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Knowles, Paul D. – School Administrator, 2010
Frustrated with years of below-average performance on standardized tests, high dropout rates and a negative image of its schools, the board of education in Maine School Administrative District 11, a 2,200-student school district in central Maine, charged a 15-member committee of educators, school board members and community representatives to…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Dropout Rate, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
Brown, David W.; And Others – 1996
Since 1992, Maine has received National Science Foundation Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) program monies. SSI is a model for improvement of mathematics and science education based on systemic reform. The SSI initiative in Maine has created seven "Beacon School" sites that vary in size and location including high poverty areas, urban…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Change Agents