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 . . .
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) requires that states provide a free, appropriate public education, including related services, for all children with disabilities from ages 3 to 21. The Marion County Special Education Cooperative #617 (MCSEC) was formed to provide a free, appropriate education for exceptional children in the five school districts of Marion County. MCSEC is organized under . . .