Maine § 20-A §13112 Establishment

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §13112 — Establishment

Maine § 20-A §13112

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 6TEACHERS

Ch. 502-CREGIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMIES

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §13112 (2026).

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Beginning July 1, 2020, a regional school leadership academy may be established under a collaborative agreement.

1.Regional school leadership academy mission. The mission of an academy is to enhance the quality of the preservice and in‑service staff training programs for school principalship and other school leadership positions, to improve the distribution, supply and quality of school leadership personnel in underserved school administrative units in the State and to develop appropriate professional development pathways at participating schools in the academy. To fulfill its mission, the academy shall work in coordination with educational leadership mentors and coaches and with high‑performing educational leaders employed within the collaborative partnership.

2.Development of collabora

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Beginning July 1, 2020, a regional school leadership academy may be established under a collaborative agreement.
1.
Regional school leadership academy mission.
The mission of an academy is to enhance the quality of the preservice and in‑service staff training programs for school principalship and other school leadership positions, to improve the distribution, supply and quality of school leadership personnel in underserved school administrative units in the State and to develop appropriate professional development pathways at participating schools in the academy. To fulfill its mission, the academy shall work in coordination with educational leadership mentors and coaches and with high‑performing educational leaders employed within the collaborative partnership.
2.
Development of collaborative agreements; establishment of collaborative board.
School administrative units may work in cooperation with educator preparation programs and statewide education associations to design a plan for a collaborative agreement that achieves efficiencies and reduces costs in the delivery of programs and support services for preservice and in‑service staff training for teachers, principals and other school leaders. School administrative units that work in cooperation with educator preparation programs and statewide education associations to design a plan for a collaborative agreement shall establish a collaborative board. A collaborative board is the governing body of a regional school leadership academy. The plan for the collaborative agreement must be consistent with the following goals:
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Approval.
The collaborative agreement plan under subsection 2 must be approved by the collaborative board before the collaborative agreement becomes effective.
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State assistance.
The department and the state board may provide the following services and resources to assist school administrative units that form a regional school leadership academy:
5.
Gifts, grants and donations.
School administrative units that enter into a collaborative agreement to form a regional school leadership academy may seek and accept public and private gifts, grants and donations to offset the costs of developing and implementing the collaborative agreement plan under subsection 2 for the regional school leadership academy. A gift, grant or donation received pursuant to this subsection must be approved prior to the receipt of the gift, grant or donation by the school boards for the school administrative units that enter into the collaborative agreement.