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I would like the Maine Support Networkto contact me to discuss planning individualized staff development for my school or organization.Name: ______________________ Address: _____________________ ______________________ Home Phone: ______ Work Phone: _______ Email Address: __________________ 
P.O. Box 390, 8 Church Road, Read
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“If we are committed to making sure that no child isleft behind, school districts across the country will needto develop successful strategies both to support newteachers and to keep veteran teachers in place.”
 Alliance for Excellent Education, 2002 
Celebrating and Supporting Maine Learning Communities 
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Student achievement is connected to teacher retention. Saders& Rivers (1996) found that the most critical factor related tostudent achievement is the consistency of receiving instructionfrom high quality teachers. Teachers are being called upon to work in new ways with everchanging guidelines and strict accountability for studentoutcomes. The need for effective strategies to recruit and retain qualityteachers has never been higher. Teachers remain when they receive essential professionalsupports: support from school leadership; organizationalstructures and workplace conditions that convey respect andvalue for them; and induction and mentoring programs for newand experienced teachers.Investing in resources that effectively address the reason forteacher attrition increases the likelihood that a high qualityteacher will stay in the field.
“Retaining highquality teachersmakes good cents.”
Maine Support Network is committed todelivering services that will:
Meet your local needs for scheduling, location andcontent;Use local data as a basis for professional development;Work with local design teams;Align professional development to your district’scomprehensive plan or school grants;Turn your professional development into a celebratorylearning opportunity; andAward your staff clock hours, H.O.U.S.S.E. pointsand/or university credit. “
The Network hasbeen the organizationfor which I always savemy professionaldevelopment time.”
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