Major aspects of the project are reviewed in four chapters: (1) An introductory review of the study's background; (2) the major needs of public elementary and secondary education in Iowa and the need for a new type of educational service agency; (3) major recommendations of the study, discussed under 10 categories; and (4) major benefits resulting…

The document discussed the functions of intermediate educational units their relation to rural schools, and the unique needs of rural schools. Chapter I traced the development of the American school system from its inception in colonial America to contemporary times. Characteristics of America's rural population were identified and briefly…

This volume of the study discusses different examples of educational cooperation and includes descriptions of several specific forms of interagency cooperation that have been developed in different States. Special attention is devoted to models of educational networks, including information networks in California, Texas, and Massachusetts and…

The regional educational service agency (RESA) has a bright future because it (1) is the most feasible approach to overcoming existing inadequacies and providing equal educational opportunity, while protecting local control; (2) improves the structure of the State system; (3) permits greater efficiency and economy in the provision of many…

This paper attends to the question of just how large should school districts be if they are to play their proper roles in the development of metropolitan areas. The major conclusion centers around the concept that to conduct certain specific educational functions, intermediate districts should be formed which serve the entire metropolitan area in…

In simple and readily available form, this handbook provides boards of education with the laws and regulations governing central school districts, union free schools, and city schools. It should save both time and unnecessary mistakes and give the board an understanding of the legal framework on which the school rests so that the board can proceed…

Uses data from New York State's Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) to examine the interaction of rural school district size and wealth factors with BOCES size and wealth as they relate to expenditure levels for service provision. Findings suggest that opportunities available to districts through regional educational service agencies…

This reference guide, designed for school board members in the state of Alaska, provides overall information about school boards, board members, and board meetings, as they are defined by Alaska state legislation. The first section, "An Overview of Your School Board," provides general definitions, an overall description, and the formal…

This is the last in a five-volume series concerned with organization development (OD) in the schools. First, along with discussing limitations of the sampling, it briefly summarizes conclusions from the review of the literature (volume 2), the study of consultants and the study of districts (volume 3), and the three case studies (volume 4).…

The 1948, Arkansas School District Reorganization Act was passed in an effort to reduce the 1589 small school districts to a smaller number. Those districts not consolidated would form county districts. As of the 1967-68 school year, 26 of these county districts remained. The purpose of this study was to provide information drawing attention to…

Recent years have witnessed the creation of numerous Regional Educational Service Agencies (RESA), legally constituted agencies which serve specific educational needs for a pool of local school districts. A recent survey of RESA administrators examines these agencies according to size, purpose, and the populations they serve. Most frequently,…

The "Journal on State School Systems Development" is an avenue for regularly incorporating into the available educational literature descriptive reports of studies, proposals, and legislative changes related to the legal or governmental structure within which schools are operated. Designed primarily for administrative groups, stdents of…

This book examines the role of the educational service agency (ESA) in the process of enabling and facilitating rural school improvement. The introductory chapter discusses the continuing significance of rural education, service to rural districts as an explicit reason for establishing ESAs, and the characteristics of several types of ESAs.…

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…

In 1990 the Michigan Inclusive Education Initiative was implemented by the state department of education to facilitate full inclusion of disabled students into regular classroom settings. This paper reports on implementation of inclusive education within the Marquette-Alger Intermediate School District (MAISD) in the Upper Peninsula region of…