Philosophy

With a firm and unwavering belief that all children have value and must be cherished, we will work cooperatively toward our goal of establishing and maintaining approved classes and related services for all exceptional children.  While in pursuit of this basic goal, each participating district will function as a full and equal partner regardless of size.  Special education cannot and should not be developed separate and apart from regular education.  School improvement of any kind must be a cooperative effort between the personnel of the local districts and the staff of the helping agency.

  

Objective

To provide personalized instructional programming for all exceptional children through the highest level of integration with regular programming possible.

Districts Served
USD 101 - Erie
USD 256 - Marmaton Valley
USD 257 - Iola
USD 258 - Humboldt
USD 366 - Woodson
USD 387 - Altoona-Midway
USD 413 - Chanute
USD 479 - Crest

History
ANW Cooperative was organized on September 9th, 1971.  Our first year of operation was 1972 and we serviced 155 students.  Today we serve approximately 1,350 to 1,420 students in any given year.  Services range from Gifted to Severely Multiply Handicapped.  Those services are provided to eight school districts, encompassing 34 individual school buildings and covering five counties in Southeast Kansas.  Those counties include Allen, Anderson, Neosho, Wilson, and Woodson,

Staff
The Cooperative is staffed with 117 Certified Members, 216 Para-Educators, 4 Administrators, 1 Board Clerk, and 5 Support Staff Administrators.

Certified staff include 2 Nurses, 12 Speech/Language Pathologists, 10 school Psychologists, 2 Adaptive Physical Education instructors, 3 Psychology Para-Educators, and a Vocational Coordinator.

All social workers and psychologists are trained in conducting functional behavior assessments.