An Act To Promote Innovation in Public Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1129
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H548 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" f/-., to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 390, 
L.D. 1129, Bill, "An Act To Promote Innovation in Public Schools" 
Amend the amendment by striking out the first 2 lines after the title (page 1, lines 11 
and 12 in amendment). 
Amend the amendment by striking out the preamble and sections 1 to 3 and inserting 
the following: 
'Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20-A MRS A §254, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is 
amended to read: 
4. Statewide conference. Annually the commissioner shall hold a conference for 
the iflstruetiofl of school board members, superintendents, school administrators, 
educators and others, in orde:r to share best practices and to showcase innovative 
approaches to teaching and leaming. Materials from the conference must be posted on 
the department's publicly accessible website. 
Sec. 2. 
Deeper learning models. 
By October 3, 2013, the Department of 
Education shall post on its publicly accessible website examples of deeper leaming 
educational models and resources that can enable school administrative units to transition 
to a standards-based system of education that includes proficiency-based standards for 
awarding a high school diploma. The deeper learning models posted on the department's 
website must exemplify best practices in the State's schools, as well as schools in other 
states and jurisdictions, that represent effective strategies implemented by educators to 
convey the skills, knowledge and competencies that students need to succeed in the 21 st 
century, including the ability to master academic content, think critically and solve 
complex problems, work colla.boratively, communicate effectively and learn how to 
learn. 
Sec. 3. Statewide conference; 2014 to 2018. 
This section applies to the 
statewide conferences required pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 254, subsection 4 that are held from 2014 to 2018. 
1. The Department of Education shall lead the statewide conference for 2014 no later 
than June 20,2014. 
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2. The department shall use the statewide conferences to enable deeper learning 
organizations to showcase their learning models. 
3. The department shall use the conferences to encourage school districts to work 
with the department to showcase their innovations and strategies. 
4. The department and supporting organizations and teacher preparation programs 
shall share strategies on how to transition and implement standards-based learning to 
include experiential learning, Asia Society's Partnership for Global Learning, customized 
learning, expanded educational opportunities and any other standards-based models. 
Sec. 4. Teleconferences. The Department of Education shall create a series of 
teleconferences to be held between October 20, 2013 and June 20, 2014, and annually 
thereafter until 2018, to support standards-based learning strategies, promote 
implementation of standards-based learning models and provide resources to public 
schools across the State.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Commissioner of Education to hold an annual 
conference for school board members, superintendents, school administrators, educators 
and others, in order to share best practices and showcase innovative approaches to 
teaching and learning and post materials from the conference on the department's publicly 
accessible website. 
The Department of Education is required to hold the statewide conferences from 
2014 to 2018 about standards-based or deeper learning models. The amendment also 
directs the Department of Education to post on its publicly accessible website exemplary 
models and best practices of deeper learning educational models and resources that can 
enable school administrative units to transition to a standards-based system of education 
that includes proficiency-based standards for awarding a high school diploma. In 
addition, the department is required to hold a series of teleconferences between October 
20, 2013 and June 20, 2014 that will provide support for school systems throughout the 
State as they implement standards-b~}earning 1 
deeper learning models. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Representative MACDONALD, W.) 
TOWN: Boothbay 
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