Gov. LePage's Education Agenda
Announced Feb. 8, 2012
Gov. Paul LePage has introduced a series of bills for the 2012
legislative session that advance the work of designing an education
system around student needs. The legislation aims to provide students
and families more power to choose the school setting that works best for
each student. The proposals also take steps to ensure all students are
taught by effective teachers and provide local school districts an
incentive to save money by collaborating with other districts to provide
essential services.
The legislative proposals, which have yet to be released in bill form, are closely tied to the objectives of the Maine Department of Education's strategic plan, released in January 2012.
- Gov. LePage, Commissioner Bowen announce new education initiatives, Press Release, Feb 8, 2012
An Act to Enhance Career and Technical Education
- Requires school districts that share a common Career and Technical center to develop a common school calendar with no more than five dissimilar days.
- Ensures that the academic credits students earn while attending classes at Career and Technical centers are recognized by their home high schools.
- Establishes a process whereby the Maine Community College System will review state and nationally certified programs at the Career and Technical centers and determine the amount of transferrable college credit students can earn by successfully completing them.
An Act to Expand School Choice Options for Maine Families
- Strengthens existing superintendent agreement language to ensure that the only criterion that superintendents consider in deciding student transfers is the best interest of the student.
- Establishes a new Schools of Choice open enrollment program.
- School districts and private schools approved to receive public tuition funding can choose to become Schools of Choice by opening their enrollment to students from other school districts.
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