Paul Bunyan Education Cooperative

The Paul Bunyan Education Cooperative is an organization of areas school districts that have joined together to compliment and expand existing educational opportunities. In an educational environment that is constantly changing, it is difficult for individual school districts to provide specific programming in all areas of need. By joining together, the PBEC is able to offer programming that would otherwise be difficult and costly while allowing school districts to maintain their individuality. The educational services PBEC provides are supported through federal, state, and local school funds. Additional fees are not charged for participants in any program. Special Education is an integral part of the total framework of education which assists schools in providing an appropriate education to all students within their jurisdiction. As a support system, Special Education provides the unique and specialized resources which enable handicapped students to maximize their potential. The...