Project Overview - School Learning Laboratory

Maine's SuperEd Network was made up of 15 statewide, non-profit organizations that shared the common purpose of helping educators provide all students with high quality, meaningful instructional experiences.

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The Western Maine Partnership is a regional network of 30 school districts, 3 independent schools and UMF. Its purpose is to promote the development of learning-centered schools where students and their educators are deeply engaged in learning.

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The Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust is a private foundation that supports initiatives in health, education, the environment and development of philanthropy.

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The School Learning Laboratory staff included a director (Doris Ray) and two facilitators, Diane Ray and Anne Pike.

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The Learning Laboratory (SLL) was a research and development project to create a collaborative model for providing external services to schools. SLL sought to help schools select, use, and assess external services; produce school staffs who know how to effect successful school change projects; and develop school innovations that directly impact students, teachers and school.

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The SLL activities included three phases of work with each participating school.

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