The article describes an approach to centralization of classes in a rural Pennsylvania school system with numerous small school buildings. The reasons for development of a kindergarten center are described as are the positive and negative aspects of the kindergarten center. (Author)

Indicates 549 elementary/secondary teachers from four rural Pennsylvania districts perceived supervision to be helpful when teachers understood supervision was intended to assist in teaching improvement, teachers/supervisors jointly identified instructional changes, supervisors focused teacher attention on teaching, supervisors understood…