The Four Rivers Special Education District serves all of six

counties and parts of two others. These are Brown, Calhoun,

 Cass, Greene, Macoupin, Morgan, Pike and Scott. Within this

 approximately 3200 square mile area are nineteen school

districts that hold membership in the Special Education District.

The special education district was formed in 1967. The four

rivers in the title represent rivers that form the natural

boundaries within the Special District. They are the Sangamon,

LaMoine, Illinois and Mississippi. The district is governed by a

Council which includes representatives from each of the school

 districts and by a nine member Operating Board that meets

monthly.