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Gen Ms 15 Francis L. Bailey Papers Finding Aid, John D. Knowlton

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Dr. Francis L. Bailey (1894-1981) was an educator who served as President of Gorham State Teachers College. The papers consist of materials from Bailey's personal collection, including certificates awarded to Bailey in 1945 as well as correspondence, newspaper segments, and administrative documents pertaining to the Maine Pedagogical Society, a branch of the Maine Educational Association.

Date Range:

1877-1884, 1945

Size of Collection:

0.25 Linear Feet (1 Box) + 2 Oversize Folders

Attracting, Training, And Retaining A Skilled And Ready Workforce To Support Maine’S Seafood Economy, Keri Kaczor, Anne Langston Noll

Maine Policy Review

Despite the many challenges, the entirety of Maine’s seafood economy—from harvesting, transportation and logistics, marketing, and food service—still offers valuable employment and career opportunities. Understanding training needs and career aspirations, as well as how they align to available training and career opportunities is key to addressing the challenges of recruiting, training and retaining a skilled and ready workforce. Findings from recent projects assessing workforce training needs, preferred training formats, existing workforce barriers, and incentives will be shared as well as input from educators and others who support the industry. Recommendations for investment and new programs to support the industry include: …

Lorraine Grace Libby Bowdoin Interview, Susie R. Bock

Lorraine Grace Libby Bowdoin Papers

Lorraine Grace Libby Bowdoin, Gorham State Teacher's College '59. A Portland native, she attended King Middle School and Portland High School. Mrs. Bowdoin taught for several school districts during her long teaching career and advocated tirelessly for mental health and elder issues.

Lorraine Grace Libby Bowdoin's physical papers are expansive and cover her entire life and career, including items from her attendance at Camp Laughing Loon as a child and young teen, her school assignments from elementary through graduate school, photos of her family and friends, items from her run as a Maine house representative, and several meticulously organized scrapbooks …

Preparing For Changes In Teacher Preparation Program Accountability: Evaluating The Factors That Influence Job Placement Of Teacher Preparation Program Graduates, Amy F. Johnson Phd

All Student Scholarship

Teacher preparations programs are facing increased pressure to report on the outcomes of their graduates, including their job placement rates. Prior research on job placement for teachers establishes that a variety of factors are related to whether or not individuals apply for and receive jobs. This research study explored these factors through quantitative analysis of three cohorts of teacher preparation program completers within the University of Maine system, using logistic regression to identify the individual and contextual characteristics that are most predictive of job application and hiring.

Creating Flexibility In Teacher-Certification Policy To Ensure Quality And Equity, Flynn Ross

Flynn Ross

As do many states, Maine has requirements and standards aimed at having “well-qualified” teachers. While few dispute the need for such standards, Flynn Ross brings attention to one case in Portland where use of a standardized exam to certify new teachers was preventing well-qualified—but culturally and linguistically diverse—teachers from becoming certified. She chronicles the successful attempts of one group to petition the Maine State Board of Education to allow greater flexibility in the testing standards. In doing so, she points to a larger truth that well-intentioned policy goals may seek to achieve a greater good, but may at the same …

Sustainability And Workforce Development In Maine, Catherine S. Renault, Linda Silka, James (Jake) S. Ward

Maine Policy Review

Maine is facing challenges in terms of its work­force: education levels lag behind those in the other New England states; population growth is slow; and the economy is undergoing a change that has shifted from manufacturing to more knowledge-based jobs. Catherine Renault, Linda Silka and Jake Ward discuss these challenges, looking at what employers want in their employees and at the kinds of jobs the state is likely to see in the future. They point out that the Sustainability Solutions Initiative, with its emphasis on a boundary-crossing approach to educa­tion, is an example of a way to train today’s students …

Educare: A Catalyst For Change, Lauren Sterling, Sheryl Peavey, Michael Burke

Maine Policy Review

Educare is a national model for providing center-based early childhood care and education, focused on improving student achievement for children growing up in poverty. The authors of this commentary describe development of Educare Central Maine in Waterville, scheduled to open in September 2010.

Penmel Adventures In Genealogy, Mel Regnell

Mel Regnell

Results of tracing the Maine Sawyers and Bachelders back to the Revolutionary War. Artifacts from gathering family oral history, photos, documents and records, this site is a compilation of ten years of research and wandering through DownEast graveyards in Maine.

The Principal's Role In Affecting Student Reading Achievement, Kathleen J. Beecher

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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National Board-Certified Teachers: Can They Make A Difference In Maine Schools?, Sarah V. Mackenzie, Walter J. Harris

Maine Policy Review

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) was created in an effort to improve the status of teaching as a career. In 2006, the Maine legislature authorized a salary supplement for Maine teachers who were certified by the NBPTS. Sarah Mackenzie and Walter Harris describe their study focused on the value of NBPTS certification in professional development and teacher leadership; teacher motivation for seeking certification; barriers to certification; and how Maine teachers might be encouraged to seek certification. They point out that National Board certification is one among many ways to support and improve the quality of teaching in …

Gen Ms 19 Fitts Family Collection Finding Aid, Daniel Draper

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Bertha Rice Fitts was born in 1870, in Waterford, Maine. After graduating from Gorham Normal School in 1894, she became Master’s Assistant and eighth-grade teacher in Westbrook, Maine, before accepting a similar position at a grammar school in Quincy, MA. While in Quincy, she boarded with Mrs. Calvin Fitts, and in 1899 married her son, Arthur Fitts. She was involved in the Southern Branch of the Gorham Alumni Association for many years. The Collection consists of primarily late 19th c. commercial photographs of teachers and students of Gorham Normal School, plus photos of Gorham Normal School buildings, Bertha Fitts …

Gen Ms 21 Edith Meserve Rice Papers Finding Aid, Daniel Draper

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Edith Meserve Rice was a student at Gorham Normal School 1942-1946, and was active in the Alumni Association from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Papers include photographs and other material documenting Rice's life as a student at Gorham Normal School in the early 1940s, as well as alumni news, songs of Gorham Normal School and the State of Maine, and information about Gorham State Teachers College and the University of Southern Maine.

Date Range:

1940s-2002

Size of Collection:

0.5 ft.

Impact Of Maine High School Reform On Student Engagement And Achievement, Beverly J. Coursey

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Creating Flexibility In Teacher-Certification Policy To Ensure Quality And Equity, Flynn Ross

Maine Policy Review

As do many states, Maine has requirements and standards aimed at having “well-qualified” teachers. While few dispute the need for such standards, Flynn Ross brings attention to one case in Portland where use of a standardized exam to certify new teachers was preventing well-qualified—but culturally and linguistically diverse—teachers from becoming certified. She chronicles the successful attempts of one group to petition the Maine State Board of Education to allow greater flexibility in the testing standards. In doing so, she points to a larger truth that well-intentioned policy goals may seek to achieve a greater good, but may at the same …

The Roles Of State Departments Of Education As Policy Intermediaries: Two Cases, Edmund T. Hamann, Brett Lane

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

As the variety of state education agency (SEA) responses to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 demonstrates, different SEAs interpret the same federal educational policy differently. Nonetheless, little research has depicted how federal policies are changed by SEA-based policy intermediaries. Using an “ethnography of educational policy” approach, this article offers two illustrations of mediation processes at the SEA level: Maine’s and Puerto Rico’s initial attempts to implement the federal Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration program. Both attempts show that the mediation process is inevitable and that its general direction can be predicted: Policies will be adapted in ways that …

Gen Ms 08 Walter E. Russell Papers Finding Aid, John D. Knowlton

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Dr. Walter E. Russell Papers span the period 1874-1945, the bulk of them 1870s-1880s, consisting of writings on education and allied topics as well as his sermons. There are a small number of printed items and a photograph of the1928 School Summer Session. Russell often used printed material as scrap paper, so forms usually found in the office of an education administrator of the time occur in these Papers.

Date Range:

1874-1945

Size of Collection:

2 ft.

Gen Ms 10 Harriet Sweetser Letters Finding Aid, John D. Knowlton

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Harriet Sweester attended Gorham Normal School in the 1890s. She became a teacher and the first Administrator of Home Economics for the Maine State Department of Education. The collection contains letters Sweetser wrote home describing her daily life as a student.

Date Range:

1890s

Size of Collection:

0.5 ft.

The Oracle 11/17/1941, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

What a Poem Is-Robert Peter Tristram Coffin -- Entertainments Galore -- Art for Christmas -- Santa Needs Help -- Safety Education -- Alumni Notes -- A New "Vic" -- Nationwide Exams for Teachers

The Oracle 06/11/1941, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Senior Dance Opens Commencement Weekend -- Mr. Brown Retires After 31 Years At G.N.S. -- Industrial Arts Course Offered this Summer -- More Students Receive Teaching Positions -- Girls Keep Busy With Many Activities -- Gorham Runner-up in Conference

The Oracle 05/15/1941, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Popularity Contest Winners Announced -- Richard Hallett, Author, Speaks Here -- What's Right With Education? -- "Mothers of History" Presented By Poetry Club -- Return of Many Veterans to Diamond Raises Hope of Successful Season

The Oracle 03/16/1941, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Dramatic Club to Present "American Passport" -- Dr. Russell Addresses Students -- Fraternities Initiate -- New York Convention Delegates Elected -- Dr. Payson Smith Speaks Here -- Alumni Entertained on Back-To-Gorham Day -- Wind Up Season At Salem

The Oracle 12/20/1940, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Dr. Payson Smith Addresses Students -- Gorham Helps the Red Cross -- Fraternities-The Bunk? -- Library Club Celebrates Book Week -- On Cleaning A Room -- Gorham Wins Opener

The Oracle 11/21/1940, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Gorham Delegates Make for Boston Trip -- We Welcome You -- Students Take Over-And How!! -- G.N.S. - 1940 Model -- Superintendents and Principals Welcomed -- We All Want School Spirit But- -- No Lack Of Opportunities

The Oracle 08/1940, Gorhm Normal School

Oracle, The

Registration Breaks All Records -- Faculty at Gorham Present Varied Courses -- Guest Speakers Come to Gorham -- Why Did You Come to Summer School? -- Afternoon Sail July 17 -- Campus Susie -- Side Glances at Sport

The Oracle 06/07/1940, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Dr. Russell Resigns After 35 Years As Principal -- Dr. Bailey Becomes Principal of G.N.S. in September -- Dr. Bamberger Gives Enlightening Talk -- May Ball Brings 'Em Back -- Farmington Comes to Gorham for May Play-Day

The Oracle 03/29/1940, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

New York, Here They Come- -- Junior Dance -- Selective Admissions -- Foreign Correspondent Speaks Here -- Initiation-Through the Pledgees' Eyes

The Oracle 03/12/1940, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Back To Gorham Day -- Musical Pageant of America -- Porter High School Wins Tournament At G.N.S. -- Education and Cooperation-Washington -- Gorham Hit

The Oracle 12/19/1939, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Walter E. Russell Chapter F.T.A. Recently Formed at G.N.S. -- Outing Club and Library Club Busy at Work and Play -- Modern Educational Objectives -- G.N.S. Men Express Appreciation: Give Mr. Wieden Jacket WIth "G"

The Oracle 10/25/1935, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Large Percent of '39 Grads Find Positions -- Past and Future -- New Teachers -- "To Strive, To Seek, To Find" -- Growth and Expansion Keynote Latest Changes -- Alumni News -- Dr. Russell's Day

The Oracle 06/14/1939, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Fashion Show at G.N.S. -- Seniors Present Play -- A Vacation in Bermuda -- Graduation Questions -- Gorham Plans -- May Ball -- Sports