About MCSEC
MCSEC is located in Marion, Kansas. We provide services to approximately 500 students and preschoolers within Marion County. The districts we serve are USD 397 Centre, USD 398 Peabody-Burns, USD 408 Marion-Florence, USD 410 Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh, and USD 411 Goessel. We have over 40 certified and clinical professionals, 100 paraeducators, and 5 office support staff members.
The cooperative is governed by the MCSEC Board of Directors composed of a member from the board of education from each of the five school districts. The board has all of the responsibilities and powers of a local board of education except for the power to tax. The board must employ staff, establish policy, and propose and approve the expenditures of a budget.