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North Coast Rural Challenge Network

A Rural Challenge grant enabled Mendocino United School District to combine its technological expertise with the special strengths of four other school districts forming the North Coast Rural Challenge Network (NCRCN).
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Technology

The rapidly changing world of computer technology enhances much Rural Trust work. Access to knowledge and equipment that the school can make available is a valued resource to rural community people and, as a result, libraries, gyms, and computer centers across Rural Trust communities are increasingly attracting community people into the school sphere. Examples of student work around technology abound.

Kendrick Kidd, a tenth grade Rural Trust student at Packers Bend in Alabama, organized and directed the wiring of the school for computer networking. His work, which now involves many other students, resulted in Packers Bend being the first high school in the state that designed, built, and now manages its own computer network.

Students in the applied economics course at Clear Lake High School in South Dakota have designed and developed web pages for "client" businesses and agencies in their community. They also are developing a community database that includes information on economic opportunities, housing and land costs, events, education, recreation, news, weather, sports, and local history.

At St. Paul High School in Virginia, student-designed websites are available for most courses. Student Matt Pritchard, along with a student web staff, trained teachers and large numbers of students to develop the sites. This work has led to a request for Matt to develop St. Paul's town website. Neighboring schools also are asking for assistance from the St. Paul web staff to set up their own courses on the web.