Let’s Put Rural Education on the Map
CEN is a growing network of high-performing rural school districts using their defining strengths to tackle their biggest challenges. We are empowering young people to build a future with more opportunity, prosperity, and impact. We are acutely aware that in rural settings, as the school goes, so goes the community.
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We’ve Got Grit
Students in CEN Network schools benefit from a resilient growth-oriented mindset that helps them succeed academically and in life, while making meaningful contributions to their community.
High Aspirations. Clear Expectations.
CEN promotes the P-20 Model for 21st Century School Transformation which focuses on heightened college and career aspirations through continuous educational attainment and industry-related certifications. We believe a mindset of high aspirations and high expectations on those fronts leads naturally to lifetimes of happiness, productivity, and success.
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Rural Goes Plural
CEN has its roots in rural America (Roscoe, Texas). We unequivocally believe that the health and wellbeing of the United States is dependent on a thriving rural America. An exceptionally educated and highly skilled rural workforce is the surest path to that prosperity.
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In the Media
The documented successes among CEN Network schools are abundant. Take a look…
Roscoe ISD Finds Success with Early College Model in Rural Texas
Fourteenth Annual Bragging Rights
Understanding the Collegiate Model
