The Office for Rural Education at Western Carolina University was established in the academic school year of 1984-85 by House Bill 1376, Chapter 1116, Section 24 for the statutory purpose "to identify and address the unique education problems of the public schools in the rural areas of the State." The service area of the Office for Rural Education at Western Carolina University includes all of the educational agencies throughout the 49 western most counties in North Carolina.
The primary mission of the Office for Rural Education (ORE) is to increase the awareness of the unique strengths and needs of rural schools and communities in Western North Carolina and to develop creative systems to better serve rural youth and their teachers. ORE will provide consultative grant writing services to the public schools in the western most counties of North Carolina. In addition, the mission is to identify scientifically based researched best practice activities designed to better understand the issues facing rural education in the state. ORE will provide program activities to assist with college access and recruitment initiatives in the education community.
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