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Navigating Fiscal Constraints in Rural Education: Building Capacity and Partnerships for Sustainable Growth

This resource delves into challenges specific to rural schools, offering tools for planning amidst declining population, flat property values, and high academic expectations. Explore demographic trends, budget planning, and program improvement options to strengthen rural education systems for sustainable futures.

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Navigating Fiscal Constraints in Rural Education: Building Capacity and Partnerships for Sustainable Growth

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  1. Leadership and Planning in Times of Fiscal Constraint

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Brain Drain vs Gain Dietz, 2007

  5. Return

  6. Tensions? • Planning for Current vs. Future budgets • Planning for Local vs. State support • Planning in Isolation vs. Collaboratively • Planning Locally vs. Regionally

  7. Migration Patterns (2000-2009)

  8. County Projections

  9. Population Pyramid – 2010 Wayne County

  10. Population Pyramid – 2020 Wayne County

  11. Looking Back – 15 Year Trends

  12. Enrollment Projections: Available for all School Districts

  13. What if ? Scenario Planner Link

  14. 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

  15. Explore Cost Saving and/or Program Improvement Options • Functional Consolidation • Regional Approaches • Reorganization Options • Better Use of Technology

  16. 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

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