State-Local

**Here is a short list of state initiatives pertaining to technology and high school reform in Maine:**
 __Technology Bullets from the PK-16 Plan for Maine:__ ** Technology bullets from the Maine PK-16 Task Force Report/Plan: Technology Section: ** As Maine faces the challenge of preparing students to live, learn, and work successfully in the knowledge-based digital society, it is critical that all parties involved in the technological systems work together to assure that all systems are integrated and interoperable, which will reduce the overall cost of development, deployment and maintenance. Combining and leveraging the resources of partners will allow more cost effective solutions. A seamless approach to the utilization of data will increase the ease of timely exchange of student based information across the educational systems. [Underlines are mine.]
 * [|Early College]
 * [|MLTI for high school teachers]
 * [|SAT additional pieces]
 * PSAT
 * [|21st Century Skills partnership]
 * [|2007 Learning Results]
 * [|New assessment pieces being proposed]
 * [|Maine Universal Literacy Element 6 Technology]
 * [|Maine Youth Task Force]
 * [|Maine's PK-16 Task Force Report (PDF) "Achieving Prosperity..."]
 * [|Character Education partnership]

1. Provide for an interoperable set of technologies across PK-16. 2. Expand the __Maine Laptop Initiative to include grades 9 thru 12.__ 3. Integrate the use of laptop technology in professional development PK-16. 4. Leverage the use of specialized computer applications, such as __Course Management Systems,__ to expand educational offerings for PK-16. 5. Work with carriers and other parties to provide cost effective __transport systems__ for present and future technologies. [MSLN is a separate entity, and ATM is a bundled service with constraints. We need to get the data pipe/ basic Internet separated, fiscally, from the applications (teleconferencing, course delivery, application, data warehousing, etc.)] 6. Investigate, develop and implement new technologies to more __broadly distribute academic offerings, both__ __synchronously and asynchronously__.
 * Strategy I:** **Enhance the delivery of education and professional development through the use of technology.**
 * Actions:**

1. Document resources available within PK-16 constituencies. 2. Make the Department of Education infrastructure available for delivery of AP and college courses for PK-12. 3. Deliver professional development and adult education programming over the existing higher education and DOE infrastructure. 4. Identify and assess evolving and emerging technologies that enhance the delivery of educational opportunity. 5. __Integrate the telecommunications and technology initiatives__ identified in the strategic plans of the respective parties where that will serve the goals of this report and the missions and resources of the institutions involved. 6. Leverage higher education locations, such as centers, campuses and usage of the UMS ITV sites, to increase access to educational offerings.
 * Strategy II:** **All Maine PK-16 institutions will work collaboratively to leverage their resources to provide efficient use of the collective technologies.**
 * Actions:**

1. Document the status of the current data management systems of the PK-16 constituencies. 2. Maximize data exchange among PK-16 constituencies. 3. Expand the data management systems to provide for the electronic transfer of all documents required for post secondary applications, including academic records. 4. Expand the data management system of PK-16 to facilitate the electronic exchange of documents for students transferring between institutions.
 * Strategy III** EnhancePK16 data management systems to facilitate the efficient and effective transfer of information between the constituencies.
 * Actions:**

Other pertinent initiatives:
 * [|ASCD "Innovative High School Redesign" policy initiative]
 * [|Knowledgeworks' Map of Future Forces affecting education]