Mini-symposium on STEM issues in Rural Schools

• Thursday, January 28th, 2010. 102 Mann Library, Cornell University, 3:30-5pm.

• Prof's Rob Thorne and Julia Thum from the Physics Department will speak about the PhysTech program and Research project and how rural areas can benefit from enhanced STEM education.

Public Lecture by Chris Kjolhede, MD, MPH (Pediatrician and Research Scientist, Basset Research Institute, and College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University)

• Thursday, December 10, 2009.

• His topic was School-based Heath Centers (see brief on SBHCs). View the Slides and Video from the presentation.

1st Anniversary of the Creation of the NYS Center for Rural Schools

• September 28th marked the one year anniversary of the Founding of the Center.

• In early October, the State of NY finalized the contract with Cornell University to fund and operate the Center.

National Rural Education Association (NREA) held their annual meeting in Cincinnatti.

• John Sipple, Lisa McCabe and Hope Casto were awarded the Howard A. Dawson Award for the Top Research Paper.

Rural Schools Association of NYS held their annual meeting in Cooperstown.

• July 12-14.

Small District Summit, Syracuse: March 26th

• Jointly sponsored by the Center, REAC, and the Rural Schools Association of NYS

• Superintendents and Board Members from districts serving 500 students or fewer participated in a one-day summit to discuss and learn about issues of common concern.

Lecture Series

• A series of five talks were presented at Cornell to explore the range of questions and problems that connect faculty research with the needs and interests of rural schools

Albany Visit: January 23 and March 4

• John Sipple visited with key staffers of NYS Assemblypersons and Senators representing rural New York State

Washington Visit: February 24

• John Sipple visited with key staffers of U.S. Representatives and Senators representing New York State

REAC Showcase, Albany: March 10th (view presentation)

• John Sipple and Lisa McCabe will share policy recommendations following their three-year study of early care and education in Rural NYS

The Center will help build connections between rural schools and the communities they serve, the broad resources of Cornell University, and a broad range of organizations that can provide assistance, information, and value to rural communities and state policymakers.

At Cornell

• Office of Land Grant Affairs
• Office of Outreach
• Rural Schools Association of NYS
• Dept. of Education Outreach and Extension Programs
• Program on Applied Demography (PAD)
  • County Data
  • School District beta
• Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI)
  • Research and Policy Brief Series
  • Rural New York Minute
• Family Life Development Center
• Institute for Social Sciences
  • Theme on Persistent Poverty
  • Theme on Contentious Knowledge: Science, Social Science, and Social Movements

Online Museum of Virtual Worlds

• 4H Youth Development
• Online Museum of Virtual Worlds
• Institute for European Studies

New York State

• Sharing Success/Transferring Success
• New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources
• NY State Education Department
  • NYS Universal Prekindergarten
• Office of Children and Family Services
• Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
• WSKG STEM Initiative
• TST BOCES Adult Education and Even Start Family Literacy
• New York Council on Children and Families
• Earlychildhood.org
• Governor's Children's Cabinet
• New York State Family Resources

National

• National Center for Rural Education Support
  at University of North Carolina
• National Rural Education Association
  at Purdue University
• Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI)
• National Rural Health Association
• Rural Schools and Community Trust
• Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
  at Penn State University
• Center on Rural Education and Communities
  at Penn State University
  • Broadband Access and Rural School and Community Development
  • Partnering to Strengthen Rural Indian Education
  • Poverty, Housing Insecurity and Student Transiency in Rural Areas
  • Rural and Community Contexts for Childhood Obesity
• Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)