The Mackay Education Center is a public day treatment school that provides therapeutic and academic services for special education students.
The center is part of the Lincoln-Way Area Special Education District 843, which takes students from New Lenox District 122 and other surrounding public school districts.
There is an academic and a therapeutic component. The academic component involves a curriculum with courses required for graduation, and the therapeutic aspect involves group or individual therapy, a community classroom model that encourages skill-based learning and a point system that rewards model behavior.