Dan Hanrahan

The Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 2 is one of twelve educational service agencies in the state of Wisconsin. Nineteen CESAs were formed in 1963 by the state legislature. In 1985, CESAs were reduced to twelve and the regions have continued to serve their local school districts since that time. CESA 2 serves 74 school districts in southern Wisconsin. The districts are very diverse as there are K-8, high school, and K-12 districts. District enrollments vary from 90 – 27,0000. Needs of districts vary greatly. Services offered by CESA 2 include literacy, numeracy, Title I, special education, systems coaching/planning, and instructional coaching. CESA 2 also offers programs that create efficiencies and savings for districts. Examples include driver’s education, cooperative purchasing, and a nutrition network. CESA 2 also operates the Rock County Birth-3 program, Vocational Opportunities Assistance for adults with disabilities, Jefferson County Head Start, and special education consortia in the Union Grove and Western Kenosha areas.