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Public meetings and hearings

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, MDI RPC meeting, MDI HS Library, 7:00PM
Friday, March 7, 2008. Maine Small Schools Coalition Winter Meeting, Room 202, Shibles Hall, University of Maine, Orono. 8:30AM-2:30PM
Education Committee Schedule, March 3-7
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, MDI RPC meeting, MDI HS Library, 7:00PM
Education Committee Schedule, 2/25-2/29
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, Education Commiittee's public hearings on LRs 3490, 3491, & 3492 related to school reorganization, 1:00 PM, Room 202, State House
Education Committee's schedule, 2/11-2/15
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, MDI RPC meeting, MDI HS Library, 7:00PM
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, Labor Committee's Public Hearing on LD 1931: "An Act To Protect Employee Choice of Collective Bargaining Agents in the Educational Unit Consolidation Process", 1:00 PM, Room 220, Cross State Office Building
Education Committee's Schedule: Feb 4-8
Education Committee's schedule, 01/28-02/01
Wednesday, January 23, 2008, MDI RPC meeting, MDI HS Library, 7:00PM
Education Committee schedule - 1/22-1/25
Friday, January 18, 2008, Education Committee work session, Cross State Office Building, Augusta, 9:00AM
Thursday, January 17, 2008, Education Committee work session, Cross State Office Building, Augusta, 1:00PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2008, Education Committee work sessions, Cross State Office Building, Augusta, 9:00AM, 1:00PM
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, Education Committee work session, Cross State Office Building, Augusta, 1:00PM
Friday, January 11, 2008, Education Committee work session, Cross State Office Building, Augusta, 9:00AM
Thursday, January 10, 2008, Education Committee work session, Cross State Office Building, Augusta, 1:00PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2008, RPC Meeting, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2008, Education Committee work session, Cross State Office Building, Augusta, 9:00AM
Tuesday, January 8, 2008, Education Committee work session on LD 1932, Cross State Office Building, Augusta, 1:00PM
Friday, January 4, 2008, Education Committee, Cross State Office Building, Augusta. 9:00AM (For further information phone 287-1670.)
Thursday, January 3, 2008, Education Committee, Cross State Office Building, Augusta. 1:00PM (For further information phone 287-1670.)
Wednesday, January 2, 2008, Education Committee, Cross State Office Building, Augusta. 1:00PM (For further information phone 287-1670.)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, Education Committee Public Hearing on LD 1932, 9:00 AM, Room 202, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

LD 1932 bill information and status

Wednesday, November 28, 2007, RPC Meeting, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

11/28 meeting agenda
RSU board compostion and weighted votes under different combinations of towns, (DRAFT, 11/16)
RPC's 12/01 plan submittal

Cover letter
Reorganization Plan Submittal Sheet
Reorganization Plan Checklist
Mount Desert Island Regional School Unit Reorganization Plan (approved by RPC, 11/28)

Thursday, November 15, 2007, RPC Meeting, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Wednesday, November 14, 2007, RPC Public Hearing, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

DRAFT agenda for 11/14 public hearing
Powerpoint presentation, Superintendent Liebow, (*.ppt)
Audio transcript of 11/14 Public Forum (*.mp3)
Minutes of 11/14 Public Forum
MDI is 'lucky' to keep local controls, Becky Buyers-Basso, Mount Desert Islander

Wednesday, November 7, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Wednesday, October 24, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Wednesday, October 17, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

October 17 meeting agenda
Administration's recommendations regarding powers of RSU vs. local boards, Union 98's administrators (10/11/07)
Audio transcript of 10/17 meeting, (*.mp3)
DRAFT minutes of 10/17 meeting

Wednesday, October 3, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

October 3 meeting agenda
Drummond Woodsum's Reorganization Plan template, 09/26/2007 (*.doc)

School Consolidation Overview, Drummond Woodsum (9/26)
Template for composition, powers and duties of any local school committees, Drummond Woodsum (9/26)
Timing Considerations for Referenda on School Reorganization Plans, Drummond Woodsum (9/26)
Template for Alternative Plan, Drummond Woodsum (9/26)

MDI RSU Financials including potential voting structure (*.xls, 10/01)

Potential committee and voting apportionment

audio transcript of 10/03 meeting, (*.mp3)
DRAFT meeting minutes, 10/03

Wednesday, September 19, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Wednesday, September 5, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

9/05 meeting agenda
audio transcript of 9/05 meeting, (*.mp3)
9/05 DRAFT meeting minutes
[Bar Harbor] Reorganization committee looking at all angles, Greg Fish, Bar Harbor Times

Wednesday, August 22, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

8/22 meeting agenda
Spreadsheet of financial model #4 under different scenarios of partnerships, (*.xls, 08/22/2007)

Spreadsheet of financial model 4 updated to show equivalent taxpayers' costs by municipality, (8/31, *.xls)

audio transcript of 8/22 MDI RPC meeting, [*.mp3]
DRAFT minutes of 8/22 meeting
Explanation of the MDI HS funding formula, Rob Liebow's 2006 presentation (1.5Mb, *.ppt)
Officials running consolidation numbers, Becky Buyers-Basso, Mount Desert Islander

Wednesday, August 8, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

8/08 RPC meeting agenda
Potential models for Mount Desert Island RSU, Superintendent Liebow's powerpoint [*.ppt]
audio transcript of 8/08 MDI RPC meeting, 8/08 [*.mp3]
Meeting minutes
[Bar Harbor] District consolidation models are explored, Becky Buyers-Basso, Mount Desert Islander

Thursday, August 2, 2007, Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Monday, July 23, 2007. Mount Desert Island High School Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM
- 07/23/2007 RPC meeting agenda
- Unofficial notes of initial RPC meeting, July 23, 2007
- Regional school group gets to work, Tom Minervino, Bar Harbor Times

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Community meetings with Senator Richard Rosen

Wed, Jan 17. Brewer Auditorium, Brewer
Thurs, Jan 18. Alamo Theater, Bucksport

District Consolidation Plan Is Skewered in Bucksport, Nick Gosling, Ellsworth American

Fri, Jan 19. Public meeting hosted by Senator Carol Weston, Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast

Baldacci education plan draws fire, Jane Andrews, Republican Journal
Lack of trust key issue in school reorganization, Andy Kekacs, waldo.villagesoup.com

Mon, Jan 22. Waterville school officials blast governor's plan, Waterville

Mon, Jan 22. School Union 98 Community meeting with local legislators, Mount Desert Island High School, 7:00PM

School Union 98 presentation by Superintendent Liebow, Union 98 community meeting, Mount Desert Island High School. (*.ppt)
Resolution, Board of School Union 98, Mount Desert Island.
School plan raked over coals again, Tom Minervino, Bar Harbor Times
Crowd blasts school plan, Oka Hutchins, Mount Desert Islander

Tues, Jan 23 SAD 9 studying up, Mount Blue High School, Farmington, 7:00PM

Community meetings with Governor Baldacci and Commissioner Gendron

Wed, Jan 24. Lewiston Middle School, 7:00PM
- Baldacci plan blasted, Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal
- Critics take turns blasting Baldacci plan, Elbert Aull, Kennebec Journal
Thurs, Jan 25. Noble High School, North Berwick. 7:00PM

Crowd doesn't like Baldacci's plan to trim education costs, Mallory Schafer, Foster's Daily Democrat
Regional support lacking, Dana Pearson, York County Coast Star
People blast Baldacci's school redistricting, Chris Outcalt, York Weekly

Fri, Jan 26. Deering High School, Portland. 7:00PM

Gov at Deering HS Town Meeting on School Con, asmainegoes.com
Crowd questions education plan, Beth Quimby, Portland Press Herald
School district consolidation plan gets chilly reception, Peter Smith, Falmouth Forecaster

Mon, Jan 29. Forum with Senator Kevin Raye, Elm St. School, East Machias

Gov's School Plan Blasted At Washington County Meeting, Tom McLaughlin, WQDY-WALZ News
School plan draws derision from educators, Chessie Johnson, Quoddy Tides

Tues, Jan 30. Forum at the Edgecomb Eddy School, Edgecomb

Consolidation plan rallies educators, Courier - Gazette
Plans for Cutting School Costs Outlined At Meeting In Edgecomb, Boothbay Register
Five school redistricting plans floating around, Charlotte Boynton, Wiscasset Newspaper

Tues, Jan 30. Forum with Governor Baldacci and Commissioner Gendron, Peakes Auditorium, Bangor High School, Bangor. 7:00PM

School merger attacked, Dawn Gagnon, Bangor Daily News
Political firewall, Editorial, Mount Desert Islander

Wed, Jan 31. Meeting with Senator Bowman, York Public Library. 6:00PM

Mega-district school plan ripped again, Caitlin Hayes, Portsmouth Herald

Wed, Jan 31. Augusta Legislators Invite Public to Community Forum, Cony High School auditorium. 6:00PM

One bill for all plans: Legislature will likely combine best of school consolidation ideas, Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal

Thurs, Feb 1. Southern Midcoast Maine C of C meeting with Gov. Baldacci and Commissioner Gendron, Brunswick. 7:30AM

Baldacci vows to 'fight hard' for school reform proposal, Beth Brogan, Times Record
I'll fight for this, but I'll listen, governor says, Paula Gibbs, Wiscasset Newspaper

Thurs, Feb 1. Gendron to talk in Mexico, Mountain Valley Middle School auditorium, Mexico. 7:00PM.

Distrust, apprehension and confusion, Terry Karkos, Sun Journal

Fri. Feb 2. Web broadcast with Gov. Baldacci and Commissioner Gendron, 6:30PM

Blogging the governor's education webcast, Blog 9 from Outer Space
Baldacci & Gendron Host Live Webcast, asmainegoes.com

Monday, Feb 5 Public Hearing at Augusta Civic Center, Augusta. 9:00AM - 8:00PM.

Commissioner Gendron's testimony
Commissioner Wyke's testimony
MSSA public hearing testimony, February 5, 2007
MSBA public hearing testimony, February 5, 2007
School consolidation is false economy, Michael Martin-Zboray, Mount Desert Islander
Committees get earful on school consolidation plans, Associated Press
School Administration Cutback Proposal Draws Hundreds To Legislative Hearing, Maine Public Radio
Legislative Hearings Begin On School Reform Bills, Rhonda Erskine, WLBZ. [video]
Alternative Ideas Offered To Governor's School Consolidation Plan, Matt Bush, WLBZ. [video]
Island Schools Say They Have The Most To Lose, Rhonda Erskine, WLBZ. [video]
Schools plan draws crowd, Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal
Legislators hear merger views, Beth Quimby, Press Herald
Local input at heart of issue, Mainers say, Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal
Struggle for control, Susan Cover, Morning Sentinel
Critics say small schools at risk, Walter Griffin, Bangor Daily News
Mega-district plan evolving, Caitlin Hayes, Portsmouth Herald
Governor's school plan meets icy wall in Augusta, Art Mayers, Courier - Gazette
Many Turn Out to Blast Governor's Education Plan, Victoria Wallack, Ellsworth American
School plan opposition aired at Augusta hearing, Joyce Grondin, Bar Harbor Times
Mainers dislike governor's school plan, Joyce Grondin, Capital Weekly

Tues, Feb 6. WLOB live call-in with Governor Baldacci and Commissioner Gendron, 7:00PM (asmainegoes.com discussion )

Tues, Feb. 6. Forum on Senator Peggy Rotundo's consolidation proposal, Lewiston Middle School. 7:00PM.

Tues, Feb 6. Forum with Senator Marrach�, Warsaw Middle School, Pittsfield, 6:30PM

Tues, Feb 6. Forum with Senators Bartlett and Bromley, Scarborough High School, 6:00PM.

~~Wed, Feb. 7. Forum with Governor Baldacci and Commissioner Gendron, Skyway Middle School, Presque Isle. 5:30PM~~ [Replaced by Feb 12 tour]

Wed, Feb 7. Forum with Senator Marrach�, Waterville High School, 7:00PM

Thurs, Feb. 8, Presentations by Gordon Donaldson and Owen Maurais, Peakes Auditorium, Bangor High School. 7:00PM

Comparison of Proposals to Restructure Central Office Administration (*.ppt), Owen Maurais
Donaldson presentation, Gail Marshall, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Fri, Feb 9. Maine's Island Coalition meeting, Island Institute, Rockland. 10:00AM - 2:00PM

Fri, Feb 9. Forum on school consolidation plans, Saco

Sun, Feb 11. Forum with Rep. Tom Saviello, Sen. Walter Gooley, and Superintendent Mike Cormier, Academy Hill School, Wilton. 3:00PM

Mon, Feb 12. Governor and Commissioner tour Aroostook County

7:45-9:45 a.m. Eggs N' Issues, Maine Community College, Edmonds Conference Center, Presque Isle.
9:45-10:45 a.m. Meeting with students, Presque Isle High School, Presque Isle.
11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Meeting with administrators, board members, Presque Isle High School Regional Career & Technology Center
1:45-2:45 p.m. Meeting with students and teachers, Fort Kent High School library
3:00-4:00 p.m. Meeting with business community, Lions Club, University of Maine at Fort Kent, Nadeau Hall.

Baldacci takes school plan to The County, Rachel Rice, Bangor Daily News

Mon, Feb 12. Regional Forum hosted by Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce with Terry Hayes and Sawin Millett, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, 7:00PM

Residents voice their concerns, Jessica Alaimo, Sun Journal

Mon, Feb 12. Forum with legislators and Commissioner Gendron, Maranacook High School, Readfield, 6:30PM.

School consolidation hearing crowd resists proposal, Elizabeth Comeau, Kennebec Journal

Tues, Feb 13. Education Committee work session on redistricting, 2:00PM. Audio link

2/13/2007: Summary of Education Committee's work session Local-Maine-Schools Email discussion list

~~Wed, Feb 14. Education Committee work session on redistricting, 9:00AM. Audio link~~ [postponed by weather]

~~Wed, Feb 14. Education Committee work session on redistricting, 1:30PM. Audio link~~ [postponed by weather]

Thurs, Feb 15. Forum with Representative Walker of Lincolnville and Commissioner Gendron, Camden Hills Regional High School. 7:00PM

Class sizes will not change says commissioner, Steve Rzasa, Camden Herald

Thurs, Feb 15. Forum with Senator Marrach�, Lawrence High School in Fairfield, 7:00PM

Thurs, Feb 15. Forum with Sen. Snowe-Mello and Reps. Samson, Simpson, and Beaulieu, Auburn Middle School, Auburn

Fri, Feb 16. Appropriations and Education Committees will hear testimony on LD 499: Governor's appropriations bill, Room 228, State House. 9:00AM/1:00PM.

Sat, Feb 17. Legislators to discuss GrowSmart report, Ellsworth City Hall. 1:00PM

Smart growth search has no easy answers, Carol Williams, Bar Harbor Times
Brookings Institution Report Discussed, Jennifer Osborn, Ellsworth American

Mon, Feb 26. Brunswick School Board meeting with legislators, Superintendent's office, Union St., Brunswick. 7:00PM

Tues, Feb 27. Legislature's Education Committee work session, 1:00PM

Gendron withdraws request for student-educator ratio change; no teaching positions to be cut, Beth Staples, Village Soup
Baldacci's plan amended to avoid teacher cuts, Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal
Baldacci pulls class size increase, Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal
'Components'of Education Committee's regionalization bill, Legislative Office of Policy and Legal Analysis, February 27, 2007

Wed, Feb 28. Legislature's Education Committee work session, 2:00PM

Summary of Education Committee's 'Straw Votes', Legislative Office of Policy and Legal Analysis, March 1, 2007

Thurs, Mar 1. Legislature's Education Committee work session, 3:00PM

Panel weighs withholding school aid to spur ideas fund, Susan Cover, Press Herald

~~Fri, Mar 2. Legislature's Education Committee work session, 3:00PM~~

Sat, Mar 3. Legislature's Education Committee work session, 8:00AM

Mon, Mar 5. Legislature's Education Committee work session, 9:00AM (Regionalization) and 1:00PM (General Purpose Aid to Education)

Education Committee's "Spencer-Herman" draft, Education Committee in collaboration with MSMA and MMA, March 5, 2007.
Legislative Update: March 6, Dick Durost, MPA

Tues, Mar 6. Legislature's Education Committee work session, 1:30PM (Regionalization)

Tues, Mar 6. Appropriations and Taxation Committees' work session on part MM of the Governor's budget bill, 2:00PM

Wed, Mar 7. Legislature's Education Committee work session, 8:00AM (Regionalization)

Thurs, Mar 8. Legislature's Education Committee reports regionalization recommendation to Appropriations Committee, 1:00PM

Education Committee's letter reporting to Appropriations Committee, March 8, 2007
Education Committee's chart of proposal's components with Committee's votes, March 8, 2007
Department of Education's detail of projected savings through Governor's plan, March 8, 2007.
Senator Mills' 'minority report' proposal to Appropriations, March 8, 2007.
March 8 legislative update, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list
Education Committee Submits Redistricting Plan, WCSH, [video]
Committee alternatives to Baldacci school plan aired, Francis X. Quinn, Associated Press

Fri, Mar 9. Appropriations and Taxation Committees' work session on part MM of the Governor's budget bill, 9:00AM

Sat, Mar 10. Forum on alternatives to state school consolidation, Eliot Town Republican Committee, Eliot Congregational Church, Eliot. 7:00PM

School consolidation is a hot topic in Eliot, Portsmouth Herald

Tues, Mar 13. Appropriations Committee: discussion with Commissioner Gendron regarding funding for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools and "regionalization" efforts, 1:00PM

Fri, Mar 16. Appropriations Committee work session on school consolidation, 3:00-5:00PM

Fri, Mar 16. one Education Committee work session on school consolidation, Education Committee Room, 1:00?-5:00?PM

March 16: notes from Education Committee session, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Re: March 16: notes from Education Committee session, Paul Murphy, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Re: March 16: notes from Education Committee session, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Fri, Mar 16. another Education Committee work session on school consolidation, Labor Committee Room, 1:00?-5:00?PM

Sun, Mar 18. Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Mon, Mar 19. Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs, State House Room 334, 3:00-5:00PM

3/19/2007: Education Subcommittee of Appropriations, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Re: 3/19/2007: Education Subcommittee of Appropriations, John March, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Tues, Mar 20. Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs, State House Room 334, 3:00 p.m - 5 p.m.

Report from Education Subcommittee of Appropriations - March 20, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Wed, Mar 21. Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs, State House Room 334, 3:00 p.m - 5 p.m.

School reform talk becomes multiple choice test, Victoria Wallack, Times Record

Wed, Mar 21. School Union 98 Board meeting, Mount Desert Island High School, 5 p.m.

A position in support of our schools, School Union 98, Mount Desert Island

Thurs, Mar 22. Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs, State House Room 334, 3:00 p.m - 5 p.m.

Fri, Mar 23. Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs work session, location TBD, 8:30AM.

Reorganization Timeline (Gendron), March 23
3/23: Education Subcommittee of Appropriations, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

3/23: Education Subcommittee of Appropriations (short version), Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Plan sets '08 deadline for consolidation, Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal

Mandatory Consolidation, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Sat, Mar 24. Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs work session, 8:00-10:00AM.

Appropriations' plan: 3/24, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Mon, Mar 26, Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs work session, 2:00PM.

Only so much air: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education: 3/26, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Wed, Mar 28. Commissioner Gendron to meet with Windham legislators, Windham Town Office, 7:00PM.

Tues, Apr 3. Commisioner Gendron to Discuss "Leadership: Ripening an Issue", Mariner's Church, 368 Fore Street, Portland. 7:30AM

Wed, Apr 4. Education Committee work session on five (of eight or so) competing regionalization plans, 3:30PM.

April 4: Education Committee clears deck and picks vehicle, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Thurs, Apr 5. Appropriations subcommittee on Education work session, 1:00PM

(Still at it): Appropriations Subcommittee, 4/05, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Thurs, Apr 5. SAD 36 Consolidation forum set for tonight, Livermore Elementary School, 7:00PM.

Fri, Apr 6. Appropriations subcommittee on Education reports back to Appropriations, 1:00PM

Appropriations Subcommittee, 4/06, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Mon, Apr 9. Appropriations subcommittee on Education work session, 8:00AM

Bedeviling details: Appropriations subcommittee 4/09, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Mon, Apr 9. Appropriations subcommittee on Education reports back to Appropriations, 1:00PM

Appropriations gets school report, Mainetoday.com
(4/09 rounds 2&3) Appropriations' subcommittee and, briefly, Appropriations, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools Email discussion list

Mon, Apr 9. School Union 98 Board meeting, Mount Desert Island High School library, 7:00PM

Split from state in the future for MDI schools?, Tom Minervino, Bar Harbor Times

Wed, Apr 11. Education Committee's Public Hearing on LD 482: EPS study bill, Education Committee Room 202, Augusta. 1:00PM

Wed, Apr 11. Pemetic PTO informational meeting, Pemetic School, Southwest Harbor. 6:30PM

Southwest Harbor forum powerpoint, 4/11 (*.ppt)
Southwest Harbor's Pemetic School compared with EPS, forum presentation by Principal Dianne Helprin, 4/11 (*.ppt)

Fri, Apr 13. Education Committee work session on multiple bills modifying EPS, Room 202 9:00AM

Thurs, Apr 19. Commissioner Susan Gendron at UMaine

Tues, Apr 24. Portland C of C forum with James Carignan, Jim Rier, David Silvernail, Portland Mariott, South Portland. 7:45-9:00AM

Thurs, Apr 26. Tremont Community Forum, Tremont Consolidated School, Bass Harbor. 6:30PM

Sat, May 5. Senator Susan Collins visits the Adams School in Castine, Noonish.

Wed, May 16, Education Committee work session on L.D. 910: An Act To Support Regionalization of Public Schools and Achieve Efficiency and Improve Quality, Room 202, Cross State Office, 1:00PM

Thurs, May 17, Rural Caucus meeting to discuss school consolidation, 7:00AM

Thurs, May 17, Education Committee: MEPRI report on high-performing and low-performing schools, Room 202, Cross State Office, 1:00PM

Fri, May 18, Education Committee work session on L.D. 1041: An Act To Improve the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula, Room 202, Cross State Office, 1:00PM

Mon, May 21, Education Committee discussion of consolidation plans, Room 202, Cross State Office, 1:00PM

Mon, Jun 18, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Cony High School/Performing Arts Center, Augusta (Gendron)

[Augusta] Education head grilled by officials, Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal

Monday, June 18, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Lake Region High School/Auditorium, Naples (Rier)

[Naples] State school district plan causes local doubts, David Harry, Citizen, keepmecurrent.com

Tuesday, June 19, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Deering High School/Auditorium, Portland (Gendron)

[Portland] Gendron outlines consolidation plan, Marian McCue, Falmouth Forecaster
[Portland] School officials learn more about school district consolidation law, Ward Peck, South Portland Sentry

Tuesday, June 19, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Messalonskee High School/Performing Arts Center, Oakland (Rier)

[Oakland] Details of plans remain elusive, Colin Hickey, Morning Sentinel

Wednesday, June 20, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Biddeford Middle School/Auditorium, Biddeford (Rier)

Wednesday, June 20, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Caribou High School/Performing Arts Center, Caribou (Higgins)

Thursday, June 21, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Bangor High School/Peaks Auditorium, Bangor (Gendron)

[Bangor] Loss of schools, choice key concerns, Dawn Gagnon, Bangor Daily News

Thursday, June 21, DoE meeting, 700 p.m., Brunswick High School/Crooker Theater, Brunswick (Rier)

[Brunswick] More questions than answers at school roadshow, Beth Brogan, Times Record

Thursday, June 21, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Fort Kent High School/Gymnasium, Fort Kent (Higgins)

[Fort Kent] St. John Valley holds regionalization meeting, Beurmond Banville, Bangor Daily News

Mon, Jun 25, Union 98 meeting. 7:00PM

Union 98 convenes a regional planning committee (6/25)

Tuesday, June 26, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Mattanawcook Academy/Cafetorium, Lincoln (Higgins)

Tuesday, June 26, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School/Auditorium, South Paris(Rier)

[South Paris/Oxford Hills] Reform details concern officials, Leslie H. Dixon, Sun Journal

Wednesday, June 27, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Dexter Regional High School/Cafetorium, Dexter (Rier)

[Dexter] Consolidation forum tackles fears, frustrations, Diana Bowley, Bangor Daily News

Wednesday, June 27, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Mt. Valley High School/Auditorium, Rumford (Higgins)

[Rumford] Questions remain on school mergers, Eileen M. Adams, Sun Journal

Wednesday, June 27, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Presque Isle High School/Auditorium, Presque Isle (Gendron)

Presque Isle residents wary of school consolidation, Rachel Rice, Bangor Daily News

Thursday, June 28, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Woolwich Central School/Gymnasium, Woolwich (Rier)

[Woolwich] Coastal towns face subsidy losses from school plan, Seth Koenig, Times Record
[Woolwich] School, Town Officials Vent Their Angst, Greg Foster, Lincoln County News
[Woolwich] Consolidation bill info session leaves questions, Alex Lear, Falmouth Forecaster

Thursday, June 28, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Holiday Inn, Ellsworth (Gendron)

[Ellsworth] Gendron Gets an Earful, Tom Walsh, Ellsworth American
{Ellsworth]: Commissioner defends consolidation at forum, Tom Minervino, Bar Harbor Times
[Ellsworth] School Consolidation a Perplexing Issue for Many Educators, Sara Nics, MPBN (audio)

Thursday, June 28, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Waldo County Tech Center - Region 7, Waldo (Higgins)

[Waldo] School merger law raises questions, Jane Andrews, Waldo Independent
[Waldo] Locals lambaste school regionalization plan, Tanya Mitchell, Waldo Village Soup

Monday, July 9, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Sanford Memorial Gymnasium, Sanford (Gendron)

[Sanford] Maine explains its school merger law, Chris Outcalt, Portsmouth Herald
[Sanford] School consolidation from the state's perspective, Chris Outcalt, Portsmouth Herald

Monday, July 9, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Westbrook High School/Auditorium, Westbrook (Rier)

Monday, July 9, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Miller Arena, Houlton (Higgins)

Tuesday, July 10, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Calais High School/Cafetorium, Calais (Higgins)

Tuesday, July 10, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Rockland District High School/Auditorium, Rockland (Gendron)

School officials ask: Where's the savings?, Stephen Betts, Courier-Gazette

Wednesday, July 11, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Mt. Blue High School/Auditorium, Farmington (Higgins)

[Farmington] Derision greets state official, Wesley Littlefield, Sun Journal
[Farmington] Department of Education Holds Public Meeting, Ben Hanstein, Daily Bulldog

Wednesday, July 11, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., UM Machias/Science 102, Machias (Gendron)

Thursday, July 12, DoE meeting, 7:00 p.m., Lewiston Middle School/Auditorium, Lewiston (Connerty-Marin)

[Lewiston] School officials rap state over consolidation plan, Jessica Alaimo, Sun Journal

Thursday, July 12, 7:00 p.m., DoE meeting, Skowhegan Area High School/Auditorium, Skowhegan (Higgins)

[Skowhegan] Districts mull consolidation rules, efficiency, Larry Grard, Morning Sentinel

Monday, July 23, 7:00PM. Mount Desert Island Schools' Regional Planning Committee Meeting, MDI High School

Tuesday, July 24. Union 92 towns and Ellsworth Regional Planning Committee meeting at the Lamoine Consolidated School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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