<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello All,<div><br>
<div>I would urge you all to take a look at another bouncing ball that is heading before the Education Committee next week pertaining to changing high school curriculum.</div><div>The text of the bill is here: <a href="http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280027886&LD=2174&Type=1&SessionID=7">http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280027886&LD=2174&Type=1&SessionID=7</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>The Ed Committee schedule is here: <a href="http://mdischools.net/20080303-07_EdCommte_SCHEDULE.htm">http://mdischools.net/20080303-07_EdCommte_SCHEDULE.htm</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>DOE's web site about "21st Century Learning" is here: <a href="http://www.state.me.us/education/21stcentury/index.html">http://www.state.me.us/education/21stcentury/index.html</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>It includes a 30 minute video speech by Commissioner Gendron as well as a transcript of the same.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I am not going to editorialize about this at this time beyond the obvious implications of my having sent this red flag to you. You might want to consider carefully the implications of what might be going on here.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Gail Marshall </div><div>Union 98 RPC chair</div><div>Mount Desert Island High School board chair </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></body></html>