Resolve, To Ensure Support for a Model of Consolidated and Integrated Secondary and Postsecondary Education
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2175
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: RECTOR, MITCHELL, CAIN, MAZUREK, MIRAMANT, PINGREE, TARDY, BOWMAN, MILLS, WESTON

Legislative Document 
No. 2175 
H.P.1549 
House of Representatives, January 28,2008 
Resolve, To Ensure Support for a Model of Consolidated and 
Integrated Secondary and Postsecondary Education 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative RECTOR of Thomaston. 
Cosponsored by Senator MITCHELL of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CAIN of Orono, MAZUREK of Rockland, MIRAMANT of Camden, 
PINGREE of North Haven, TARDY of Newport, Senators: BOWMAN of Yark, MILLS of 
Somerset, WESTON of Waldo. 
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Sec. 
1. 
Model of consolidated and integrated secondary and 
postsecondary education. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of Education shall 
recommend to the State Board of Education an innovative model of consolidated and 
integrated secondary and postsecondary education that includes facilities for: 
1. A regional high school; 
2. A fully integrated career and technical high school; 
3. A higher education center that will provide courses and degrees from both the 
University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System; and 
4. Centers of excellence that will provide industry-specific training; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Criteria. Resolved: That the model selected pursuant to section I must: 
1. 
Promote the development of a "one campus" design, where all facilities are 
located on one site, providing a streamlined and integrated learning experience for 
students of all ages; 
2. Integrate and consolidate administrative responsibilities on the campus wherever 
possible, thereby reducing costs for overhead and shared functions; 
3. Be located in a region with high schools experiencing declining enrollment whose 
consolidation would benefit future generations of students and provide reduced costs to 
the communities involved; 
4. Have an advisory body that is integrated with the local economy, including the 
community involvement of students, citizens, business leaders, teachers, parents and 
organizations to promote both employment opportunities for students and citizens and a 
skilled workforce optimal for economic development; and 
5. Serve as an example for other school districts and areas of the State; and be it 
further 
Sec. 3. Deadline for selection of model. Resolved: That the State Board of 
Education shall select a model by October 1, 2008; and be it further 
Sec. 4. 
Funding for construction. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Education shall ensure that future construction funding for the comprehensive high 
school and career and technical high school portions of the model is included in the next 
full round of new school construction funding in this State. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Education to recommend to the State Board of 
Education an innovative model of consolidated and integrated secondary and 
postsecondary education that includes facilities for: 
I. A regional high school; 
2. A fully integrated career and technical high school; 
3. A higher education center that will provide courses and degrees from both the 
University of Maine System and the Maine Community ColIege System; and 
4. Centers of excellence that wilI provide industry-specific training. 
It directs the State Board of Education to select a model by October I, 2008 and 
directs the Department of Education to ensure that construction funding for the 
comprehensive high school and career and technical high school portions of the model is 
included in the next fulI round of new school construction funding.