[MLTI-MS] Informational Letter #74 - Regional Forums

[Juanita Deschambault]

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TO:  ALL SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS

The following message is being sent at the request of the  
Commissioner.  If you have any questions on this email please contact  
Wanda Monthey at wanda.monthey at maine.gov or the Department of  
Education Contact listed below if you have any questions.  Please do  
not reply to this email.

Note:  The Administrative and Informational Letters (with more  
formatting for ease of reading and printing) are available on our  
website at the following address: http://www.maine.gov/education/ 
edletrs/index.shtml
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INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO: 74
POLICY CODE: IKF

TO: Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Leaders, CTE Directors,  
Teachers, Community Members, Community College and University  
Administrators and Faculty
FROM: Susan A. Gendron, Commissioner
DATE: January 24, 2008
SUBJECT: Regional Forums

The Maine Department of Education is hosting regional forums across  
the State to gather input from superintendents, curriculum leaders,  
principals, teachers, parents, school board members, college  
representatives, and community members on our framework for  
developing regulations for the implementation of Maine Learning  
Results.  Before we develop the changes needed for Chapter 125: Basic  
Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units  
and Chapter 127: Instructional Program, Assessment andDiploma  
Requirements we are asking for feedback to inform our work.

The framework is based on the following premises:

All students should aspire to high levels of learning;
Achievement should be assessed in a variety of ways; and
Completion of public school should have common meaning throughout the  
State.
My staff will be asking for your input, your reactions and your  
creative ideas for re-imagining how we prepare students for this 21st  
Century.

Once the forums are completed, I will use the information to refine  
my recommendations for graduation requirements and for the  
implementation of curriculum and assessment in order to provide all  
students in Maine equitable and quality educational opportunities  
regardless of where they attend school.

Each forum will follow a similar agenda with some flexibility to  
accommodate the needs within the region and to ensure that each  
person’s comments and views are captured. The times and location of  
each forum are listed below and a general forum agenda follows on the  
next page. You will also find a flyer with this information at:
http://www.maine.gov/education/regionalforumflyer.pdf
or
http://www.maine.gov/education/regionalforumflyer.rtf

We encourage you to use the flyer at link to forward the information  
to your staff and your community.

Please contact Wanda Monthey at wanda.monthey at maine.gov or the  
Department of Education Contact listed below if you have any questions.

Dates and times for each forum are listed below:

Date

Location and Time

Maine Department of Education Contact Person

January 29, 2008

University of Maine, Machias
4-8 p.m.

Tad Johnston
tad.johnston at maine.gov

January 29, 2008

Westbrook High School
4-8 p.m.

Anita Bernhardt
anita.bernhardt at maine.gov

January 30, 2008

Hermon High School
4-8 p.m.

Dan Hupp
dan.hupp at maine.gov

February 5, 2008

Sanford High School
4-8 p.m.

Jana Boody
jana.boody at maine.gov

February 11, 2008

Capital Area Technical Center, Augusta
4-8 p.m.

Don Reutershan
don.reutershan at maine.gov

February 11, 2008

Caribou Middle School
6-9 p.m.

Diana Doiron
diana.doiron at maine.gov

February, 2008
(date to be determined)

Auburn Middle School
4-8 p.m.

Barbara Moody
barbara.moody at maine.gov





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