Based on staff research, these 22 Maine schools and districts are using at least some form of the proficiency-based education model being promoted by the Maine Department of Education. The schools are at different stages and are approaching it from different angles, such as using standards-based grading systems, or allowing students multiple ways to demonstrate they’ve mastered content.
RSU 4, for instance, has just signed on, while Searsport and Casco Bay high schools have graduated classes with the new model. No Maine school district has yet taken the ultimate step of eliminating age-based grade levels.
RSU 2 (Hallowell)
RSU 3 (Unity)
RSU 4 (Wales)
RSU 6 (Buxton)
RSU 15 (Gray-New Gloucester)
RSU 18 (Oakland)
RSU 25 (Bucksport)
RSU 57 (Waterboro)
RSU 82 (Jackman)
AOS 91 (Mount Desert Island)
Auburn School Department
Deer Isle-Stonington High School
Foxcroft Academy
Gorham Schools
Milford School Department
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
Poland Regional High School
Portland Public Schools
Sanford School Department
Searsport District High School
South Portland High School
Sumner Memorial High School
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