Flathead Special Ed. Coop.

Located at 15 Meridian Court in Kalispell, Montana, the Flathead Special Ed. Coop. is an open, fully operational public educational service agency designed to provide specialized resources throughout the region. Situated in a remote town setting within the greater Kalispell metropolitan area, the cooperative functions as a collaborative educational organization rather than a traditional neighborhood school campus. Because it serves as a regional service agency rather than a direct-enrollment facility, it operates zero standalone school buildings and does not assign direct grade-level instruction from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Instead, it delivers targeted special education programs, professional consultation, and therapeutic services directly to its partner school districts.

To support its multi-district mission, the cooperative employs a specialized workforce tailored to comprehensive student support and administrative coordination. For the 2024–2025 school year, the agency maintains a total staff of approximately 38.9 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. Reflecting its role as a regional service hub, the majority of the team consists of dedicated support staff—comprising more than 33 FTE positions—working alongside roughly 2.4 teacher FTEs and 3.3 instructional aide FTEs. For parents, educators, and researchers, the Flathead Special Ed. Coop. represents an essential pillar of regional public education infrastructure, channeling specialized expertise directly into local communities across northwest Montana.