SOURIS VALLEY SPECIAL SERVICES

Souris Valley Special Services is an active public educational service agency located at 1525 31st Avenue SW, Suite C2, in Minot, North Dakota. Situated within a small city setting in the Minot metropolitan area, the organization functions as a specialized regional service agency rather than a traditional public school district. As highlighted in the 2024–2025 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) dataset, the agency maintains an open operating status while managing zero direct school facilities and offering no standalone grade-level instructional programs. Instead of enrolling students directly into standard prekindergarten through 12th-grade classrooms, the agency serves as a centralized hub designed to deliver targeted educational supports and collaborative programming across the surrounding region.

Reflecting its administrative and supportive mandate, the agency's operational staffing structure relies primarily on professional specialized personnel rather than general classroom instructors. With zero full-time equivalent classroom teachers or instructional aides on staff, the agency employs approximately 39.34 full-time equivalent support staff members who facilitate regional programs, specialized therapies, and administrative services. For researchers analyzing non-traditional district structures, as well as parents and educators seeking specialized regional assistance in North Dakota, Souris Valley Special Services represents a crucial supportive resource within the state's public education framework (accessible online at www.svssnd.org).