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Stephens, E. Robert – Perspectives: A Journal of Research and Opinion about Educational Service Agencies, 2003
Five articles about education service agencies (ESAs) serving rural schools yield five insights. Many rural systems owe their existence to ESA support. ESAs provide critical technology support. States should encourage school district collaboration. Inclusion of postsecondary institutional representatives in ESAs is an important step towards a…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Education Service Centers, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Bouchard, Rene L. – Perspectives: A Journal of Research and Opinion about Educational Service Agencies, 2003
Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) provide cost-effective shared services to New York's rural districts. Services in career and technical education and staff development offered by the Steuben-Allegany BOCES are described. Future plans include increased cooperation with colleges in providing adult education, evolution of the…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Intermediate Administrative Units, Program Descriptions, Rural Schools
Nelson, Terry T. – Perspectives: A Journal of Research and Opinion about Educational Service Agencies, 2003
Rural Georgia schools have unique needs arising from inequitable funding and high teacher and administrator turnover. Central Savannah River Area Regional Educational Service Agency, which serves 12 school districts, assists with teacher recruitment and preparation, federal regulations, school improvement planning and implementation, and…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development
Harmon, Hobart L. – Perspectives: A Journal of Research and Opinion about Educational Service Agencies, 2003
Opportunities abound for educational service agencies (ESAs) to assist rural schools districts with implementing the No Child Left Behind Act. Strategies that ESAs could pursue are presented for critical issues in the areas of school-community relationships, school roles in rural development, funding, standard setting, school size, facility…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Pardes, Joan – Perspectives: A Journal of Research and Opinion about Educational Service Agencies, 2003
The Southeast Regional Resource Center serves all of Alaska's 53 school districts, many of them rural. Its itinerant special education personnel deliver services on-site and train teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents to deliver services. Video exchanges, telephone conversations, and Internet communications are used to monitor student progress,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Distance Education, Education Service Centers, Elementary Secondary Education
Cook, Rita C. – Perspectives: A Journal of Research and Opinion about Educational Service Agencies, 2003
Rural Kansas schools facing financial problems and demands for more accountability must cooperate to survive. Smoky Hill Education Service Center, representing 45 school districts, provides on-site staff development and online classes for students and staff, maintains a multimedia library, has a cooperative purchasing program, provides…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance Education, Education Service Centers, Educational Cooperation
Harlow, Terry A. – Perspectives: A Journal of Research and Opinion about Educational Service Agencies, 2003
Rural schools in west central Texas face declining fiscal resources and enrollments. Their main needs center around staffing and technology. Region 14 Education Service Center, which serves 43 school districts, delivers monthly on-site training and technical assistance to administrators and staff and works with school districts to offer more…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Distance Education, Education Service Centers, Educational Cooperation
