As a part of our regular review cycle schedule, The Department of Education is performing a review of the Maine Learning Results for English language arts, career and education development, and mathematics, and is looking for participants to serve as part of the writing teams for each content area. The purpose of each writing team is to revise the current standards based on guidance provided from a steering committee. For more information about the standards review process, check the new Maine DOE standards revision website.
The Department will be convening three writing teams, one for each content area under review. The writing teams will serve as a representative sample of Maine K-12 educators covering K-12 grade levels, geographic locations, and content area strengths. While specific dates are still to be determined, a majority of the work will take place in July and August, and will include at least one face to face meeting in Augusta.
All interested educators are encouraged to participate. To help ensure that the geographic diversity of our state is represented, those who teach in the following counties are strongly encouraged to apply: Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, or Washington.
Participants will receive contact hours for time worked, be reimbursed for travel costs, and be provided lunch at face to face meetings.
If you are interested in participating as a member of one of these writing teams, please complete the application associated with your desired content area by 4:00pm on Friday, May 24th to be considered. We will reach out to interested participants with more information in the coming weeks.
Links to Writing Team Applications:
English Language Arts: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ELAwriting2019
Career and Education Development: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NG69J98
Mathematics: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MathWTApp
For further information, contact Beth Lambert at (207) 624-6642 or beth.lambert@maine.gov.