Shiawassee Regional Education Service District

What Shiawassee Regional Education Service District does

Shiawassee Regional Education Service District (SRESD) is a state-created government education service agency in Michigan, established in 1962 as part of the Intermediate School District system and now operating under the RESD designation. It serves eight public school districts in Shiawassee County — Byron, Corunna, Durand, Laingsburg, Morrice, New Lothrop, Owosso, and Perry — supporting approximately 11,500 students and staff with roughly 220 employees across six facilities headquartered in Owosso and Corunna.

SRESD's core services span special education (birth through age 26), early childhood programming under the Great Start Shiawassee umbrella, career and technical education (CTE), instructional services, technology and network services, business office support, and county-wide coordinated special education transportation. Its technology backbone is the DataNet fiber network connecting every school building in the county, supplemented by county-wide licensing and support for PowerSchool (student information system), SchoolMessenger (communications), Illuminate (assessment), Schoology (LMS), and instructional technology tools like Symphony. The Application Services team provides training, state reporting, report writing, and server support for these platforms across all member districts.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: State School Aid Act funding (per-pupil foundation allowances and special education allocations), local property tax millages authorized under Michigan law, service contracts with member districts (three districts receive full business office support; five receive payroll services), and managed-services revenue from special education transportation (including service to SATA). The organization is not a commercial enterprise and operates without private equity, venture capital, or product-market pricing models; it is governed by an elected Board of Education and funded almost entirely through state and local public education appropriations.

Name

Shiawassee Regional Education Service District

Legal name

Shiawassee Regional Education Service District

Website

https://sresd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Shiawassee Regional Education Service District is a Michigan state-created government agency providing shared special education, CTE, early childhood, instructional, technology, and business services to all eight public school districts in Shiawassee County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units) (EDADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), Special Education (IEP/504) & Student Support Case Management (EDAFAEAI), Special Education Eligibility & Evaluation Support (EDAKACAC)

Keywords

• Regional education services
• Special education services
• Career technical education
• School district technology support
• Educational business services

Headquarters

HQ city

Owosso

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. State School Aid Act Funding: Primary funding from Michigan State School Aid Act; Intermediate School Districts receive per-pupil foundation allowances and special education funding from state
2. Local District Service Contracts: Business office services (payroll, accounting), technology and data support provided to local districts through service agreements; three districts receive complete business support, five districts receive payroll services
3. Property Tax Levies: Local property tax millages as authorized under Michigan law for intermediate school district operations
4. Special Education Transportation Services: County-wide coordinated special education transportation services provided in conjunction with Michigan Department of Transportation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SRESD is a Michigan Regional Education Service District that provides county-wide coordinated educational services to eight local public school districts in Shiawassee County. Its core offerings include special education services for students from birth to age 26, early childhood programs (Great Start Shiawassee), Career & Technical Education at the College and Career Readiness Center, instructional support and professional development, business office services (payroll, accounting, budgeting), technology and network support via the DataNet fiber network, and county-wide coordinated special education transportation.

Product overview

Shiawassee Regional Education Service District (SRESD) is an educational service organization serving eight school districts in Shiawassee County, Michigan, providing approximately 11,500 students and staff with educational support services. The district operates as a platform of interconnected services rather than a single product, organized around core service divisions: Special Education (birth-26), Early Childhood (Great Start Shiawassee), Career & Technical Education (CTE programs), Instructional Services, Technology/Application Services, Transportation, and Business Office support. Technology Services include county-wide network infrastructure (DataNet), Application Services supporting PowerSchool and SchoolMessenger platforms, and Symphony instructional technology. SRESD provides direct services like speech therapy, physical therapy, and assistive technology, as well as indirect services including professional development, school improvement support, and state reporting assistance. The district also operates the College and Career Readiness Center, Student Learning Centers East and West, and the Shiawassee Early College/Dual Enrollment Program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Education Services Comprehensive special education services for students from birth through age 26 across Shiawassee County, including autism resource support, instructional programs, Medicaid coordination, secondary transition services, and related therapies. Provided to local member school districts and directly to families.
• Great Start Shiawassee Early Childhood Programs County-wide early childhood programs including Birth to Three Programs, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Great Start Collaborative, Great Start Preschool Scholarship Program, Play to Learn Playgroups, and Preschool Programs serving families with children from birth to age five.
• Career & Technical Education (CTE) Technical education programs operated at the College and Career Readiness Center, including CTE Electrical, CTE Health Science Academy, CTE Heavy Equipment, CTE Public Safety, CTE Teaching Cadet, and CTE Welding, serving high school students across Shiawassee County.
• Shiawassee Early College / Dual Enrollment Program Program allowing high school students to earn college credits while in high school through dual enrollment and early college opportunities, in conjunction with partner colleges.
• Instructional Services Instructional support to member districts including Data Analysis, English Language Arts, Instructional Resources, Instructional Technology (including Symphony), Mathematics, MICIP/School Improvement, MTSS Systems, Professional Development, Alternative Education Programs, GED Testing, Pupil Accounting, SCECH, School Accountability, Section 504, and Substitute Teaching Information.
• Network and Technical Services (DataNet) Plans, installs, and maintains the county-wide fiber data network connecting every school building in Shiawassee County, providing access to finance, payroll, student administration, library automation, internet, email, and general information storage; also provides technical implementation and support for software and hardware across member districts.
• Application Services Training, report writing, state reporting, application support, application maintenance, and server support for PowerSchool (student information system), SchoolMessenger (communication platform), Schoology (LMS), Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet across member districts.
• Transportation Services County-wide coordinated special education transportation services ensuring safe and efficient transport of students with disabilities, including services for non-school aged individuals and elderly persons, operated in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Transportation and serving the Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency (SATA).
• Business Office Services Business support services provided to local member districts including payroll, accounting, transparency reporting, and budgeting services. Three districts receive complete business support and five districts receive payroll services.

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Genesee Intermediate School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership with neighboring ISD for shared services and collaborative educational initiatives
• Clinton County RESAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint professional development opportunities and shared training programs through CCRESA/SRESD Learning Stream system
• Mid-Michigan ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional consortium membership for collaborative educational initiatives
• Michigan Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRESD manages several statewide projects for MDE including information sharing, resource distribution, and policy implementation assistance
• Baker CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for vocational education coursework in conjunction with local districts
• EdustaffcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContracted staffing service for substitute teachers serving all Shiawassee County school districts and SRESD Special Education Programs
• Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency (SATA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRESD provides business services to SATA including payroll and accounting support

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Mid-Michigan Consortium: Regional consortium of Michigan ISDs/RESDs (including SRESD) for collaborative educational initiatives and shared services. Less an operating peer than an enabling network that shapes competitive dynamics among member RESDs.

Direct peers

• Washtenaw ISD: Michigan ISD serving Washtenaw County with a comparable portfolio of special education, CTE, early childhood, and shared business/technology services. Larger and more urban-leaning than SRESD but functionally a direct analog.
• Eaton ISD: Michigan Intermediate School District serving Eaton County with shared business services, special education, and instructional support. Structurally and functionally analogous to SRESD as a county-wide intermediate service agency.
• Genesee Intermediate School District: Neighboring Michigan ISD/RESD serving Genesee County with the same statutory mandate for special education, CTE, and shared services. Already a documented strategic partner of SRESD for collaborative initiatives, making it the closest operational and structural peer.
• Ingham Intermediate School District: Mid-Michigan ISD providing special education, CTE, early childhood, and technology services to constituent districts. Similar statutory role and broader service footprint, offering a scaled-up peer comparison to SRESD.
• Livingston Educational Service Agency: Michigan ESA serving Livingston County with special education, CTE, and shared instructional/technology services. Comparable in size and service portfolio to SRESD, and a useful proxy for service-line breadth in a similar Mid-Michigan context.
• Clinton County RESA: Michigan Regional Education Service Agency serving Clinton County. Operates a joint CCRESA/SRESD Learning Stream professional development system, making it a directly comparable RESD in terms of service mix, scale, and shared-service model.

Broad incumbents

• Oakland Schools: Oakland County's ISD serving a large suburban district set with an extensive portfolio of special education, CTE, early childhood, and shared services. Provides a benchmark for service-line breadth and operational scale beyond SRESD's footprint.
• Wayne RESA: Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency, the largest RESD in Michigan by district count and population served. Comparable statutory role but at substantially greater scale and complexity, useful as an upper-bound peer for service breadth.
• Kent ISD: One of the larger Michigan ISDs, operating an Innovation Center, special education, and CTE/early childhood programs across Kent County. Comparable service lines but at meaningfully greater scale, making it a scaled-up incumbent reference point for SRESD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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