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Leadership and Planning in Times of Fiscal Constraint. The Center. Trying to identify, discuss, and study the unique assets and liabilities found in rural schools and the communities they serve. Building Connections, Capacity, and Knowledge Tools developed available for all. Big Issues.
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The Center • Trying to identify, discuss, and study the unique assets and liabilities found in rural schools and the communities they serve. • Building Connections, Capacity, and Knowledge • Tools developed available for all
Big Issues • Declining Population/Changing Demographics • Flat (at best) Property Values • Heightened Academic Expectations • Two commission Reports (taxes & efficiency) • Schools as an island in their community • Brain Drain, Brain Gain
Brain Drain vs Gain Dietz, 2007
Tensions? • Planning for Current vs. Future budgets • Planning for Local vs. State support • Planning in Isolation vs. Collaboratively • Planning Locally vs. Regionally
Available Tools • CaRDI • Publications • VIEW project (Assemblage of Data Resources) • Data Tools - Program in Applied Demographics • County/municipal data/projections/maps • 15 year trends (beta) • Enrollment Projections (beta) • Budget Playground (beta) • Cohort Tracker (not yet on site, piloting) • NYRuralSchools.org
Explore Cost Saving and/or Program Improvement Options • Functional Consolidation • Regional Approaches • Reorganization Options • Better Use of Technology
Recommendations to Regents • Stronger linkages with Community Colleges and Regional Economic Development Organizations. • Middle School – Experiential Learning • Broadband Access – Rural New York • Rural Schools as Community Centers • High Quality Teaching