The Value of Small, Rural Schools

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The Value of Small, Rural Schools
Stephen Guenther, MS Ed
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Introduction to the Study

• Educational history
• Conant the destroyer
• Damn Communists
• Consolidation
• The bigger is better myth

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Small Schools Top 10

• What School Size Research has Shown
• Size Does Matter

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• Larger schools are not more cost effective or
  have higher quality curricula than small schools

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• Academic achievement is equal to or better than
  in large schools

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• Student attitudes are more positive in small
  schools

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• Social behavior is more positive

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• Attendance and extracurricular participation is
  better

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• Student academic and general self-concepts are
  higher

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• Students from large or small schools do not
  differ on college-related variables

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• Interpersonal relations among students, teachers,
  and administrators are more positive

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• Smaller class sizes allow for more individualized
  instruction

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• Lower dropout rates

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Problem

• Schools under fire Quality and
• Political pressures and policy
• Definition of rural and small

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Albanys Answers

• Realtor Breakfasts
• Community Services / Center
• Foundation
• Public Relations Director
• Curriculum and Instruction Improvements
• Professional Development
• Long Range Planning

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