Results of a survey sent to RSU 9 educators, students and community members were shared at a forum held Monday night.
proficiency-based education
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SAD 75 board petitioned to drop new learning standards
TOPSHAM — Some parents in School Administrative District 75 have started a petition hoping to convince district officials to abandon proficiency-based education. The parents said they’re concerned about how a full switch to the system will translate to a transcript for college. Brandy Robertson gave the example of her middle school student, who was given […]
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Posted inSchools & Education, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 directors adopt blended grading system
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted 12-4 Tuesday evening to have the traditional 0-100 grades and 1-4 proficiency-based education grades. Last week, the board voted unanimously to have administrators propose a plan that would incorporate both grading systems. Proficiency-based education is an academic instruction, assessment, grading and reporting system that requires students to […]
Posted inSchools & Education, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 continues proficiency-based standards discussions
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to have administrators propose a double-grading system that would include both overall course scores and proficiency-based standards reporting. The proposal will be reported to the board at the next meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 28 for review. This decision followed a motion to discontinue implementation of proficiency-based […]
Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 continues proficiency-based standards discussions
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to have administrators propose a double-grading system that would include both overall course scores and proficiency-based standards reporting. The proposal will be reported to the board at the next meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 28 for review. This decision followed a motion to discontinue implementation of proficiency-based […]
Posted inSchools & Education, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 scales back behavioral program
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors learned Tuesday that a program to help students with their behavior will only be available for kindergarten through second grade this coming year. Money for the program, Pathways for All Learners, was approved for kindergarten through fifth grade students in the 2018-19 budget. However, the program was scaled back because […]
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A failed experiment
I am a research psychologist concerned about Maine’s Proficiency Based Education model that replaced traditional A-F grading in many Maine schools. Recently, 90 RSU 9 teachers and parents were surveyed. The vast majority (84 percent) reported the new grading system was imprecise, anxiety-producing and demotivating. Teachers and parents cited the replacement of the A-F grading […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
RSU 9 board to hear standards
FARMINGTON — Directors of RSU 9 on Monday will hear details about implementing proficiency-based standards or continuing with traditional grading and assessments. A new state law allows school districts to choose whether to use the proficiency-based standards or to revert to the traditional system in deciding who is qualified to graduate, according to the Portland Press […]
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SAD 17 directors discuss proficiency-based education
PARIS — SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Board of Directors at its June 4 meeting that proficiency-based education will allow Oxford Hills School District students to gauge “where they are now, where they want to be and how to get there” in their learning process. What it will not do, said administrators, is take […]
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SAD 17 plans info sessions on proficiency-based education
PARIS — The Oxford Hills School District will hold a Proficiency-Based Education informational session on Thursday, June 14, to allay concerns by some SAD 17 Board of Directors that the community at large needs more information. The directors voted on May 7 to implement a new policy that sets the foundation for Proficiency-Based Education in […]