Welcome to Southwest Center for Educational Excellence!

Southwest Center for Educational Excellence is an education service organization serving 49 school districts and three colleges/universities in southwest Missouri.  The Center impacts more than 48,000 students and 4500 educators.  The spirit of cooperation lies at the heart of the consortium as members work together to develop services by combining expertise.

The Center specializes in curriculum development/implementation, professional development for educators, and educational reform.  More than 200 Missouri school districts are using resources developed at Southwest Center by member teachers and curriculum specialists.  Typically the Center offers an array of professional development opportunities each semester for educators, resulting in more than 5,000 registrations per year.  All programs/services delivered through the consortium are based on local educational needs.