SPED Strategies

What SPED Strategies does

SPED Strategies is a private, for-profit professional services firm that delivers customized special education training, coaching, and systems improvement support to K-12 school districts, state education agencies, charter schools, and individual school leaders across the United States. Founded in 2020 by Jamie Wong, a former Louisiana State Director of Special Education and past President of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, the firm operates from an Austin, Texas mailing address with operational roots in New Orleans and active engagements in at least Louisiana, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Arkansas. The company addresses the gap between educator intent and classroom execution for students with disabilities, framing the problem as a need for practical, evidence-based strategies rather than additional caring or generic programming.

The firm offers five core service products: a sequential Professional Learning Series of three to seven sessions, single Workshops with practice-supportive materials, Strategic Coaching engagements, Systems Improvement work that consolidates findings into accessible formats, and year-long Inclusive Education Pilots that deliver role-specific training to district leaders, administrators, and teachers. Underlying these services is a proprietary Inclusive Education Framework organized around three elements (Mindsets, Systems & Structures, and Practices) and a portfolio of branded tools including the District Walk-Through Tool (co-developed with North Platte Public Schools), a Comprehensive Inventory/Assessment of staff beliefs and confidence, a Family Focus Group Protocol, and a Compliance Systems Review Series. Outcome measurement is built in via pre- and post-engagement surveys, with the firm citing results such as a 65% staff confidence increase at Blumfield Elementary, a 58 percentage point jump in Tier 1 readiness, and 91-100% participant agreement on session impact.

The business model is professional services revenue generated through customized, quote-based engagements ranging from single workshops to year-long multi-district pilots, with a multi-year contract cadence and no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, leveraging founder and senior-staff relationships into state education agencies and district leadership, supported by a content marketing and thought-leadership presence through a resource library, blog, LinkedIn, and X accounts. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or acquisition activity.

Name

SPED Strategies

Legal name

SPED Strategies

Website

https://spedstrategies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPED Strategies is a private professional services firm that delivers customized special education training, coaching, and systems improvement support to K-12 school districts, state education agencies, and charter schools across multiple U.S. states, with operational roots in New Orleans and a founder who previously led special education at the Louisiana Department of Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Professional Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Transition Services (Secondary to Postsecondary/Employment, Life Skills) (EDAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Special education consulting
• Professional learning services
• Inclusive education coaching
• K-12 systems improvement
• Educator professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Learning Services: The company generates revenue through delivering professional learning series, workshops, strategic coaching, and systems improvement services to educational institutions. Engagements range from single workshops to year-long comprehensive partnerships with state agencies, districts, and individual schools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SPED Strategies provides customized professional learning, coaching, and systems improvement services to K-12 school districts, schools, and state education agencies, with a focus on transforming outcomes for students with disabilities and building inclusive education capacity. Engagements range from single workshops to year-long multi-year partnerships and are anchored in pre-survey needs assessment, sequential learning design, and pre/post outcome measurement.

Product overview

SPED Strategies offers a portfolio of five distinct service products focused on transforming special education outcomes. The core offerings include Professional Learning Series (sequential sessions building educator skills over time), Professional Learning Workshops (hands-on practice-based sessions), Strategic Coaching (expert-matched coaching partnerships), Systems Improvement (tools and data automation for complex challenges), and Inclusive Education Pilots (year-long comprehensive training programs). These products are delivered by a team of expert staff and contractors, combining research-based practices with community-specific customization to create meaningful outcomes for students with disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Learning Series
• Professional Learning Workshops
• Strategic Coaching
• Systems Improvement
• Inclusive Education Pilots

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% increase in staff confidence across key metrics for supporting students with disabilities
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and historical.

• Nebraska Department of Education (NDE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Primary strategic partner for the Materials Matter for All pilot, a curriculum-specific initiative testing strategies for better supporting students with disabilities in Nebraska classrooms. Partnership includes baseline surveys, customized professional learning series, and outcome measurement. NDE received a CCSSO grant funding this initiative.
• Education Service Unit 8 (ESU 8)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Nebraska regional educational service unit partnering on the Materials Matter for All pilot, serving six schools and six districts in the ESU 8 region. ESU 8 team participates in deep collaboration, modeling, and practice to build local facilitator capacity.
• NeMTSS Region 3coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Regional partner in Nebraska's Multi-Tiered Systems of Support framework, collaborating on the Materials Matter for All pilot to advance strategies for students with disabilities.
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)coreOthersCCSSO funded the Instructional Materials and Professional Development (IMPD) Network grant that enabled the Materials Matter for All pilot. SPED Strategies was invited to partner with NDE on this CCSSO-funded initiative to advance HQIM use for students with disabilities.
• Academy of Collaborative Education (ACE)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerK-5 charter school in Monroe, Louisiana serving students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Partnership includes instructional audit and professional learning series focused on refining instructional practices and strengthening consistency across the school.
• New Schools LouisianahistoricalStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Schools Louisiana ran an incubator program that ACE participated in before opening. SPED Strategies has an ongoing relationship with ACE built on this earlier foundation.
• Farmington School District (Arkansas)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four Northwest Arkansas districts receiving building leader coaching with customized, goal-driven approach to accessible education.
• Huntsville School District (Arkansas)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four Northwest Arkansas districts receiving building leader coaching with customized, goal-driven approach to accessible education.
• Prairie Grove School District (Arkansas)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four Northwest Arkansas districts receiving building leader coaching with customized, goal-driven approach to accessible education.
• Pea Ridge School District (Arkansas)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four Northwest Arkansas districts receiving building leader coaching with customized, goal-driven approach to accessible education.
• Union Parish School District (Louisiana)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerYear three of partnership developing asynchronous learning modules that give Louisiana teachers flexible access to accessible education training. Collaboration includes moving beyond modules to real-time, customized coaching using a research-based inclusive education rubric.
• North Platte Public Schools (Nebraska)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to align accessible education practices across six buildings through leadership coaching, professional learning, and a district-developed Inclusive Walk-Through Form. SPED Strategies supports leaders in real-time during walkthroughs.
• Ralston Public Schools (Nebraska)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict-wide partnership that evolved from initial district-wide sessions with mixed reviews to a transformative collaboration achieving a 65% increase in staff confidence at Blumfield Elementary. Includes work with Dr. Harley and Principal Knight.
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create and implement a Special Education Administrative Leadership Institute developing district leaders' abilities to implement legal requirements and sound practices for educating students with disabilities.
• St. Angela Merici School (Louisiana)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHybrid professional learning and coaching partnership designed around specific school community needs, including classroom walkthroughs, individualized coaching, and sessions addressing early childhood environment and educator-student interactions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Teaching Lab: Teaching Lab provides professional development partnerships for K-12 districts focused on instructional improvement through coaching and content-focused cycles. The closely comparable model — structured, sequential, data-driven PD delivered through partnerships with districts and states — maps directly to SPED Strategies' Professional Learning Series and Strategic Coaching offerings.
• Marzano Research: Marzano Research partners with schools, districts, and state agencies to develop and deliver evidence-based professional learning, with a focus on instructional practice and teacher effectiveness. It is comparable to SPED Strategies in delivering research-backed professional learning to districts, though it operates across general K-12 instructional topics rather than specializing in special education.
• TNTP: TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project) is a national nonprofit that partners with school districts and states to recruit, train, and develop teachers and school leaders. Like SPED Strategies, TNTP delivers customized professional learning and coaching engagements to districts, though at much larger scale and across general education rather than specializing in special education.
• Leading Educators: Leading Educators partners with school systems to design and deliver professional learning for teachers and instructional leaders, with a focus on equity and underserved students. It closely mirrors SPED Strategies' pre-survey-driven, sequential coaching model and district/state engagement model, though it serves broader instructional priorities rather than specializing in special education.
• District Management Group: District Management Group is a consulting firm that partners with K-12 school districts on strategy, operations, and instructional improvement. Like SPED Strategies, it sells customized engagements to district leadership, though DMGroup operates at broader operational scope while SPED Strategies specializes in special education transformation.
• Education Resource Strategies (ERS): Education Resource Strategies is a national nonprofit that partners with school district and state leaders to improve resource allocation and student outcomes. Both firms sell customized strategic engagements to district and state leadership, but ERS focuses on systems-level finance and strategy while SPED Strategies focuses on special education systems improvement.
• Insight Education Group: Insight Education Group provides educator evaluation, coaching, and professional learning services to K-12 districts and states. Its district-level consulting and PD model — including leadership coaching and customized workshop series — overlaps directly with SPED Strategies' Strategic Coaching and Professional Learning Workshop offerings.
• Public Impact: Public Impact is a national education research and consulting firm that partners with states, districts, and nonprofits on talent strategy, school models, and system reform. It is comparable to SPED Strategies as a boutique consulting partner to state education agencies and school districts, though Public Impact focuses on broader workforce and talent questions.

Emerging players

• Teach Plus: Teach Plus is a national nonprofit that develops teacher leaders through fellowships and policy advocacy. While its primary model is leadership development rather than customized PD delivery, its focus on elevating teacher voice in policy and its district partnerships make it thematically adjacent to SPED Strategies' work with educators and state agencies.
• New Leaders: New Leaders is a national nonprofit that trains and supports school leaders through residency programs and leadership development. Its focus on school leader preparation and ongoing coaching overlaps with SPED Strategies' Strategic Coaching and Inclusive Education Pilots targeting school administrators, though New Leaders' primary product is principal training rather than special education transformation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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