South Central Service Cooperative’s Youth Mental Health Navigator program has been named the 2026 Rural Behavioral Health Organization of the Year for its impact in improving youth access to mental health services across rural communities.

South Central Service Cooperative (SCSC) is proud to recognize Samantha “Sam” Steinman of Mankato Area Public Schools for being selected as the Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE) New Special Education Leader.

Mankato East’s Heather Krause has been named the 2025 Minnesota High School Counselor of the Year by the Minnesota School Counselors Association.

South Central Service Cooperative celebrates area schools recognized by MDE for their outstanding commitment to Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).