2017 : Education
Many School Districts Attracting Students from Outside Park
Newcomb is famous for launching a successful foreign student program. Now there 5-10 new programs. Most have some unusual angle. One school might be very strong in environmental science. Another might have an art, music or theater focus. Another focuses on students of a particular language. Ties to the top rank public schools in big cities with a similar focus are common. School safety is a selling point. The Adk schools have money, facilities and expertise. What they all need are diversity and larger student populations.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
School Populations Continue to Decline
School Populations Down Regionally 2011-19
School Populations Decline Again
Lake George Schools Plan for Population Decline
2017-18 School Populations Mixed
Rural Schools Shrink, See Increasing Poverty
2013-14 school enrollments mostly steady
Keene Central School welcomes 6 international students
Newcomb helped Keene launch this program to attract 6 high school students from 6 countries. The goal is to add diversity and academic competition to the school. Students lived with host families. The program is a big success and is expected to continue. The key has been solving the housing issue. In Keene, there is a waiting line of families who want to house a student.
The news story is here.
For Many School Districts Attracting Students from Outside Park
For Many School Districts Attracting Students from Outside Park