ADF - Commitment to Learning Results

SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITMENT TO LEARNING RESULTS

The Waterville Board of Education hereby adopts the system of learning results and the Maine Department of Education's applicable rules. The learning results system is intended to serve as a foundation for education reform and to promote and provide assessment of student learning, accountability and equity. The Waterville Board of Education recognizes that the legislative intent of the learning results system is to provide children with schools that reflect high expectations and create conditions where these expectations can be met.

The Waterville Board of Education understands that implementation of the learning results system has broad implications for the school unit, including curriculum, budget, professional development, student assessment, professional evaluation, and graduation requirements. Therefore, the Waterville Board of Education is committed to examining its policies to ensure that they are consistent with the intent and goals of the learning results system. This will require a concerted and coordinated effort involving the Waterville Board of Education, the superintendent, administrators, teachers, parents, students, and the community.

The Waterville Board of Education directs the superintendent to develop a plan and timeline for implementing the learning results system and any appropriate administrative procedures. The Waterville Board of Education further directs the superintendent to report to the Waterville Board of Education on a regular basis (quarterly) on progress toward implementing the learning results system.
 
 
ADOPTED: February 23, 1998
LEGAL REFERENCES: 20-A MRSA {{ 6208-6209
L.D. 1536, Chapter51 Resolves
Chapter 131 (Maine Department of Education Rules)
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