(continued from page 21 - Making Teacher Preparation More Affordable, Accessible, and Flexible) NAU Rural Schools Resource Center Vision: We envision being the premier center for rural leaders, offering unique solutions to solve rural education challenges in Arizona. NAU Rural Schools Resource Center (NAURRC) Goals Long-term goals for the Center focus on three primary areas: providing resources, building talent capacity, and enhancing communication to rural schools. Achieving the Center’s vision will require a focus on the diversity of contexts and needs which challenge rural Arizona schools and their leaders. The Center plans to develop a Rural Leaders Fellowship Program, of Arizona organizations facilitate the convening concerned with rural education, design a future rural leaders’ program, establish ad hoc Communities of Practice related to current rural issues, and provide job specific professional development for rural administrators and supervisors. Additionally, the Center desires to initiate, beginning in 2023, a summer rural leaders symposium to be held on the NAU campus focusing on best practices, research, and unique solutions in rural education. Below is a list of the Center’s current goals: The NAU Rural Schools Resource Center (NAURRC) will develop and launch a moderated topical forum for rural leaders to get current resources and support. • Forum accessed through member section on the NAURRC website • Forum will address topics of interest for rural school leaders The NAU Rural Schools Resource Center (NAURRC) will have posted 75 resource videos for use and development of rural leaders by June 2023. • Video topics will be identified by rural Arizona leaders • The NAURRC Advisory Board will review semiannually the number of video views to further clarify topics of interest “Stronger Together!” Page 22 • Videos will be developed by Arizona rural leaders and other topic experts The NAU Rural Schools Resource Center (NAURRC) will develop and launch a “voices from the field” Community of Practice for rural leaders. • Provide relevant professional development opportunities • Establish five regional hubs with hybrid meetings • Create rural network of colleagues • Sharing of anecdotal information with policy makers and influencers • Design summer convening in Flagstaff The NAU Rural Schools Resource Center will establish a social media presence to promote its work in the rural education space. • Information, updates, and topics of interest will be communicated using social media platforms including, but not limited to, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter • NAURRC will sent out a minimum of four posts per month We are excited to see the NAU Rural Schools Resource Center (NAURRC) begin operation and look forward to hearing from Arizona’s rural administrators regarding their needs and how the Center can provide ongoing assistance. If you have a request for a particular video topic to be developed or are interested in developing a video, please let us know. If you have questions, thoughts, or ideas for us please reach out to Dr. Howard Carlson or contact one of our Advisory Board members listed earlier in this article. We thank you for your support and look forward to all that we will accomplish together! Dr. Howard Carlson can be howard.carlson@nau.edu reached via email
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