Rural Schools Innovation Zone

09/16/2026

Proud of our campuses who took the opportunity to connect with future employers!! Thank you to Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend for putting on such a great event!!

09/15/2026

SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES!!

📚 💴 September Scholarship Spotlight! 💰🎓

09/11/2026

Proud of you KJ!!
Freer High School Freer ISD Premont ISD Falfurrias High School Benavides Independent School District Agua Dulce Independent School District Empower Schools CareerCraft

We are so happy to have the UMHB nursing students join us this semester!

09/05/2026

I would put our NGMA faculty and facilities up against anyone! The level of talent, dedication, and resources within this program is truly exceptional.

The RSIZ is incredibly blessed to be part of a program that continues to create meaningful, high-quality opportunities for our rural students. Our students are gaining the knowledge, skills, and experiences they need to see what is possible beyond high school.

And this is only the beginning.

We are continuing to build pathways that prepare our students not only for college and careers, but for the real world and the opportunities that await them. I couldn’t be more excited about where we are headed!

Our rural students deserve every opportunity—and we are committed to making sure they have them.


Falfurrias High School Del Mar College Premont ISD Freer High School Benavides Independent School District Freer Chamber of Commerce Agua Dulce Empower Schools CareerCraft Texas Education Agency Texas Rural Education Association Texas A&M University-Kingsville

08/27/2026

Good morning — I am looking for recommendations for someone to put together a hype video highlighting the RSIZ communities, districts, Academies , and our amazing staff. Please send your recommendations in the comments!!

08/25/2026

ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES!!

STEM students Joe Ramirez and Jose Del Bosque in Mr Ross’ Robotics class preparing their bridge project.

08/19/2026

Freer students committed to taking advantage of endless opportunities being provided to each of them through Freer ISD in collaboration with the Rural Schools Innovation Zone!! It’s good to be a great year!! Good luck to all!!

08/15/2026

Rural Schools Innovation Zone IS ON THE SXSW EDU PANEL PICKER!

We need your vote!!!!

The Rural Schools Innovation Zone (RSIZ) has been selected for the SXSW EDU Panel Picker, and our proposed session highlights the incredible work of our Next Generation Medical Academy (NGMA) and our partnership with Christus Spohn Health System.

This session showcases how rural schools can create innovative, real-world pathways that prepare students for careers in healthcare while connecting them directly with industry.

Please take a moment to click the link below and VOTE for RSIZ! Your support can help bring the RSIZ story—and the story of our rural students—to the SXSW EDU stage!

👉 CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VOTE!

https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1784845915464001mULL

Let’s show them what Rural Innovation looks like!
Falfurrias High School Benavides Independent School District Freer Chamber of Commerce Premont ISD Freer High School Del Mar College Texas A&M University-Kingsville Texas Rural Education Association Texas Association of Rural Schools Texas A&M University-Kingsville College of Education & Human Performance Texas Education Agency CareerCraft Empower Schools School Data Squad Del Mar College - West Campus

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