Hiawatha Valley Education District

What Hiawatha Valley Education District does

Hiawatha Valley Education District (HVED), legally designated as District #61-6013, is a public education cooperative operating under Minnesota state law as a joint powers entity, headquartered at 1410 Bundy Blvd. in Winona, MN. HVED delivers specialized special education programs and related services to 16 member school districts across southeastern Minnesota, including Bluffview Montessori, Caledonia, Chatfield, Dover-Eyota, La Crescent-Hokah, Lanesboro, Lewiston-Altura, Mabel-Canton, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, Ridgeway Community, Rollingstone Community, Rushford-Peterson, Spring Grove, St. Charles, Wabasha-Kellogg, and Falcon View Online. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors representing member districts and led by Executive Director Dr. Debbra C. Marcotte, Ed.D.

HVED's core service portfolio includes three Level IV Federal Setting programs — SAIL (behavior, located in Kellogg), SPECTRUM (autism spectrum disorder, located in Hokah), and River Valley Academy/Area Learning Center (alternative education) — supplemented by Early Intervention (Part C IDEA, birth to age 3), ALC Satellite and Targeted Services, Children's Therapeutic Services & Supports (CTSS), Assistive Technology, PAES Lab vocational assessment, and Work Based Learning. Related services delivered through itinerant staff include occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, audiology, school psychology, and behavior support. Technology infrastructure consists of third-party educational software platforms (SpEd Forms for IEP management, FastBridge for screening, eduCLIMBER for data, JMC as student information system, Odysseyware for curriculum) — HVED is not itself a technology developer. An ongoing ONE Central Site consolidation is relocating SAIL, SPECTRUM, and RVA programs to a single site at 1213 Gilmore Avenue, Winona.

As a public education cooperative, HVED generates revenue through member district contributions scaled to student populations served, Minnesota Department of Education special education allocations (IDEA Part B and Part C), federal grants, and Medical Assistance third-party billing via the SCHOOL Project. There is no commercial pricing structure or pay-per-service model; revenue mechanics are determined by cooperative agreement and statutory funding formulas rather than market transactions.

Name

Hiawatha Valley Education District

Legal name

Hiawatha Valley Education District #61-6013

Website

https://hved6013.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hiawatha Valley Education District is a public special education cooperative serving 16 member school districts in southeastern Minnesota with Level IV programs (SAIL, SPECTRUM, ALC), early intervention, and related services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Cooperative Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Education cooperative
• Early intervention programs
• Alternative learning center
• Related services

Headquarters

HQ city

Winona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Education Funding: As a public education cooperative, HVED receives funding through member district contributions based on student populations served, state special education funding (Part B and Part C of IDEA), and federal grants. Revenue flows through cooperative agreements with member districts for special education services, related services (OT, PT, Speech, etc.), and specialized programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hiawatha Valley Education District is a regional education cooperative in southeastern Minnesota that delivers specialized programs and services on behalf of its member school districts. Its core offerings include special education programs (SAIL and SPECTRUM), an Alternative Learning Center (ALC), Early Intervention services, and related services such as therapy and support staff that member districts cannot efficiently provide on their own.

Product overview

Hiawatha Valley Education District (HVED) operates as a cooperative educational organization serving 16 member districts in southeastern Minnesota. The district offers a portfolio of specialized programs including three core Level 4 Federal Setting programs: the SAIL Program for students with significant behavioral needs, the SPECTRUM Program for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and River Valley Academy (Area Learning Center) providing alternative education. Supporting programs include ALC Satellite and Targeted Services, Children's Therapeutic Services & Supports (CTSS), Early Intervention services for children birth to age 3, Work Based Learning, PAES Lab vocational assessment, and Assistive Technology services. The district also provides professional development through Region 10 and utilizes educational data management tools including FastBridge, eduCLIMBER, and JMC for student assessment and progress monitoring. These programs work together to provide a continuum of special education services from early intervention through secondary transition, with the goal of supporting students in their least restrictive environment and preparing them for independence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SAIL Program A HVED-operated special education program serving member-district students with identified needs that require a specialized setting.
• SPECTRUM Program A HVED-operated special education program providing specialized instructional services to eligible students referred by member districts.
• Alternative Learning Center (ALC) A HVED-operated alternative learning placement serving at-risk students referred by member school districts in southeastern Minnesota.
• Early Intervention Services Early intervention services delivered to young children in member districts who are referred through early childhood special education processes.
• Related Services Shared related services such as speech, occupational, and physical therapy and other support staff provided on a cooperative basis to students in member districts.

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)coreOthersHVED operates under Minnesota Department of Education oversight as a special education cooperative. MDE provides regulatory guidance, Part B and Part C IDEA funding, and program monitoring for special education services delivered by HVED to member districts.
• PACER CentercoreOthersPACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) is Minnesota's parent training and information center. HVED provides links to PACER resources for families of children with disabilities and collaborates on workshops and parent education.
• Help Me Grow MinnesotacoreOthersStatewide early intervention referral system. HVED Early Intervention Program uses Help Me Grow for referrals of children birth to 3 years (1-866-693-GROW) and Help Me Connect for families to access early childhood services.
• SCHOOL ProjectminorOthersThird-party billing program for Minnesota schools to help offset costs of special education services through Medical Assistance billing. SCHOOL Project provides billing support, training, and resources for HVED's Third Party Billing program.
• Region 10 Education CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional education cooperative providing professional development opportunities and resources to HVED and other member districts in Minnesota's Region 10.
• Minnesota Safe Routes to School (MnDOT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide program administered by Minnesota Department of Transportation to improve walking and bicycling conditions for youth. HVED SAIL program participates in SRTS BOOST grants and Winter Walk to School Day events.
• FastBridgecoreTechnology or IntegrationAssessment platform used by HVED member districts for universal screening and progress monitoring of student academic and behavioral outcomes. HVED staff are trained on FastBridge implementation and use.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Help Me Grow Minnesota: Statewide early intervention referral network through which HVED channels Birth-to-3 referrals. Functions as an upstream feeder rather than competitor, but is a peer player in the early childhood special education ecosystem.
• PACER Center: Minnesota's Parent Training and Information Center serving families of children with disabilities. Functions as a parent-facing counterpart to HVED's district-facing services in the same special education ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Sourcewell: Minnesota-based cooperative that provides shared services (purchasing, education support) to schools and government entities. Broader in scope than HVED but operates the same cooperative-shared-services model for member institutions.
• Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) - Special Education Division: State regulator and IDEA Part B/C administrator that oversees and partially funds HVED. Operates at a much larger scale but defines the regulatory and funding framework within which HVED's special education cooperative functions.

Regional players

• Intermediate Unit 1 (Pennsylvania): Pennsylvania's intermediate units act as regional education service agencies delivering special education itinerant services and cooperative programs to school districts. Structurally equivalent to HVED's role in Minnesota.
• Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES): New York state's network of regional education cooperatives that pool specialized services (special education, itinerant staff, professional development) for component school districts. Functionally analogous to HVED's cooperative model in a different state.
• Education Service Center Region 11 (Texas): Texas regional ESC providing shared special education, professional development, and cooperative services to member districts. Same regional-service-cooperative archetype as HVED, operating in a different state.

Direct peers

• Region 10 Education Cooperative: A Minnesota regional education cooperative that provides professional development and shared services to member districts. Directly comparable as a regional cooperative structure serving overlapping southeastern Minnesota districts alongside HVED.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HVED6013
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCrEEd6B-Wma23DmUj12kbxg
• Facebookfacebook.com/HVEDWinona
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hiawatha-valley-education-dist

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

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