The latest news and updates about the Rural School Innovation Network can be found here. Check for notices on webinars, new publications, case studies, and more.

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You are invited to participate in the next RSIN Webinar May 29, 2008. Engaging Communities to Help Every Child Succeed is the topic for the May webinar. Learn how local groups have engaged large numbers of citizens and organizations and partnered with schools to institute strong, in-school and out-of-school programs to ensure the success of every child. Join the conversation today. 

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The RSIN presentation on Student Engagement and Revitalizing Communities through Place Based Learning, held on April 29, 2008, is available here. If you missed this combined conference call and presentation, this guide will provide an overview of the event. The following relevant documents are also available for your review.

• Purposeful Integration of Literacy Support and Development into Service-Learning Projects
• Planning for the Use of Literacy Support Strategies
• Using Literacy Support Strategies as Assessments

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The Spring 2008 RSIN Case Study, A High School as the Community Center for Three Rural Communities in North Berwick, Maine, is now available now in the RSIN Member's Section.

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The presentation from the RSIN Webinar Title I Funding Formula Issues Affecting Rural Districts, held on March 26, 2008, is available here. If you missed this combined conference call and presentation, this guide will provide an overview of the event. Available as a PDF document.

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Rachel's Notes are available now in the RSIN Member's Section.
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