Southwest Cook Coop Spec Ed

Headquartered at 6020 151st Street in Oak Forest, Illinois, the Southwest Cook County Cooperative Association for Special Education is an active, public educational cooperative serving the expansive Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metropolitan region. Situated within a large suburban setting, this non-charter district operates as a dedicated special education and vocational agency rather than a traditional neighborhood school system. Currently fully operational across eight specialized school facilities, the cooperative provides tailored, highly supportive learning environments designed to meet complex educational and developmental needs that transcend conventional prekindergarten through twelfth-grade structures.

To fulfill its specialized mission for the 2024–2025 academic year, the district maintains a robust and multidisciplinary staffing capacity totaling nearly 829 full-time equivalent personnel. Core instruction is delivered by a dedicated team of 178 full-time equivalent certified teachers, who work side-by-side with more than 178 instructional aides to ensure exceptional student-to-adult support in every classroom. This frontline instructional staff is reinforced by an extensive team of over 472 support staff professionals—including therapists, clinicians, and administrative specialists—creating a comprehensive wrap-around network focused on student growth, skill development, and community integration.