Washington County Consortium for School Improvement

“Working Together to Improve Education”

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About Us

The Washington County Consortium for School Improvement is a partnership of the school districts of Washington County, the University of Maine at Machias and the Washington County Community College. It was founded by the Superintendents of Schools in 1994 with the goal of helping to improve the schools in the county. It is designed to support the learning of educators and their students, including those with special needs.

Objectives

The Washington County Consortium for School Improvement's objectives were decided upon by those who did a feasibility study and include:

  • Building a capacity for inquiry and change in local schools;
  • Building a capacity for short-and-long range planning for change in local schools especially as it impacts students learning in the basic core subjects;
  • Connecting local schools with existing resources that will help with change and develop new resources;
  • Arranging for trainings of teachers and administrators;
  • Building a capacity for networking within the county and outside the county;
  • Disseminating information about change efforts throughout the county;
  • and; over time, developing the consortium into a partnership with other local, state, and national resources.

Grants Administered by the Consortium include:

  • Title IIA Literacy Grant
  • GEAR-UP
  • Distance Learning
  • RTDC

Washington County Schools

SAD #19

  • Lubec Consolidated

SAD #37

  • Daniel W. Merritt
  • Cherryfield Elementary
  • Columbia Falls Elementary
  • Milbridge Elementary
  • Harrington Elementary
  • Narraguagus High School

UNION 134

  • Bay Ridge Elementary
  • Fort O'Brien Elementary
  • Whiting Village School

UNION 102 & East Machias Municpal School District

  • Wesley Elementary
  • Rose M. Gaffney School
  • Jonesboro Elementary
  • Machias High School
  • Elm Street School

UNION 103/MOOSABEC

  • Beals Elementary
  • Jonesport Elementary
  • Jonesport/Beals High School

UNION 104

  • Charlotte Elementary
  • Eastport Elementary
  • Pembroke Elementary
  • Perry Elementary
  • Shead High School

UNION 106

  • Alexander Elementary
  • Robbinston Grade School
  • Calais Elementary
  • Calais Middle School
  • Calais High School

UNION 107

  • Princeton Elementary
  • Woodland Elementary
  • Woodland Junior/Senior High

MAINE INDIAN EDUCATION

  • Beatrice Rafferty School
  • Indian Township School

UNORGANIZED TERRITORIES

  • Edmunds Consolidated

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

  • Washington Academy

Location

Washington County Consortium for School Improvement (WCCSI)
27A Kimball Hall
University of Maine at Machias
9 O’Brien Ave.
Machias, Maine 04654

Administration

  • Betty A. Jordan, Executive Director - 255-1219
  • Kenneth Martin, Director of Distance Learning - 255-1440
  • Lindsey M. Blake, Program Secretary - 255-1295

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