Last Updated on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 5:03 AM
"All Kids, All Successful, All the Time"
The Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network consists of eleven (11) Special Education Cooperatives located across the state. All 176 local school districts, and the Kentucky Schools for the Blind and Deaf are members of a special education cooperative. Funding is provided using federal dollars awarded to Kentucky under Part B, Section 611, of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. The Special Education Cooperative Network is intended to assist local school districts in meeting the needs of its member districts. Services range from technical assistance, trainings, professional development, specialized services, research, and other needs identified by member districts and the Kentucky Department of Education.
Vision Statement:
We provide effective leadership that facilitates the educational success of students.
Mission Statement:
Kentucky's Special Education Cooperatives will enhance the educational opportunities and outcomes of students by providing effective leadership and delivering specialized services in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, local school districts, institutes of higher education, and other service providers.
Contact Information:
Eddy Wilder, Chairperson
Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative
J. Marvin Jolly Classroom Bldg.
One Community College Drive, Ste. 107
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 439-1119
Fax (606) 439-1322
Special Education Cooperatives
Big East Educational Cooperative
Jill Griffiths, Director
904 West Rose Road
Ashland, KY 41102
Phone (606) 928-0205, ext 216
Fax (606) 928-3785
Caveland Educational Support Center
Pam Coe, Director
1790 Normal Drive
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone (270) 745-5363
Fax (270) 745-6892
Central Kentucky Special Education Cooperative
John Beardsley, Director
43 Dickey Hall
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0017
Phone (859) 257-4314
Fax (859) 323-1166
Jefferson County Exceptional Child Education Services
Dr. Sharon W. Davis, Director of Special Education
P.O. Box 34020
Louisville, KY 40232-4020
Phone (502) 485-8500
Fax (502) 485-3776
Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative
Eddy Wilder, Bill Rigney
J. Marvin Jolly Classroom Bldg.
One Community College Drive
Suite 107
Hazard, KY 41701
Phone (606) 439-1119
Fax (606) 439-1322
Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services
Linda Alford, Director
5516 East Alexandria Pike
Cold Springs, KY 41076-3540
Phone (859) 441-4225, ext. 222
Fax (859) 442-4593
Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
Carrie Bearden, Director
P.O. Box 1249
Shelbyville, KY 40066
Phone (502) 647-3533, ext. 218
Fax (502) 647-3581
River Region Cooperative
Lesa Hibbs, Director
3520 New Hartford Road
Suite 403
Owensboro, KY 40303
Phone (270) 686-3995
Fax (270) 683-1371
Upper Cumberland Special Education Cooperative
Ginger Brashear, Director
Whitley County BOE
116 N Fourth Street
Williamsburg, KY 40769
Phone (606) 549-7001
Fax (606) 539-9094
West Kentucky Educational Cooperative
Susan Clifton, Director of Special Education
420 Wells Hall
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
Phone (270) 809-6980
Fax (270) 809-2485
Wilderness Trail Special Education Cooperative
Belinda Bowling, Director
707 North Second Street
Richmond, KY 40475
Phone 859-625-6048
Fax (859) 624-4529