Rural Symposium Discussions,

Wicomico Co. Free Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

In an attempt to give each participant a "voice" in the symposium, we have planned small group discussion sites and times. Please feel free to speak your mind, voice your concerns, and ask questions as you deem it appropriate. We have prepared some sample questions related to our purposes, ONLY in the event that there is difficulty in getting started.

The main purpose of the group discussions is to identify issues of concern for which more information from the research literature could be informative and helpful.

For the comfort of all, we have grouped participants in "like" contexts; that is, professional educators will gather together, and all others --"community stakeholders" -- will do the same. It is hoped that this will facilitate open communication within a familiar context, with familiar terminology and references. If your name is in the "wrong" group list, feel free to change; but, please do so before sessions begin. During the afternoon session, there will be an opportunity to share ideas in the large group.

Room 1: Facilitators-- Nancy Jennings and Michael Arnold; recorder, Heather Rieken
Professional Educators
Dana Abbott-Painter Lewis Atkinson Ed Barber Stuart Bounds Karen-Lee Brofee Andrew Carrington Bill Carter Doran Christensen Charlene Cooper-Boston	Jeanne Davis Janet Dudley-Eshbach Joseph Falodun Dick Gochnauer Terry Greenwood Dorsey Hammond Ray Hoy Cristine Layton	Lynn Lester Dennis Pataniczek Ileana Smith Vern Smith Connie Stewart Rachel Tompkins Karen Verbeke Vern Wolf
Room 4: Facilitators-- Ruth Baker and Robert Gibbs; recorder, Linda Jagusiak
Community Stakeholders
Paige Bethke Bill Cecil Norman Conway B.J. Corbin Memo Diriker Roger Harrell Kat Harting	Gains Hawkins Jack Jackson Keith Koehler Dan Kuennen Klein Leister Marvin Long Sally Maggard	Linda Parry Mike Pennington Jerry Redden Renee Stephens Jan Wiseman Bill Wyatt
[Room 3: extra space if needed; accommodates 15 people.]

 

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Sample questions (for getting started, if needed):

•  What does it mean to prepare rural students for the 21 st century workforce?

•  How can we better prepare students for that future?

•  What are the most cost-effective ways to deal with:

a) a declining school age population? b) a very mobile school age population?

•  Does teaching in a rural school require different knowledge and skills than teaching

in a non-rural school?

•  Does consolidation of schools hold any promise for students' welfare in our region?

June 25, 2003

 

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