South Plains Educational Co-op is a shared services arrangement with nine school districts: Anton,
Levelland, Meadow, Morton, Ropes, Smyer, Sun-
down, Whiteface and Whitharral. SPECO makes
available to all students with disabilities a free and
appropriate public education which includes special
education and related services to meet the unique
needs of each student. The Federal regulations
and State Board of Education rules assure that this
education to students with disabilities will be provid-
ed in the least restrictive environment, and the
South Plains Educational Co-op abides by the Fed-
eral and State guidelines.
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The support staff include educational diagnosticians, instructional supervisors, counselors, li-
censed school specialists in school psychology,
occupational therapist, physical therapists, speech
pathologists, a behavior specialist, a teacher of the
visually impaired and an adaptive physical educa-
tion teacher. The program is funded by Federal
funds (IDEA-B), local funds and revenue from the
nine districts participating in the SSA/Coop.