Big Sky Special Needs Coop

Located at 215 South Maryland in Conrad, Montana, the Big Sky Special Needs Coop operates as an active educational service agency dedicated to delivering specialized educational programs and resources across its region. Situated in a remote rural setting, the cooperative does not manage traditional stand-alone public school facilities or direct grade-level enrollments spanning from prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Instead, it serves as a crucial collaborative regional hub, partnering with local educational communities to extend specialized instruction, developmental programs, and tailored assistance where direct school-level infrastructure may otherwise be limited.

To sustain this essential educational mission, the agency maintains a robust professional workforce comprising just over 50 full-time equivalent staff members. Reflecting its distinct role as a service provider rather than a traditional neighborhood school, the cooperative's organizational structure leans heavily into specialized support, employing roughly 46 full-time equivalent support personnel alongside a dedicated core of nearly five full-time equivalent teachers. This specialized operational and staffing model ensures that students, families, and partner educators throughout the surrounding rural communities receive consistent, high-quality special education expertise and administrative support.