The Extended Learning Opportunity Program seeks to assist publicly funded School Administrative Units (SAUs) in adopting and/or expanding Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) Programs in Maine to help Maine youth gain a better understanding of their career opportunities, acquire valuable foundational and 21st Century skills, as well as create meaningful connections to employers in our state.
Extended Learning Expansion Overview [Video Link]
ELOs are hands-on, credit-bearing experiences (for elective or core credit) outside of the traditional classroom with an emphasis on community-based career exploration These programs include paid work experiences, expanding educational opportunities in rural Maine, work skills development, and increasing engagement of otherwise disengaged youth. Grants totaling more than $5.6 million were recently announced for 26 programs across Maine covering 13 counties.
DOE Podcast Features Yarmouth High School Students
Gorham High School's ELO Dream Team
Healthy Acadia & Rural ELO Success
Brunswick Expands Career Exploration
Mt. Ararat ELO Student Impact Stories
JMG On the Road: Stories of Success Spring 2023
Yarmouth creates career pathway experiences!
Caribou High School Career Experience Program
Marshwood High School Creates Meaningful Professional Opportunities
Telstar connects students to post secondary career opportunities
Nokomis creates authentic learning experiences
Belfast Area High School ELO Program Sparks Student Interest in Community Jobs
New Extended Learning Position at Noble High School Connects Student with Dream Job
ELO Map of current and expanded regions
See their great work from Spring 2023 here: See their great work from Spring 2023 here:
See their great work from Fall 2022 here: ELO stories semester one .pdf
Meet or contact these coordinators:
ELO Expansion Grant Awardees Coordinator Contact Information
2022 Grant Awardees:
- 2022 Grant Awardees List of Schools:
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RSU 1 (Bath)
MSAD 75 (Topsham)
Brunswick School Department
SAD 13 (Deer Isle)
Waldo County Tech Center
Biddeford School District
South Portland School District
RSU 35 (Marshwood)
University of Maine Presque Isle
Woodland Schools
Yarmouth School Department
RSU 13 (Rockland)
Nokomis Regional HS
Healthy Acadia
Oxford Hills Community Education Exchange
Brewer School Department
Gorham School Department
Madison Area Memorial High School
Aroostook County Action Program
Belfast Area High School
Boys & Girls Club of Kennebec
MSAD 55 (Hiram)
Noble High School
Telstar Middle High School
Windham High School RSU 14
RSU 84 (Danforth)
- ELO Definitions PDF
- Maine's Life and Career Ready Standards
- MOOSE Career Readiness Learning Progression
- Career Pathways Maine Retail Related
- Career Pathways Maine Tourism Related
- JMG ELO
- RREV Rethinking Responsive Education Ventures
- GIS Community Asset Map
- New Hampshire ELO Resources
- Labor Market Information for Students
- Bendable Maine
- Destination Occupation
- Teach Maine Outside
- OECD Career Readiness
- 2021 Career Conversations MaineC3 Virtual Career Fair
- 2022 Career Conversations MaineC3 Virtual Career Fair
- Career Conversations from Junior Achievement
- The NH Network
Contact
Rick Wilson (he/him/his)
Workforce Development & Innovative Pathways
Extended Learning (ELO) Specialist
Email: Rick.Wilson@Maine.gov
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