Cooperative Educational Service Agency (Cesa 12)

Cooperative Educational Service Agency, founded in 1963, is a nonprofit government agency serving more than 15 public school districts. The agency offers services, such as administration, alternative and vocational education, educational technology, instructional services and staff development, students with disabilities and instructional materials center. It offers various administration services that include managing a self-funded health and dental insurance program for the agency and local districts, purchase of basic supplies and equipment, and publishing monthly newsletter for each teacher and administrator. It also provides grant writing coordination between the state and the districts, and personnel, financial and facility management services. It provides services to Ashland, Bayfield, Butternut, Hurley and Maple school districts. Cooperative Educational Service Agency is located in Ashland, Wis.