The town of Roscoe is located 50 miles west of Abilene. With a population of about 1,300, this rural West Texas community might be expected to offer limited opportunities for students to prepare for postsecondary education. Thanks to the innovative work of Roscoe Collegiate ISD and its partners, however, Roscoe students engage in rigorous learning from pre-kindergarten all the way through twelfth grade, culminating in the completion of an associate degree along with a high school diploma. GTF awarded Roscoe Collegiate a $432,000 grant to support continued development of its successful P-20 system model and to establish a demonstration site where educators from across the country could learn to implement the model in their own districts. Superintendent Kim Alexander shares his reflections on the work:

Roscoe’s comprehensive P-20 System Model begins with self-paced,competency-based instruction in pre-kindergarten and leads to the completion of an associate degree from Western Texas College and an industry-recognized certification before graduation from high school. The district’s goal is for 90% of all students who earn an associate degree to eventually earn a bachelor’s degree, and for 90% of bachelor’s degree recipients to earn a graduate degree, as well. RCISD’s first P-20 student to reach the “20” mark graduated with a doctoral degree in May of 2019.