The Jesuit Schools Network (JSN) is the umbrella association for

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s run by the

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in North America. It is affiliated with the

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. Based in

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, the network serves 55,000 students in 88 Jesuit schools throughout

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and the

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, and in

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and the

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. The three models of Jesuit education in North America are Nativity middle schools, Cristo Rey high schools, and Jesuit middle and high schools.

History

The network's predecessor, the Jesuit Educational Association (JEA), was founded in 1936 to serve the

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of secondary and postsecondary schools in the United States. In 1970, the JEA split into the

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and the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA). In 2015, the JSEA was restructured under the

and renamed to the Jesuit Schools Network.

Leadership

Seven Jesuits led the JSEA as president: Frs. Edwin J. McDermott, S.J., Vincent J. Duminuco, S.J., Charles P. Costello, S.J., Carl E. Meirose, S.J., Joseph F. O’Connell, S.J., Ralph E. Metts, S.J. and James A. Stoeger, S.J. Fr. William H. Muller, S.J., served as the first executive director of the JSN, and Fr. Robert E. Reiser, S.J., has served as executive director since 2021.

References

External links

* {{Jesuit Secondary Education Association 1970 establishments in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. Private and independent school organizations in the United States Christian organizations established in 1970