School consolidation links: (* pdf format. Adobe Acrobat required to view)

News articles:

• School budget passes (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 09/02/08)
• School budget validation fails a second time (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 07/22/08)
• School budget validation fails (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 06/10/08)
• Absentee voting underway for June 10 primary, referendum election, school budget validation (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 05/28/08)
• State OKs Cape's status as efficient, high-performing school district (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 10/10/07)
• Schools will seek exemption from school consolidation (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 08/22/07)
• School Board set to vote on school consolidation (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 08/17/07)
• Schools begin internet survey on school consolidation (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 07/20/07)
• Schools seek public input on how Cape should meet state's consolidation law ((Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 07/13/07)
• School, Town officials to discuss school consolidation options (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 06/27/07)
• School officials weighing options for compliance with consolidation law (Town of Cape Elizabeth Web site, 06/15/07)

Web sites:

• State Department of Education School Administrative Reorganization Web site
• Local Schools/Regional Support information page (archive)

Download documents:

• School Consolidation Law Flow Chart *
• MSMA Summary of the Approved School Consolidation Legislation *
• The Identification of Higher and Lower Performing Maine Schools *

Video files:

• Consolidation Law Workshop of July 10, 2007, part 1 (120 MB)
• Consolidation Law Workshop of July 10, 2007, part 2 (51 MB)