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Welcome to the Northwest Service Cooperative
Northwest Service Cooperative is a regional educational service agency that provides support and resources to member school, city, county, and other agency administrators in the our region. Our mission is to to plan and provide innovative programs and quality services that maximize resources.
Board of Directors
The care, management and control of the NWSC is vested by statutory and constitutional authority in the board. The board shall carry out the mission of the agency with diligence, prudence and dedication to the ideals of providing the finest training and services.
Employment Opportunities
Click the Learn More button to learn of any employment opportunities with the Northwest Service Cooperative.
Minnesota Service Cooperatives
The nine educational service agencies are geographically distributed across the state and serve members in their respective areas. Each agency has a unique understanding of the strengths and needs of their members, and use these insights to positively impact and improve outcomes.
Newsletter
The NWSC usually publishes two newsletters a year. We like to showcase not only what the Service Coop is doing, but also what is going on in our region. If you have news you'd like to share, please contact Mercedes Coan.
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To read past copies of our newsletter, click here.
NWSC Membership
The Northwest Service Cooperative serves schools, cities, counties and other governmental agencies as well as non-profits (501c3) in economic regions 1 & 2. The member organizations "own" the cooperative and govern it with elected officials from public schools and government agencies.
Northwest Service Cooperative in Numbers
46
Years of Experience
36
Member School Districts
15
Associate Members
36
Other Agency Members including Cities & Counties
9 + 2
Board Members + ex-offico members
12
Serving 12 counties in northwestern Minnesota: Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Beltrami, Pennington, Red Lake, Polk, Clearwater, Norman, Mahnomen, Hubbard
38
Employees