Scholastic Administrator: Professional Development on Demand

Balko Independent School District is a tiny, preK-12 system located in a rural area of Oklahoma. The district's 158 students and roughly 30 teachers and staff are all housed under one roof.

Like many small districts with even smaller budgets, Balko can't afford to bring in speakers or send teachers out of state to national conferences. So in 2009, it found an alternate way to expose its teaching staff to the latest educational strategies and research: online professional development programs.

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