Union-North United School Corp

The **Ripley-Ohio-Dearborn Special Education Cooperative (ROD)** is an educational service agency based in Sunman, Indiana, dedicated to supporting students with disabilities across multiple school districts. Rather than functioning as a traditional K-12 school building with classrooms, the cooperative serves as an administrative and resource hub. It coordinates specialized instructional services, professional development for educators, and essential support programs to ensure that students with diverse learning needs receive an appropriate and inclusive education in compliance with state and federal special education mandates.

By pooling resources and expertise across the Ripley, Ohio, and Dearborn county regions, the cooperative provides a comprehensive network of support that individual districts might struggle to maintain independently. This includes managing speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school psychology, and specialized instruction. Through this collaborative model, the ROD Special Education Cooperative plays a vital role in ensuring equitable access to high-quality academic and therapeutic services for students throughout southeastern Indiana.