Standards-Based Education in Maine

As required by Maine statute, students in Maine will graduate based on demonstrated achievement of Learning Results. The RISC approach to standards-based design articulates connections between the work occurring in Maine since the adoption of the Learning Results and the next steps as Maine transitions to a standards-based system. With a learner-centered focus at its core, the components of shared vision, leadership, standards-based education, and continuous improvement radiate out from the core and inform all decisions made in the system.

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Distinctions Between Standards-Based and Standards-Referenced Educational Systems (PDF) Comparison chart developed by Dr. Robert J. Marzano.

Index of Events

Reinventing our Schools: Bringing Hope to All of Our Children (PDF) - January 25, 2010, Messalonskee High School, Oakland, Maine
2010 ReInventing Schools Coalition (RISC) Maine Winter Symposium (PDF) - January 20-22, 2010, Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, Maine
2009 Beacon Teacher Training (PDF) - December 13 - 16, 2009, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, Lewiston, Maine

Click here to view/listen to a recording of the December 2 web presentation

2009 Maine Re-Inventing Schools Coalition (RISC) Fall Symposium - Sept. 2009

Performance-Based Systems Workshop for Administrators - Sept. 2009

2009 Maine RISC Summer Institute - Aug. 2009

Maine School Superintendents' Conference - June 2009

Transitioning to a Standards-Based System of Education in Maine - May 2009

Implementation Site Application Materials

Click here to learn more about the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition (RISC).

For more information about Standards-Based Education in Maine, please contact

Diana Doiron - diana.doiron@maine.gov

Nigel Norton - nigel.norton@maine.gov

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