CORAS

The CORAS service area (purple)
extends throughout
Appalachian Ohio.

The Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools (CORAS), in partnership with the Ohio University Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education, is an organization of 133 school districts and other educational institutions in the 29-county region of Ohio designated as Appalachia. School districts in neighboring counties, institutions of higher education and related organizations may become members of the Coalition. CORAS is under the governance structure of a Regional Council of Governments and is funded through membership dues and support from the Ohio University Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education.

Mission
The mission of the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools is to advocate for and support the public schools of Appalachia Ohio in the continuous improvement of educational opportunities available to all the region's children. This statement of mission acknowledges that the region's public schools are an integral part of the public education system for Ohio and that the Coalition may support and join with similar efforts throughout the state to improve the educational opportunities for all children.

Goals

To seek equity in Ohio's system of school funding and adequacy of educational opportunity for all of Ohio's children
To support the continuous development of educational leadership throughout the region's public school systems
To identify and analyze policy issues that impact the effectiveness, strength and character of the public school system and to formulate and communicate position statements in response to these issues
To sponsor and promote the use of research and to share successful practices for improving educational opportunities for all children in the CORAS region

Click to visit the CORAS website.

For more information, please contact:
David Branch, Interim Executive Director
William Brelsford, Interim Executive Director
Mark Miller, Interim Executive Director
Richard Murray, Interim Executive Director

Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
McCracken Hall 313E
Athens, Ohio 45701
740.593.4414
Fax: 740.593.9698
stumpl@ohio.edu