Celebrating 20 Years 1991-2011
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In the news....
Calling for nominations for the 2012 Unum Portland - Pirates Educator Hall of Fame!
Deadline: December 9, 2011.
Do you know that extraordinary educator (teacher and/or administrator) who truly makes a difference in the lives of students? Who goes the extra mile in everything they do to help students? Who represents excellence in the educational profession? We know you do...so please.... nominate that educator and show that you appreciate what he/she does for Maine students.
Six educators will each receive a check for $500, a personalized Pirates’ uniform top, six tickets to the game and will participate in our on-ice presentation.
Nomination materials here:
2012 Starting 6 Info Letter
2012 Nomination Form
FMI Contact Steve Alpren, Community Relations, Unum - salpren@unum.com
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New Research Shows Only One in Three Maine Grads Ready for Work or College
copy of the full report is available at www.usm.maine.edu/cepare in the Quick Links section.
Key findings of the study include:
- Maine is doing much better than the national average for high school graduation, and better than Rhode Island, but trails Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
- While eight of 10 high school freshmen graduate on time, the average hides considerable differences among schools. In 2010, graduation rates ranged from 66 percent to 100 percent.
- Statewide, only 39 percent of 2010 high school graduates met proficiency standards in both reading and math during their junior year.
- As with graduation rates, the percent of students meeting proficiency also varies greatly among schools, ranging from 9 percent to 100 percent.
- Ninth graders who began high school in Maine in 2006-07 had only about one chance in three of graduating four years later AND being proficient in both reading and math, and those chances vary considerably among schools.
Read Dr. David Silvernail's related Oct. 7th
op ed in the Bangor Daily News
Increasing Maine's graduation rate not enough
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You can find out how your district stacks up against the rest of the world, the state of the nation...check out the
Global Report Card
from the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
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The Prepare Maine initiative for excellence in education will help Mainers build a more effective education system, one that gives all of us the knowledge and skills we need to meet future challenges.
Parents - how do you contribute to your child's success at school?
Use these 30 questions as a guide to discover some of that ways you can help your child at home and at school. Mainereportcard
Take "the pledge' to get involved, stay involved .... parent and community involvement is a significant factor in the success of students and schools....
http://www.projectappleseed.org/Mainepledge.html
Check out the website for the Education Roundup.
Here we discuss daily education news and blogs, locally and national. We welcome all to share commentary and news they find pertinent to Maine's education.
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Join our growing list of Partners
Partner and Supporting Organizations as of March 1, 2011
America’s Edge
Androscoggin Chamber of Commerce
Bangor Chamber of Commerce
Fight Crime – Invest in Kids
Great Schools Partnership
Jobs for Maine’s Graduates
Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce
Maine Adult Education Association
Maine Assembly on School Based Health Care
Maine Association of Charter Schools
Maine Children’s Alliance
Maine Children’s Growth Council
Maine Compact for Higher Education
Maine Commission for Community Service
Maine Curriculum Leaders’ Association
Maine Development Foundation
Maine Department of Education
Maine Public Health Association
Maine Department of Labor
Maine School Superintendents Association
Maine Sheriffs' Association
Maine Parent Federation
Maine PTA
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Maine Teen Talk
Many Flags – One Campus Foundation
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Opportunity Maine
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Southern Midcoast Chamber of Commerce
SAD 12/Jackman Leadership Team
University of Maine System
A selection of our growing list of Individual Supporters…..
MCEE Members
Tom Keller, National Research Council
Bill Nave, 1990 Maine Teacher of the Year
Sherri Gould, 2005 Maine Teacher of the Year
Gloria Noyes, 2009 Maine Teacher of the Year
Kevin Grover, 2010 Maine Teacher of the Year
Add your name – your organization as a supporter and partner!
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the community who are committed to fundamental improvement in the way we prepare our children for the future.