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Reno County Education Cooperative is an interlocal school district that provides special education for handicapped and gifted students enrolled in five school districts in Reno County, Kansas. RCEC also provides services to several private schools in Reno County including Whispering Pines, Pilgrim, Meadowlark Christian, Central Christian, Victory Village and St. Paul's Lutheran Schools. RCEC currently employs approximately one hundred professionals and one hundred fifty paraeducators. The district employs special education teachers, school psychologists, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, speech/language therapists and an audiologist. RCEC has several programs that are recognized as exemplary in Kansas. During the 1994/95 school year, the Kansas Council for Exceptional Children selected an RCEC teacher as recipient of the Exceptional Classroom of the Year award. The criteria for this award was based upon several factors, including a positive atmosphere for learning and successful teaching methods.