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Supporting Excellence in Catholic Education

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Making an Impact

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Improving Literacy

CSCOE’s Believe and Read literacy program led to a 61% increase in literacy performance among enrolled students.

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Providing Support

Thanks to CSCOE's Peace of Mind program, the use of positive coping strategies among students surged from 26.6% to 92.2%, understanding of behavior's impact on others rose from 28.1% to 81.3%, and self-awareness jumped from 25% to 90.6%.

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Increasing Enrollment

Minnesota preschool-8th grade Catholic schools have seen a 14% enrollment increase, far surpassing the national average decline of 15% during the same period.

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Raising Funds

93% of CSCOE-supported schools saw a 130% increase in funds raised by using our Advancement tools and resources.

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Taking the Next Step

In the fall of 2023, 1,344 children from Catholic preschools transitioned to kindergarten in CSCOE-supported schools, reflecting a 39% increase from 965 in 2017.

We CARE DEEPLY ABOUT Catholic Schools

We are an Edina-based, nonprofit organization with a simple, two-part mission: to enhance excellence and increase enrollment in Minnesota's preschool-8th grade Catholic schools.

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Our Initiatives

Innovation lies at the heart of CSCOE's entrepreneurial mission. We are committed to cultivating excellence by crafting superior solutions and connecting Catholic schools with world-class partners and resources.

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Excellence

CSCOE helps each school fulfill its mission, exceed standards, and more fully embody the core characteristics that define Catholic schools.

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Enrollment

CSCOE addresses schools' marketing and enrollment needs by providing professional development, ongoing education, a network of industry experts and peers, and implementable resources.

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Preschool Excellence

CSCOE has been instrumental in establishing and expanding early childhood and preschool programs.

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Success Stories

CSCOE has helped us to put so many programs into place – reading programs and exceptional learner programs and the STEM fair. We have gotten laptops and iPads one-to-one, so no student is falling through the cracks in our Catholic schools. There is a resource for every single one of them.

Jill Ryan

Teacher - St. Jude of the Lake Catholic School, Mahtomedi

[CSCOE’s] impact has stretched . . . just in our ability to dream, knowing that there is this team of people that will drop everything to help me problem solve or to help me know how to be the best at what I am trying to do.

Anne Gattman

Principal - St. Jerome School, Maplewood

CSCOE helps advance the Church’s evangelizing mission in its Catholic schools by really focusing on excellence. With creative kinds of ideas, CSCOE works with schools in a one-on-one basis to help them grow and to achieve what maybe they didn’t think was possible for themselves.

Very Reverend Michael Tix

Vicar General - Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis

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News

Latest CSCOE updates.

Announcing Our New CSCOE President: Michael Rainer

We have exciting leadership news at CSCOE! We are delighted to announce that after a comprehensive search and rigorous selection process, the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence Board of Directors has appointed Michael Rainer as the new President of CSCOE.

Catholic schools expand to meet demand

St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic School in Delano hasn’t had a middle-school program in nearly 50 years. Until now.

Professional development boosts staff excellence across Catholic schools

Catholic schools take pride in helping students become the best versions of themselves. The Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (CSCOE) aims to do the same for Catholic school educators and staff.