with the same statutory mandate and program portfolio.

Regional players

• Learning Technology Center of Illinois: Statewide organization that supports ed-tech adoption in Illinois schools including ROE26; comparable as an enabling institution that provides technology resources and training to the same district customers.
• Western Illinois University (WIU) College of Education: Regional higher-education partner in Macomb for educator preparation and certification; comparable as a regional institution addressing the same teacher-pipeline and rural-education challenges that ROE26 supports.

Broad incumbents

• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): State-level agency that charters and oversees ROE26; comparable as a public-sector education administrator, but operates at statewide scope and sets the policy framework within which ROE26 functions.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/regoffice26?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/roe26
• Instagraminstagram.com/regionalofficeofeducation26
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regional-office-of-education-26

Compliance5 records

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Profiles4 records

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