Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative

About Us

Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative is committed to and strives toward academic excellence for all students by enhancing effective teaching, developing leadership, offering technical assistance, providing extensive support, and promoting state and regional initiatives to all 26 school districts.The Arch Ford ESC region includes twenty-six districts in eight counties, with over 40,000 students and over 3000 teachers and administrators. Arch Ford employs approximately 300 full-time employees and 50 part-time employees.

Like all Education Service Cooperatives, Arch Ford has grown to a place where member districts rely completely on certain services provided by the ESC. There are many times that personnel from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and other state-level education-related organizations look to Arch Ford and other co-ops for assistance with initiatives. This provides evidence of the commitment made to enhancing the quality of student-focused programs through collegial efforts, cost-saving measures, and partnerships with member districts. Co-ops bring statewide efforts to the regional level, resulting in cost and time savings for both the state and the local districts.