Regional Office Of Education #4

What Regional Office Of Education #4 does

Regional Office of Education #4 (ROE4) is a statutory regional government entity operating under the Illinois State Board of Education to serve Boone and Winnebago Counties in northern Illinois. It functions as an administrative intermediary between the state education authority and 12 local school districts, supporting approximately 4,500 educators and 60,000 students across roughly 100 schools within a 1,200-square-mile coverage area. Its service portfolio is diversified across educator licensure (Professional Educator License, Substitute Teaching, Paraprofessional, Transitional Bilingual Educator) administered through the state ELIS system, alternative education via the Summit Academy sub-brand, a multi-purpose Testing Center offering GED, ACT WorkKeys, and Pearson VUE examinations, professional learning programs including the Area 2 SEL Hub and Illinois Special Education Leadership Academy, digital Livescan fingerprinting for background checks, student support services (attendance/truancy intervention, homeless education, court services), bus driver training, and minor work permit issuance.

The underlying technology stack is modest: a digital Livescan fingerprinting capture and transmission system, a HubSpot-based online registration and member portal for events and learning, and a Pearson VUE-certified test delivery infrastructure. ROE4 does not disclose proprietary software development or AI/ML capabilities. The organization's commercial footprint consists of low-fee transactional services ($10 per GED transcript, $55 per fingerprinting appointment, $60 per WorkKeys exam, $30 per retake section) supplemented by state appropriations; most services are provided free of charge as a public education function. Go-to-market is exclusively direct — physical offices in Loves Park (headquarters and Testing Center at 300 and 500 Heart Boulevard) and Machesney Park (Summit Academy at 1102 Evans Avenue) — with no external sales motion, no channel partners, and no private-sector competitors inside its mandated region.

ROE4 is not a private enterprise and lacks venture funding, M&A activity, equity ownership, or a public market listing. It is a public-sector service organization whose strategic moves are operational in nature — adding service lines such as Pearson VUE testing, Livescan fingerprinting for non-education sectors, and digital registration infrastructure — rather than commercial expansion. The entity's "competitive position" is defined entirely by its statutory authority rather than by market-based moats, and traditional PE/VC/M&A valuation frameworks do not apply.

Name

Regional Office Of Education #4

Legal name

Regional Office of Education #4

Website

https://roe4.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Regional Office of Education #4 is a statutory government entity serving 12 school districts, 4,500 educators, and 60,000 students across Boone and Winnebago Counties in Illinois under the Illinois State Board of Education. It delivers educator licensure, alternative education (Summit Academy), a Testing Center, professional learning, fingerprinting, and student support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADAAAK

Education Ombudsman, Appeals & Complaints Offices

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Ministries, Departments & Regulatory Agencies

Keywords

• Regional education services
• Educator licensure support
• Alternative education programs
• GED testing services
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Loves Park

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, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ROE4 is a government education office that provides a portfolio of statutory and support services to schools, educators, students, and families in Boone and Winnebago Counties, Illinois. Core offerings include alternative education (Summit Academy), a Testing Center for GED/ACT WorkKeys/Pearson VUE exams, educator licensure assistance, professional development, fingerprinting and background checks, GED transcript issuance, student support services, minor work permits, and bus driver training. The office operates as the regional arm of the Illinois State Board of Education.

Product overview

ROE4 operates as a regional government education office providing a portfolio of interconnected educational support services rather than a single unified product. The core offerings include Summit Academy (alternative education), a Testing Center (GED, ACT WorkKeys, Pearson VUE), Licensure Services (educator credentialing through ELIS), Professional Learning programs, Fingerprinting/Background Checks, GED Transcript processing, Student Support Services, Minor Work Permits, Bus Driver Training, and Community Network Anchor events. These services work together to support educators, schools, students, and families across Boone and Winnebago Counties in Illinois.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Summit Academy: Alternative education program supporting students

Products and services

• Summit Academy An alternative education program within ROE4 that supports students who need alternative educational pathways, operating at 1102 Evans Avenue, Machesney Park.
• Testing Center Provides standardized testing services including GED testing, Paraprofessional (ACT WorkKeys) testing, and Pearson VUE testing for licensure and certification exams, located at 500 Heart Boulevard, Loves Park.
• Licensure Services Assists educators with Professional Educator License (PEL), Substitute Teaching (SUB/STS), Paraprofessional (PARA), and Transitional Bilingual Educator licensure applications, renewals, and registrations through the Illinois State Board of Education's ELIS system.
• Professional Learning Expert-led school improvement services and ongoing professional development opportunities for educators, including the Area 2 SEL Hub and Illinois Special Education Leadership Academy.
• Fingerprinting & Background Checks Digital Livescan fingerprinting services for employment, licensure, and background checks for school employees, bus drivers, healthcare professionals, and other approved purposes, available at $55 per appointment.
• GED Transcripts & Diplomas Issues official GED transcripts and diplomas for individuals who earned their GED in Boone or Winnebago County, available at $10 per copy.
• Student Support Services Comprehensive student and family support including attendance/truancy intervention, court services, homeless education services, and student support intervention programs.
• Minor Work Permits Issues work permits to eligible minors under 16 seeking employment, processing applications and verifying compliance with Illinois Child Labor Law requirements, issued at no cost.
• Bus Driver Training Provides bus driver training curriculum and programs for school bus drivers and contractors in the region, aligned with ISBE requirements.

Named customers12 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Illinois State Board of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerROE4 operates as a regional arm of ISBE, implementing state education policies and supporting local school districts in compliance with state requirements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Texas Education Service Center Region 11: One of 20 regional Education Service Centers in Texas providing intermediate educational services to school districts. Analogous structural role to Illinois ROEs, offering professional development, testing administration, and educator support across its service region.
• Erie 1 BOCES: Board of Cooperative Educational Services serving the western New York region. Functions as New York's structural analog to an Illinois Regional Office of Education, providing shared educational services to component school districts including professional development and testing.
• Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA): Wisconsin's 12 CESAs serve as intermediate agencies between the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and local school districts, providing shared services including professional development, special education, and testing—the functional Wisconsin equivalent of Illinois ROEs.
• Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE): California's county-level education agency serving school districts in Los Angeles County. Performs a comparable intermediary role between the state education department and local districts, including educator support, student services, and alternative education programs.

Others

• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Parent state agency of ROE4 and the regulator that defines ROE4's statutory mandate. Not a peer in the competitive sense but the central authority whose policy and funding decisions shape ROE4's operating scope.

Direct peers

• Regional Office of Education #11: Illinois Regional Office of Education serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, and Vermilion Counties. Direct peer with same statutory mandate, providing regional education intermediary services between ISBE and local school districts.
• Regional Office of Education #17: Illinois Regional Office of Education serving DeKalb County, geographically adjacent to ROE4's Boone/Winnebago service area. Operates under identical statutory authority from ISBE with the same service portfolio including licensure, testing, and educator support.
• Regional Office of Education #3: Illinois Regional Office of Education serving west-central Illinois counties. Performs identical statutory functions as ROE4 including educator licensure, GED testing, fingerprinting, and professional development services.
• Regional Office of Education #1: Another Illinois Regional Office of Education serving multiple counties in northwest Illinois. Performs the same statutory functions—educator licensure support, regional education services, professional development—under the same ISBE framework as ROE4, making it the closest functional peer.
• Regional Office of Education #33: Illinois Regional Office of Education serving the northeast Illinois region including Lake County. Comparable in scale and scope to ROE4, providing licensure, testing, alternative education, and professional development services under the same ISBE framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roe4

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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