This 2007 report by North Carolina's Department of Public Instruction explores effective shared services strategies among each of its 115 local education agencies (LEAs). Heavy on graphs and statistical data, this report draws from consolidation and shared service models in New Jersey and other states in order to determine a way forward for North Carolina's public school system, discussing  "option vs. mandates" choices and displaying how a theoretical heirarchy would work among schools in a shared service scenario.

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