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IHCD - Advanced College Placement It is the belief of the Board that any student who is capable of, and wishes to do, college-level work while in high school should be permitted to do so and given assistance in enrolling in advanced courses. Advanced placeme...

IHBAC - Child Find MSAD 35 has been approved by the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education (DOE) to assume responsibility for Child Find activities and for ensuring a free and appropriate education [FAPE] for children eligible under Part B, Section...

IIB - Class Size The M.S.A.D. #35 Board of Directors is committed to maintaining class sizes that are consistent with Department of Education regulations. Further, the Board believes that there is a relationship between class size and pupil achievement that v...

IGA - Curriculum Development and Adoption As defined in Maine Department of Education rules, “curriculum” means MSAD #35’s written document that sets forth the learning expectations for all students for all content areas of Maine’s system of Learning Results,...

IGA-R - Curriculum Development - Process for Change Recommendations The Board’s policy on curriculum development encourages the participation of instructional staff. In order to provide a consistent method for consideration of suggestions for curriculum chang...

ILD - Educational Research:  Student Submission To Surveys, Analyses, or Evaluations In this policy, “surveys, analyses, or evaluations” refer to methods of gathering data for research purposes. No student shall be required as part of any program wholly or p...

IK - Evaluation of Student Achievement Effective evaluation of student achievement is essential to the instructional process, the certification of student progress towards meeting the content standards of the system of Learning Results, the tracking of progre...

IMBB - Exemption from Required Instruction The curriculum of MSAD #35 is designed to reflect the learning expectations for all students in all content areas of the system of Learning Results, as well as other statutory and regulatory requirements and content ...

IJOA - Field Trips and Excursions The Board recognizes the educational value of field trips and excursions as a means of extending the curriculum and as a vehicle for encouraging and supporting student participation in academic, artistic and athletic competit...

IHBB - Gifted and Talented Education Philosophy The Board recognizes the importance of identifying students of unusual ability in the following areas: general intelligence, academic aptitude, creative thinking, or visual and performing arts. Identification i...

IMDB - Flag Displays In accordance with Maine state law, the United States and Maine flags are to be displayed from the public school buildings of this school unit every school day and on appropriate occasions. Further, the American flag is to be displayed in...

IKF - Graduation Requirements Before entering high school, students need to know the performance standards and the requirements for attaining a high school diploma in order to plan an appropriate and sequential educational program to meet the diploma requirem...

IMC - Guest Speakers in Schools The Board encourages school administrators and teachers to invite guest speakers when the speaker’s program supports or supplements the curriculum and provides a learning experience appropriate to the grade level(s) of students...

IJNDC-E - Guidelines Governing the Publishing of Student Information on the M.S.A.D. #35 Website M.S.A.D. #35 maintains an official website to provide general information about the school system as well as information about educational programs, extracurric...

IHBG - Home Schooling Parents/guardians who wish to have their children fulfill the compulsory school attendance law through equivalent education by home schooling must comply with the provisions of 20-A MRSA § 5001-A(3)(A)(4). A. The student’s parent/guardi...

IHBGA - Home Schooling - Participation in School Programs The Board acknowledges the provisions for equivalent instruction under Maine law. The Board further recognizes the Legislature’s statement “that the term ‘equivalent’ is intended to mean meeting state ...

IKB - Homework The Maine School Administrative District #35 Board of Directors acknowledges that there is a positive correlation between meaningful, purposeful homework and student achievement. Homework extends learning opportunities beyond the school day, de...

IHBAI - SPECIAL EDUCATION INDEPENDENT EVALUATION (IEEs) MSAD 35 has adopted this policy regarding special education independent educational evaluations, consistent with state and federal special education regulations. An independent educational evaluation is...

III - Independent Study Independent study coursework is not intended to be used to substitute for graduation requirements. Students wishing to seek learning opportunities beyond or outside of the school's curriculum may do so through an independent course of ...

IJJ - Instructional and Library-Media Materials Selection The Board is legally responsible for all matters relating to the operation of the schools, including the provision of instructional materials and maintenance of library-media resources that support the...