Pemiscot County Special School District

What Pemiscot County Special School District does

Pemiscot County Special School District (PCSSD) is a Missouri state-designated Special School District headquartered in Hayti, Missouri, and one of only two such districts in the state. The district administers special education, career and technical education (CTE), diagnostic, and early childhood programs on behalf of seven component school districts across Pemiscot County: North Pemiscot County R-1, Hayti R-2, Pemiscot County R-3, Cooter R-4, South Pemiscot County R-5, Delta C-7, and Caruthersville 18. Services are delivered through two main facilities — the Career & Technology Center (built 2004, serving grades 11–12 and adult learners) and the Central Campus (housing the Diagnostic Center and Oak View Learning Center for students ages 5–21 with moderate-to-severe developmental disabilities, built 1984) — supported by 114 total staff (65 certified and 49 non-certified).

PCSSD's core offerings span six program lines: (1) Special Education instruction delivered across all seven component campuses; (2) the Oak View Learning Center for moderate-to-severe disabilities; (3) Itinerant Early Childhood services for ages 3–5; (4) Parents as Teachers home-visiting program for families with children birth to age 5 in six component districts; (5) a Diagnostic Clinic providing psychological, psychoeducational, and independent educational evaluations; and (6) the Career & Technology Center offering eight program modules (Automotive, Welding, Culinary Arts/ProStart, Health Occupations/CNA, Industrial Electronics/Cisco CCNA, Agriculture & Construction, Vocational Resource Educator, Basic Skills). The district has established college articulation agreements with four post-secondary partners (Three Rivers Community College, Missouri Technical School, Linn Tech, Arkansas Northeast College) enabling CTE students to earn transferable credits.

Revenue is derived overwhelmingly from public education funding — Missouri state education appropriations and local property taxes — passed through the seven component districts. Ancillary revenue is generated from adult learner and out-of-county tuition at $150 per CTE module, facility rentals of conference and multipurpose spaces ($100–$200 per day plus insurance), and a Vocational Resource Educator coordination arrangement with Missouri's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Governance is provided by a seven-member elected Board of Education with staggered three-year terms, which appoints the Superintendent as chief administrative officer. The district maintains Title IX compliance, Missouri RSMo 160.077 lead-in-water compliance (Plan dated December 2023), and a post-pandemic Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan.

Name

Pemiscot County Special School District

Legal name

Pemiscot County Special School District

Website

https://pcssd.k12.mo.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

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Product category

Public Special Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAH

Public Special Education Schools & Programs

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

SECONDARYEDAKAAAG

Special Education Vocational & Transition Programs (18–22)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Special Education Schools & Programs

SECONDARYEDAKANAF

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Transition Services (Post-Secondary, Employment & Independent Living)

SECONDARYEDAAAFAF

Family & Parenting Education (Family Literacy, Parenting Skills)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Community & Public Education Programs (Libraries, Community Centers)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Career technical education
• Early childhood programs
• Diagnostic assessment services
• Vocational training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hayti

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school district funded primarily through state education funding and local tax revenues. Services are provided to students at no direct cost to families.
2. Adult Education Tuition: Adults and non-Pemiscot County students pay tuition of $150.00 per module for Career & Technology Center programs. Financial assistance available for qualifying individuals.
3. Facility Rental Revenue: Conference and multipurpose area rentals generate revenue: $200/day for Career & Technology Center conference area; $100/day for Oak View multipurpose area, both plus $103/day insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pemiscot County Special School District provides special education instruction and related services to students across the campuses of seven component school districts in Pemiscot County, Missouri. It operates Oak View Learning Center for students ages 5–21 with moderate to severe developmental disabilities, an Itinerant Early Childhood program for ages 3–5, a Parents as Teachers home-visit program for families with children birth to age 5, a Diagnostic Clinic for psychological and educational assessments, and a Career & Technology Center offering multi-module vocational training for high school juniors, seniors, and adults.

Product overview

Pemiscot County Special School District operates as a Special School District providing educational programs and services across seven component school districts in Pemiscot County, Missouri. The district offers a unified portfolio of special education services (Special Education instruction, Oak View Learning Center for moderate-to-severe disabilities, Itinerant Early Childhood, and Parents as Teachers), combined with career and technical education programs through the Career & Technology Center (featuring Automotive, Welding, Culinary Arts, Health Occupations, Industrial Electronics, Agriculture & Construction, V.R.E., and Basic Skills modules). Additional services include the Diagnostic Clinic for psychological and educational assessments, and facility rentals at the Oak View Learning Center and Career & Technology Center. The district also provides related services including transportation, occupational/physical therapy, counseling, assistive technology, speech/language services, psychiatric services, and extended school year programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Education Special Education instruction and related services delivered on the campuses of all seven component school districts in Pemiscot County, serving students with disabilities as identified by their IEP teams. Available to K-12 students residing within any of the seven component districts at no direct cost to families.
• Oak View Learning Center Central-campus educational program for students ages 5 to 21 with moderate to severe mental and/or physical developmental disabilities who cannot be served in their home school district. Located on the central administrative campus four miles west of Hayti on Highway 412.
• Itinerant Early Childhood Special Education services for preschool children ages 3 to 5 with significant developmental delays affecting educational performance in cognitive, speech, language, motor, or social/emotional areas, delivered across the county.
• Parents as Teachers Voluntary cooperative program providing free developmental information and support to all parents of infants and young children from birth to age 5, operating in six of the component school districts through personal visits, group meetings, screenings, and resource networks.
• Diagnostic Clinic Professional full-service educational and psychological diagnostic center providing assessment batteries from childhood to adulthood, including psychological evaluations, psychoeducational evaluations, and independent educational evaluations for referred students.
• Career & Technology Center Career and technical education programs for all high school students in the county and adult learners, offering training in Automotive Technology, Agriculture & Construction, Culinary Arts, Health Occupations, Industrial Electronics, Welding, and related fields. Includes college articulation credits through partner institutions (Three Rivers Community College, Missouri Technical School, Linn Tech, and Arkansas Northeast College); adult and out-of-county students pay $150 per module.
• Conference Area Rental Conference area at the Career and Technology Center available for rental at $200 per day plus $103 special events liability insurance, with access to a commercial kitchen facility limited to professional caterers.
• Multipurpose Area Rental Multipurpose area at Oak View Learning Center available for rental at $100 per day plus $103 special events liability insurance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Parents as Teachers program shows participating children significantly more advanced in language development than peers at age 3
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Three Rivers Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege articulation agreement allows Career & Technology Center students to earn college credits through Three Rivers Community College programs.
• Missouri Technical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege articulation agreement for career and technical education programs.
• Linn TechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege articulation agreement providing students opportunity to earn college credits toward technical careers.
• Arkansas Northeast CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege articulation and credit transfer agreement for career and technical education programs.
• Division of Vocational RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational Resource Educator coordinates services with Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to facilitate placement in career and technical classes for students with disabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: State agency that coordinates transition and vocational services for students with disabilities. PCSSD's Vocational Resource Educator has an active partnership with DVR to place students with disabilities into CTE programs, making it an adjacent enabling peer.
• Parents as Teachers (National Center): National nonprofit that provides the evidence-based curriculum, training, and quality standards for PCSSD's Parents as Teachers program. Ecosystem enabler for PCSSD's early childhood franchise.
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE): State-level regulatory and funding authority that governs PCSSD's foundation formula allocations, special education weighting, and accountability reporting. Functions as the central counterparty for PCSSD's primary funding streams.

Direct peers

• Special School District of St. Louis County: The only other Special School District in Missouri, operating under the same state statutory designation. Provides special education and related services across multiple component districts in the St. Louis region, making it the most structurally comparable peer to PCSSD.

Regional players

• Arkansas Northeast College: Two-year community college located just across the Missouri-Arkansas border. Comparable to PCSSD through its existing articulation partnership and overlap in CTE programming for students in the adjacent border region.

Emerging players

• Three Rivers Community College: Regional community college based in Poplar Bluff, MO serving the same Southeast Missouri footprint. Provides adult CTE programming, dual credit, and continuing education, overlapping with PCSSD's Career & Technology Center and adult tuition model.

Broad incumbents

• State Technical College of Missouri (formerly Linn State Technical College): Missouri's only public two-year technical college offering hands-on technical and trade programs (automotive, welding, industrial electronics, health occupations). Comparable to PCSSD's Career & Technology Center through overlapping CTE curriculum and a shared articulation relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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