Regionalized Programs and Services
The Education Service Centers (ESCs) included here became operational in FY 19. For detailed information about a particular ESC, including contact information for the executive director, a complete membership list, and a menu of services, click on its linked name below.
Membership in a particular ESC does not require the member to be physically located within the ESC's geographic area. However, most ESCs have been formed with members within those boundaries. The geographic areas have been designed around Maine's nine school superintendent's regions listed below:
- Aroostook County
- Penquis (Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset)
- Washington County
- Hancock County
- Mid-Coast (Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc)
- Western Maine (Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford)
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec Valley (Kennebec, Waldo)
- York County
To view current Education Service Centers by location, click on the Education Service Center Interactive Map.
- Central Aroostook Council on Education, ESC - Aroostook County
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Mark Stanley
Phone: 207-764-4474
Mailing Address:
569 Skyway Street
Presque Isle, ME 04769
Email: umpi-cace@maine.eduMembers
Casell Public Schools; Easton Public Schools; LimestonePublic Schools; RSU 32/MSAD 32; RSU 39; RSU 42/MSAD 42; RSU 45/MSAD 45; RSU 79/MSAD 01; RSU 86/MSAD 20; Woodland Public Schools
Services
Technology training and support; Procurement of Supplies; Psychological Services; Transportation maintenance
- Great Falls Regional Service Center - Western Maine
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Contact Information
Executive Director: William Grant
Phone: 207-795-4100
Mailing Address:
Lewiston Public Schools
Dingley Building, 36 Oak Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Email: jlanglais@lewistonpublicschools.orgMembers
Auburn Public Schools; Lewiston Public Schools; RSU 16; RSU 52/MSAD 52
Services
Substitute teacher recruitment and training; cooperative food service planning and purchasing; weather service assistance
Documents
- Greater Sebago Education Alliance Regional Service Center - Cumberland & York Counties
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Heather Perry
Phone: 207-400-7416
Mailing Address:
75 South Street, STE 2
Gorham, ME 04038
Email: Heather.Perry@gorhamschools.orgMembers
Brunswick Public Schools; Cape Elizabeth Public Schools; Gorham Public Schools; Portland Public Schools; RSU 5; RSU 6/MSAD 6; RSU 14; RSU 15/MSAD 15; Scarborough Public Schools; South Portland Public Schools; Westbrook Public Schools
Services
Cooperative food service purchasing; professional development; substitute teacher recruitment and training; English Language services
Documents
- Hancock County Education Service Center - Hancock & Penquis Counties
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Jim Boothby
Director of Transportation: Sue Flewelling
Phone: 207-469-7311
Mailing Address:
62 Mechanic Street
Bucksport, ME 04416Members
RSU 25, Orrington, Hancock, Lamoine
Services
Transportation, Group Purchasing, Shared BCBA (Direct services and professional development)
- Johns Bay Coastal Alliance Education Service Center - Mid-Coast
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Peter Nielsen
Phone: 207-506-3044
Mailing Address:
PO Box 400
Bristol, ME 04416
Email: pnielsen@johnsbayschools.orgJuly 1, 2026, operational date
Members
Bristol Public Schools, South Bristol Public Schools
Services
Central office services, superintendent services, shared administrative directors, summer school program, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, professional development, recruiting, and training substitute teachers
Documents
- Kennebec Alliance Education Service Center - Kennebec Valley
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Contact Information
Superintendent's Region: Kennebec
Executive Director: Jonathan Moody
Phone: 207-474-9508
Mailing Address:
196 West Front Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Email: jmoody@msad54.orgMembers
RSU 18, RSU 49, RSU 54, Vassalboro Public Schools, Waterville Public Schools, Winslow Schools
Services
Staff training and professional development; purchasing coalition
- Kennebec Valley Student Supports Regional Service Center - Kennebec Valley
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Contact Information
Executive Director: James Hodgkin
Phone: 207-377-2296
Mailing Address:
Winthrop Public Schools
17 Highland Ave
Winthrop, ME 04364
Email: jhodgkin@winthropschools.orgMembers
RSU 2; RSU 38; Winthrop Public Schools
Services
Extended year programming; cooperative of co- and extra-curricular activities; professional development; substitute teacher recruitment and training
Documents
- Penobscot River ESC - Penquis
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Jim Boothby
Phone: 207-461-3311
Mailing Address:
24 Main RD North
Hampden, ME 04444
Email: jim.boothby@preppdn.orgMembers
Airline CSD, Bangor, Blue Hill, Brewer, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Dedham, Deer Isle-Stonington CSD, Ellsworth, Glenburn, Greenbush, Hermon, Indian Island, Indian Township, Isle Au Haut, Milford, Orrington, Otis, Penobscot, Pleasant Point, RSU 19, RSU 22, RSU 24, RSU 25, RSU 26, RSU 31, RSU 34, RSU 41, RSU 63, RSU 64, RSU 67, RSU 68, RSU 87/MSAD 23, Sedgwick, Surry, Veazie
Services
Regional program for children with exceptionalities, professional development, psychological services, vendor agreements, and professional development for bus drivers
Documents
- Rocky Channels Education Service Center - Mid-Coast
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Robert Kahler
Phone: 207-633-2874
Mailing Address:
51 Emery Lane
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
Email: rkahler@aosschools.orgMembers
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD, Georgetown Public Schools, Edgecomb Public Schools, Southport Public Schools
Services
SAU staffing- administration, central office services & functions, special education administration, facilities management
- Sheepscot Regional Service Center - Mid-Coast
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Howard Tuttle
Phone: 207-882-4104
Mailing Address:
665 Patricktown Road
Somerville, ME 04348
Email: htuttle@svrsu.orgMembers
RSU 1; RSU 12; Wiscasset Public Schools
Not Approved by School Board: Bremen Public Schools; Bristol Public Schools; Damariscotta Public Schools; Great Salt Bay CSD; Jefferson Public Schools; Newcastle Public Schools; Nobleboro Public Schools; South Bristol Public SchoolsServices
Regional special education program; special education professional development and support services; transportation program for homeless students; cooperative purchasing and sharing of special education equipment and technology; cooperative special education assessment services - psychological evaluations, behavior analysis support, RISC assessment, mental health supports
- Southern Aroostook Area Regional Service Center - Aroostook County
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Joseph Fagnant
Phone: 207-538-3809
Mailing Address:
PO Box 190
Houlton, ME 04730
Email: Joe.Fagnant@rsu29.orgMembers
RSU 29/MSAD 29; RSU 50; RSU 70/MSAD 70; RSU 84/MSAD 14; Associate Member - Region 2 School of Applied Technology
Services
Transportation maintenance; substitute teacher recruitment and training; alternative education programming
- Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative Regional Service Center - York County
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Jeremy Ray
Phone: 207-282-8280
Mailing Address:
Biddeford Public Schools
18 Maplewood Avenue
Biddeford, ME 04005
Email: jray@biddefordschools.meMembers
Acton Public Schools, Biddeford Public Schools; Dayton Public Schools
Services
Central office functions, programs, and services; superintendent services; transportation administration
Documents
- Southern Maine Regional Service Center - Cumberland & York Counties
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Colin Walsh
Phone: 508-440-9838
Mailing Address:
86 West Road
Waterboro, ME 04087
Email: colinwalsh@rsu57.orgMembers
Biddeford Public Schools; Dayton Public Schools; RSU 21; RSU 23; RSU 55/MSAD 55; RSU 57/MSAD 57; RSU 60/MSAD 60; Saco Public Schools; Sanford Public Schools; Yarmouth Public Schools
Services
Cooperative food service purchasing; cooperative purchasing for custodial/maintenance supplies or services
Documents
- Valley Unified Regional Service Center - Aroostook County
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Ben Sirois
Phone: 207-834-3189
Mailing Address:
MSAD 27
84 Pleasant Street, Suite 1
Fort Kent, ME 04743
Email: benjaminsirois@sad27.orgMembers
MSAD 27; Madawaska Public Schools; RSU 33/MSAD 33
Services
Central office functions and services; superintendent services; secondary school programming and administration
Documents
- Waldo County ESC - Kennebec Valley
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Erica Grover
Phone: 207-948-6163
Mailing Address:
84 School Street
Unity, ME 04988
Email: egower@rsu3.orgMembers
RSU 3/MSAD 3, RSU 71, and Waldo County Technology Center - Region 7
Services
Technology training; Safety care-Professional development; Procurement of Supplies
Documents
- Western Maine Regional Service Center - Western Maine
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Contact Information
Executive Director: Kristie Littlefield
Phone: 207-620-2010
Mailing Address:
147 Weld Street, Suite 2
Dixfield, ME 04224
Email: executivedirector@wmec.usMembers
Andover, Lisbon, MSAD 13, RSU 9, RSU 10, RSU 44, RSU 56, RSU 58, RSU 59, RSU 73, RSU 74
Services
Staff Training & Professional Development; Gifted and Talented Education Programming; Gifted and Talented Student Workshops.
Documents