Download or read book Small Rural School Districts in Nebraska written by Michael R. Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to determine the problems faced by small, rural Nebraska school districts. For this study, 15 possible challenges were identified (a) student enrollment, (b) instructional programs, (c) instructional support services, (d) extra curricular activities, (e) hiring and retaining administrative staff, (f) hiring and retaining teaching staff, (g) hiring and retaining non-certified staff, (h) building and grounds, (I) transportation services, (j) food services, (k) school finances, (l) student assessment, (m) accountability school performance, (n) family support, and (o) community support. There were no data on this topic for the state of Nebraska. The case for this study involved all 28 school districts identified as "very sparse" according to the Nebraska state aid statute as of 2007-08. The participants in this study were the superintendents of these school districts. The survey instrument used to collect data included the 15 challenges facing small, rural Nebraska school districts. A five point Likert-scale was used for each challenge from 1--a minor/no challenge to 5--a major challenge. Participants in the study were asked to respond to each of the challenge items from the perspective of their own school district by circling the number in their view that described their school district challenge. After the return of the survey, the author contacted each superintendent by telephone and conducted interviews using open-ended questions to further perspectives on the survey items. The results indicated the top challenges for small, rural Nebraska schools were school finance, student enrollment, hiring and retaining teaching staff, student assessment, and accountability school performance. Although each challenge was difficult on its own, the challenges overlapped each other and superintendents were not able to manage one challenge without addressing others. Small rural school districts face many challenges that require careful consideration and cooperation involving every community member and were impacted by some factors that they have no control over. Small, rural, school district superintendents must think ahead with finances, stay in contact with legislative actions, and keep an open mind to changing technology that can impact the education of students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest llc. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.].

Download or read book Challenges and Changes in the Role of Superintendent of Nebraska s Small Rural Schools written by Travis W. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary issues study explored the challenges and changes experienced by superintendents in Nebraska's small, rural schools. 181/245 (74%) of school districts in Nebraska in 2016 were small and rural. The literature suggests that there are differences between the challenges of leadership in small rural schools as compared to leadership in suburban and urban schools. Much of the literature on school leadership is related to suburban and urban schools. This study was conducted to explore the challenges and changes in the role of the small rural school superintendent in Nebraska. This qualitative study consisted of interviews of twenty-nine school superintendents who were actively employed in school districts that received federal REAP (Rural Education Achievement Program) funding. These schools are located in rural geographic areas and serve fewer than 600 students. The study explored the challenges and changes in the role of the superintendent of Nebraska's small rural schools. Findings included insights into the lived experiences of superintendents in Nebraska's small rural schools, challenges experiences by superintendents, strategies utilized to minimize the challenges of the superintendency of small rural schools, changes anticipated by participants in the small rural school superintendency, and participant recommendations for preparation and support of superintendents in small rural schools. The study found seven major challenges experienced by superintendents in small rural schools in Nebraska. These challenges are a demanding position, financial challenges, political challenges, staffing and personnel issues, board relations, providing opportunities for students, and enrollment and demographics. The study found seven anticipated changes in the future role of superintendent of Nebraska's small rural schools. These anticipated changes are financial challenges, changing superintendency skills, political environment, difficulty staffing small rural schools, rural populations, additional responsibilities, and mandates for reporting and accountability.

Download or read book The Consolidation of School Districts written by Nebraska. Department of Public Instruction and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effects of Sharing Programs in Five Small Rural Schools in Nebraska written by Max Kroger and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Consolidation of Rural Schools written by Nebraska. Department of Public Instruction and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rural Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Nebraska Educational Survey written by Nebraska. Planning Board and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rural Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effect of the Essential Education Policy on Small Rural Nebraska High Schools written by Larry C. Stick and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nebraska Education written by Nebraska. State Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Big Trouble for Small Schools written by Jon Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the proposed changes to Nebraska's school finance formula and school structure shows that many of Nebraska's rural schools could suffer from imposition of a "small by choice" factor. Research has consistently shown that smaller schools have some advantages over their larger counterparts. The 2005 session of the Nebraska Unicameral and proposals to be considered by the Legislature in 2006 appear to be ignoring these virtues, and may be placing the state and its rural communities down a path of extensive school consolidation through deprivation of much needed state funds. This report will take a look at the Unicameral's attempts to advance rural school consolidation. "Big Trouble" reports in the past have looked at schools facing at least a 10 percent cut in state aid from one year to the next. This "Big Trouble" report will concern schools with an enrollment of 390 or less as it pertains to legislation introduced during the 2005 Nebraska Unicameral. (Contains 5 notes.).

Download or read book School Buildings and Grounds in Nebraska written by Nebraska. Department of Public Instruction and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Education In Rural America written by Jonathan P. Sher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indifference has not always characterized American attitudes toward rural children, nor has neglect always been the cornerstone of state and federal policy toward rural education. Indeed, for nearly a century there was an avid and influential—though ultimately ineffective—rural school reform movement in the United States. But in recent years, rural education has become a "skeleton in the closet" of the education profession. More than 14 million children attend rural schools that receive only minuscule amounts of the nation s financial resources and professional attention. The authors of this book carefully analyze the beliefs, assumptions, policies, and practices that have shaped and continue to shape education in rural America, concluding that conventional wisdom in rural education has proved to be considerably more conventional than wise. They offer pragmatic suggestions for changes in rural schools, in educational policy, and in programs designed for rural communities. As Robert Coles tells us in his Foreword to the book, they "give us clear, strong, uncluttered prose—a good sign that they are able to offer sensible, honest, unpretentious suggestions and useful ideas. They give us. . .a social history that enables perspective . . . and [they give us] practical, well-argued suggestions for a public policy both humane and capable of realization for our rural areas."

Download or read book Report written by Nebraska. Legislature. Legislative Council and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rural Schools of Gage County Nebraska written by Gage County Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Characteristics of small and rural school districts written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rural Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: