Using Community Conversations to Inform Transition Education in Rural Communities

2020 ◽  
pp. 002246692095033
Author(s):  
Erik W. Carter ◽  
Michele A. Schutz ◽  
Shimul A. Gajjar ◽  
Erin A. Maves ◽  
Jennifer L. Bumble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Youth With Disabilities ◽  
Transition Outcomes

Nearly one quarter of all youth with disabilities attend rural schools. Supporting the successful postschool transitions of these youth can be a complex and challenging endeavor. In this study, we used “community conversation” events as a methodology for identifying the practices and partnerships needed to improve transition outcomes for students with disabilities in rural school districts. We analyzed the diverse ideas ( n = 656) for preparing youth with disabilities for adulthood generated by a cross section of the local community in five participating rural school districts. Although practices related to employment and family engagement were prominent, fewer suggestions addressed postsecondary education and community living. Perceptions of existing school–community partnerships varied within and across districts. We offer recommendations for research and practice aimed at strengthening the capacity of rural communities to prepare their students with disabilities well for life after high school.

scholarly journals The Fiscal Effects of Tax Increment Financing on Rural School Districts: The Case of Iowa

AERA Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 233285842199114
Author(s):  
Phuong Nguyen-Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Property Tax ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Tax Increment Financing ◽  
Tax Base ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Development Tool

Tax increment financing (TIF)—an economic (re)development tool originally designed for urban cities—has been available to rural communities for decades. This is the first study to focus solely on TIF in rural school districts, to examine TIF effects on school districts’ property tax base and rates, and to conduct event-study estimations of TIF effects. The study finds that TIF has mostly positive effects on rural school districts’ property tax base and mixed effects on property tax rates, and that TIF-induced increases in tax base come primarily from residential property and slightly from commercial property. The study’s findings assert the importance of returned excess increment if rural school districts in Iowa and many other states are to benefit from TIF.

scholarly journals Rural Exposures: An Examination of Three Initiatives to Introduce and Immerse Preservice Teachers into Rural Communities and Rural Schools in the U.S. and Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Mitchell ◽  
Allison Wynhoff Olsen ◽  
Patrick Hampton ◽  
James Hicks ◽  
Danette Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Initial Exposure ◽  
The U.S

One ongoing challenge that educator preparation programs frequently encounter is their limited ability to authentically expose preservice teachers (PSTs) to rural schools and potential careers in rural school districts. To remedy this concern, faculty at three institutions in both the United States and Australia have developed targeted initiatives designed to provide initial exposure to rural schools, build a rural-intensive element within a practicum course, and establish rural immersion experiences for PSTs. A detailed look at the structure of these programs, a comparison of these three diverse approaches, and recommendations for the expansion and sustainability of these efforts are highlighted within this narrative. Through this comparison of activities being advanced in both countries, the authors provide a better understanding of the options and effectiveness related to initial rural school exposure.

School Violence among Children and Adolescents in Rural Communities

2016 ◽  
pp. 78-94
Author(s):  
Michelle F. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rural School ◽  
School Shootings ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Rural School Districts

School violence gained increased attention after highly publicized school shootings occurred in a variety of different school districts across the United States. Some of these school shootings occurred in nonurban communities, suggesting that such violence can occur in all areas, even those originally thought to be immune to such violence. As a result of these incidences, more research was conducted on school violence in nonurban communities and it quickly became clear that children and adolescents from rural school districts were often exposed to school violence at similar levels as those children and adolescents from urban areas. The aim of this chapter was to review research concerning school violence among children and adolescents in rural school districts, and to make recommendations for policy and school violence reduction programs as well as future research.

Who are we Forgetting in the Inclusion Matrix?

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Kimberly G. Griffith ◽  
Mark J. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Inclusion Classroom ◽  
Inclusion Matrix

In many of our rural school districts, today's inclusion initiative struggles to make a smooth transition from segregating students with disabilities to including them with their age appropriate peers. Efforts have been made to prepare educators, paraprofessionals, administrators and even children with disabilities, but little focus has been placed on the area that will bring about the success of this concept. Most often we have forgotten to adequately prepare the environment in which children with disabilities will spend the majority of their educational day. The general education classroom in many rural school districts is primarily made up of classmates, most without a disability or the knowledge and disposition to accept and include their peers with disabilities in both the educational and social experiences of this environment. The Inclusion Matrix provides a concrete approach to preparing and educating nondisabled peers for the inclusion classroom environment. This model stresses that the interaction of all students both with and without disabilities does not just occur. An effort must be made to nurture an environment within the classroom, which would show caring to those classmates many times alienated and separated from the group. Phases that build on knowledge, understanding, skills for socialization and integration, addressing dispositions as well as our feelings toward all students within the classroom environment are important aspects of this program design. The use of peers to provide much needed support of inclusion may prove to be the most effective resource for the implementation of the inclusion initiative.

Cultivating Teacher Leadership in Rural School Districts

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-108
Author(s):  
Beth Kania-Gosche ◽  
Suzanne Hull
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Teacher Leaders ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Community Context ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Teacher Leader ◽  
Rural School Districts

This chapter addresses the uniqueness of rural schools and the importance of teacher leaders in those settings. The teacher leader model will be different in a smaller school, although this context is less studied. Because teacher leaders have experience in the community context, they can guide others. Rural schools often have more difficulty recruiting and retaining teachers; while location cannot be changed, working conditions can. Supportive mentors can help rural school districts retain new teachers; however, teacher leaders are often not formally recognized. Less than half of states have a teacher leader licensure, and even fewer have standards in this area. Although national standards exist, little research has focused on how these and other professional development strategies can be effectively implemented in the rural setting.

Training Teachers of Visually Impaired Children in Rural Tennessee

1992 ◽  
Vol 86 (9) ◽  
pp. 408-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.D. Trent
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Rural School ◽  
The State ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

This article describes a model for training teachers of visually impaired children in Tennessee that has significantly increased the number of teachers of visually impaired children in rural school districts since 1981. Teachers are awarded stipends to attend both classes and a practicum over two or three summers and earn 18 hours of credit. They are recruited from across the state and must have assurance from their superintendents that they will teach visually impaired students in their school systems when they are endorsed.

The Need for Inservice Training in Instructional Technology for Special Education Personnel in Small Rural School Districts

1982 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Wirth ◽  
Stephen W. Stile ◽  
Jack T. Cole
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Instructional Technology ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Special Education Teacher ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Special Education Administrator ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Small Rural School

One special education teacher and one special education administrator from each of 17 small rural school districts (N=34) were interviewed via a 65–item interview guide relative to staff development needs. A lack of staff development activities was identified as a critical problem for special educators in such districts in New Mexico. Training in the area of instructional technology was the most frequently mentioned inservice need. A majority of respondents indicated that instructional technology would be useful in the provision of special services. The vast majority of respondents felt competence in instructional technology would improve the special educator's effectiveness in the classroom, while the response to the question of whether competence in this area would improve the special education administrator's effectiveness was mixed.

Inclusion in Rural School Districts: Where is the Superintendent?

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. H. (Buddy) Hooper ◽  
Anita Pankake ◽  
Gwen Schroth
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Rural School Districts

Service Delivery to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Students in Rural School Districts

1994 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jozi De Leon ◽  
Jack Cole
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Exceptional Students ◽  
Educational Diagnosticians ◽  
Bilingual Special Education

Bilingual special education programs have been established in many school districts across the country to address the unique needs of culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional students (CLDE). Rural school districts may have difficulty meeting the specialized needs of CLDE students due to the limited availability of resources, especially individuals trained in bilingual special education. This study examines the availability of programs which could serve CLDE students, the training of personnel in these programs, and whether educational diagnosticians and speech language pathologists (SLPs) apply procedures which take into account language and cultural factors. The authors suggest that rural school districts can provide service delivery if special educators are trained in cultural and language areas while bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) teachers are trained in exceptionalities.

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