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Maine Academy of Natural Sciences Presentation To Slow Money Maine July 25 , 2012

Maine Academy of Natural Sciences Presentation To Slow Money Maine July 25 , 2012. Good Will Hinckley founded 1889 with a mission to provide for youth in need of ‘a helping hand’ MeANS formed to continue historic mission with a contemporary interpretation of serving at risk youth’.

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Maine Academy of Natural Sciences Presentation To Slow Money Maine July 25 , 2012

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  1. Maine Academy of Natural Sciences Presentation To Slow Money MaineJuly 25, 2012
  2. Good Will Hinckley founded 1889 with a mission to provide for youth in need of ‘a helping hand’ MeANS formed to continue historic mission with a contemporary interpretation of serving at risk youth’ “In the last decades much emphasis has been laid upon teaching boys and girls to earn a living; in relatively few educational circles has the emphasis been placed on teaching how to live.” ~ George Walter Hinckley, “The Good Will Idea” 1929
  3. Moving Forward 1. Student ownership of the educational process through standards and a Personal Learning Plan 2.  Actively engaged students - a project-based orientation 3.  Using the community and the natural would as the classroom 4.  Building supportive relationships to create a strong sense of community 5.  A collaborative and reflective teaching model 6.  Strong ties built between school and parents.
  4. Learning, while enhancing the health of the land,the people, and the community PROGRAM PRINCIPLES • Standards-based curriculum • Meeting Maine Learning Results • Personal learning plans • Experiential learning • Real-world problem solving • Positive learning community • Optional co-enrollment at KVCC Outdoor classrooms Project basedstudy. Personalized Learning Plans
  5. Financial Stability Support from originating school districts Federal grants Foundation grants Donations Good Will- Hinckley The good in our lives may live after us. An inspiring thought. It ought to inspire us to the noblest thinking and purest living. — G.W. Hinckley, “Good Will Short Talks” 1901
  6. Financial Stability Financial stability is organization wide The good in our lives may live after us. An inspiring thought. It ought to inspire us to the noblest thinking and purest living. — G.W. Hinckley, “Good Will Short Talks” 1901 GWH has no debt service The endowment has grown by $3M since 2009 Facilities are owned outright GWH is about to conclude further real estate sales
  7. Governance- Independence MeANS board has 9 members
  8. Governance- Independence Organizational structure
  9. Recent News We are involved in a partnership with Maine’s Community College System. Our first class of graduates received diplomas in June 2012 The Maine State Charter School Commission voted unanimously to move forward to grant MeANS a charter, making us the 1st Charter School in Maine
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