Rural Schools Association

 Services for the Rural and Small School Districts
of the State of New York

Organizational Alternatives
for Small Rural Schools

Final Report to the New York State Legislature

by David H. Monk
and
Emil J. Haller

Department of Education
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
at Cornell University

December 1986
Second Printing, October 1988
Third Printing, October 1993
Web Version, February 2004

Contents

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

Chapter 1
Starting Points: The Folklore of Schooling in Rural New York State

Chapter 2
Methods: Studying Small Rural School Districts

Chapter 3
The Folklore of Consequences: Small Towns and Their Schools

Chapter 4
The Folklore of Reorganization: Small Rural Schools and the State

Chapter 5
The Folklore of Sharing and Technology: Alternatives to Reorganization

Chapter 6
Toward Balance: Recommended Changes in New York Sate Policy

References

Appendix: Advisory Board Members

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