Show Regional Centers Aid Rural Area Because of a lack of many of Utah's small rural school districts have been unable to provide their students with the same services that students in large urban districts THIS rural districts are acquiring many of the services that they lacked in the Banding 26 of Utah's rural districts have formed four Regional Service In this way the districts are able to share costs on a variety of necessary THE FOUR centers are conveniently located in different rural sections of the The Northeastern Utah Multi-District Cooperative Service for is located in and serves nine rural districts in the Northeastern part of The Southeastern Education Center serves four school districts in the Price The Southwest Educational Development Center is located in Cedar Seven districts benefit from the services of the Richfield also hosts one of the centers Cooperative Service which serves six school WHILE services vary from center to depending on the needs of the districts each of the centers employs a Special Education His responsibilities include helping with the funding of special education programs for rural students and providing technical research assistance to district The centers also employ specialists such as speech and hearing and media The districts share the services of these Consultants also provided by the centers in learning areas such as math and THE consultants are then able to visit individual schools in the districts served by the centers lo help teachers with specialized Also included in the many services supplied by the Regional Centers is purchasing For three of the centers purchase school lunch supplies on a cooperative School supplies and equipment are also bought through the FUNDING for the four Regional Centers comes from the rural districts state Title III and some from federal |