News and updates
- Report: Educator Field Placement in Rural Areas: A Policy Brief for the Washington Legislature
- REC Brochure October 2019
- REC News and Notes to Members October 2019
- REC Membership Meeting Agenda June 2019
- Center for Public Education: Rural Schools Report
- REC Membership Meeting Agenda June 2018
- ARTICLE: Beyond McCleary: We now have more losers than winners
- PowerPoint Presentation on Program Finance Class June 2018
- Report to WSSDA Small Schools Task Force 1.28.18
- REC Legislative Update 4.20.17
- Final Report to the Education Funding Task Force Presentation
- September 2016 Thank You Letter to REC Members
- Small Rural School District Presentation to Education Funding Task Force
- Educating Students in Rural America Capitalizing on Strengths, Overcoming Barriers
Our mission
The Rural Education Center is a statewide cooperative of small and rural districts, several educational service districts, and other key educational organizations committed to achieving the highest quality of learning on behalf of children in our public schools. Our goals are to:
- Evaluate and redesign as needed the Rural Education Center (REC) to achieve its mission, philosophy and vision
- Increase REC’s voice at policy development groups
- Increase information exchange between REC member schools
- Expand the REC leadership network
- Increase partnerships and strengthen existing partnerships to expand REC resources
REC Resources
NASBE article “Education Students in Rural America: Capitalizing on Strengths, Overcoming Barriers”
Seattle Times article “Rural schools often the heart of small E. Washington towns”
Presentation to House Ed Committee, January 2015
REC Report to WSSDA’s Task Force on Small Schools Issues
Rural Alliance Presentation by Jim Kowalkowski (9/29/13)
Job Openings
Consolidation Information
WSSDA Regional Meeting Consolidation PowerPoint by Jim Kowalkowski (3/23/10)
Updated WSSDA Consolidation PowerPoint by Jim Kowalkowski (10/28)
Research on Consolidation by Bill Keim