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MSAD #34 is currently aligning all curriculum strands to the Maine Learning Results. The Learning Results identify the knowledge and skills essential to prepare Maine students for work, for higher education, for citizenship, and for personal fulfillment. Strongly supported by the public, the Learning Results are built on the premises that: all students should aspire to high levels of learning; achievement should be assessed in a variety of ways; and completion of public school should have common meaning throughout the state of Maine.
Curriculum is an ongoing process and as curriculum strands are aligned and reviewed by the Board of Directors, strands will be posted. All present curriculums can be viewed by making an appointment with a principal or the curriculum coordinator in the district. Please note the Content Areas listed below. All approved (underlined) guides are available for downloading. Files are available in Word and PDF files. Acrobat Reader is needed to read the PDF files.
The Guiding Principles
Each Maine student must leave school as:
I. A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR
A. uses oral, written, visual, artistic, and technological modes of expression; B. reads, listens to and interprets messages from multiple sources; and C. uses English and at least one other language.
II. A SELF-DIRECTED AND LIFE-LONG LEARNER
A. creates career and education plans that reflect personal goals, interests and skills, and available resources; B. demonstrates the capacity to undertake independent study; and C. finds and uses information from libraries, electronic data bases, and other resources.
III. A CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVER
A. observes situations objectively to clearly and accurately define problems; B. frames questions and designs data collection and analysis strategies from all disciplines to answer those questions; C. identifies patterns, trends, and relationships that apply to solutions to problems; and D. generates a variety of solutions, builds a case for the best response, and critically evaluates its effectiveness of this response.
IV. A RESPONSIBLE AND INVOLVED CITIZEN
A. recognizes the power of personal participation to affect the community and demonstrates participation skills; B. understands the importance of accepting responsibility for personal decisions and actions; C. knows the means of achieving personal and community health and well-being; and D. recognizes and understands the diverse nature of society.
V. A COLLABORATIVE AND QUALITY WORKER
A. knows the structure and functions of the labor market; B. assesses individual interests, aptitudes, skills, and values
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| Curriculum Coordinator John McDonald
(207) 338-1960
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