This page contains the public postings of all reports completed under MEPRI’s annual contract with the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, and is thus organized by contract year rather than topic. If you are looking for a particular report and do not see it please email Sharon Gerrish, sharonr@maine.edu for assistance.
MEPRI also compiles annual reports under contract to the Maine Department of Education for the purpose of reviewing components of the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) school funding formula. Those reports are posted publicly on the MDOE’s website.
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2024
- Annotated Bibliography_on Social Media and Child and Adolescent Wellbeing
Matthew E. Pines, Jennifer Chace, Mella R. McCormick, Amy F. Johnson, May 2024 - MEPRI Study of Instructional Programs and Materials Used in Maine Elementary Schools
Patricia L. Lech, Janet C. Fairman, Suzanne L. Nadeau, March 2024 - Strategies for Addressing Educator Recruitment and Retention in Maine: Career Ladders and Paid Internships
Catherine A. Fallona, Jennifer Chace, Amy F. Johnson, January 2024 - A Review of Literature on School Scheduling Practices
Janet C. Fairman, Patricia L. Lech, Suzanne L. Nadeau, January 2024
2023
- Maine School Counselor Perceptions: Access to College and Career Readiness through Early College and CTE Programs
Amy F. Johnson, Jennifer Chace, Mella McCormick, Summer 2023 - Models for Earning Academic Requirements for High School Graduation Through Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs
Amy Johnson, Jennifer Chace, May 2023 - Maine Principals’ Views on Emergency Certified Teachers
Janet C. Fairman, Patricia L. Lech, Ryan B. Crane, May 2023 - Factors Driving Undergraduate Students’ Choice of a College Major and Perceptions about Teaching as a Career Choice
Janet C. Fairman, Patricia L. Lech, April 2023
2022
- Study of Maine School Administrative Units’ Capacity to Support Preschool Special Education
Amy F. Johnson, June 2022 - Supporting Equity in Maine Schools
Angela Atkinson Duina, Mella McCormick, Patrick Hartnett, Amy Johnson, Kristin Rogers, June 2022 - MEPRI Survey Study of Maine School Administrators
Ian M. Mette, Janet C. Fairman, June 2022 - Strategies for Supporting Student Learning Needs during the COVID Pandemic in Maine and Other States
Patricia L. Lech, Janet C. Fairman, Mella R. McCormick, Maddie P. Buxton, April 2022 - Strategies for Supporting Teachers’ Instructional and Mental Health Needs during the COVID Pandemic in Maine and Other States
Janet C. Fairman, Patricia L. Lech, Mella R. McCormick, Maddie P. Buxton, March 2022 - Snapshot of Districts’ Plans for Using Federal Relief Funds to Support Student Mental Health
Amy Johnson, Mella McCormick, February 2022
2021
- Telehealth Support Services for Students in Maine Schools Before and After the COVID Pandemic
Patricia Lech, Amy Johnson, June 2021 - Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) Programs in Maine High Schools
Lauren Saenz, Amy Johnson, Matt Pines, June 2021 - MaineCare Billing in Public School Districts
Amy Johnson, Patricia Lech, May 2021 - School Leadership Development Programs in Maine: Building Statewide Capacity and Addressing Challenges
Janet C. Fairman, Ian Mette, Maria C. Frankland, May 2021 - School-Community Partnerships in Maine
Janet C. Fairman, Catharine C. Biddle, Ming Tso Chien, May 2021 - How Students with IEP’s and their Teachers are Faring in Maine Schools during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Patricia L. Lech, Amy Johnson, March 2021 - Certification Patterns of Grades K-8 Teachers in Maine Public Schools
Amy F. Johnson, Lisa Morris, June 2021 - Kindergarten Screening Tools Used by Maine Public School Districts
Amy F. Johnson, June 2021
2020
- Educator Recruitment and Retention Edited
Amy Johnson, Kathryn Hawes, Sigrid Olson, October 2020 (updated June 2021) - Maine Principals’ Perceptions of Beginning Teacher Preparation
Janet C. Fairman, Tammy M. Mills, Patricia L. Lech, Amy F. Johnson, June 2020 - Considering Grow Your Own Models Examining Existing Teacher Preparation Models in Maine
Sarah Jessen, Janet Fairman, Cathie Fallona, Amy Johnson, April 2020 - Response to Intervention and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Maine Schools Portraits of Promising Practices
Kathryn Hawes, Amy Johnson, Angela Atkinson Duina, April 2020 - Assessing and Supporting Students’ Social and Emotional Needs in Maine Schools
Janet C. Fairman, Maria C. Frankland, March 2020 - Math Pathways Reforms in Maine
Sarah B. Jessen, Amy F. Johnson, February 2020 - Public Preschool Programs in Maine: Program Design Capacity and Expansion Challenges
Patricia Lech, Janet C. Fairman, February 2020
2019
- Feasibility Study of Assessing the Supply and Demand for Educators in Maine
Amy Johnson, Lisa Morris, December 2019 - Challenges with Teacher Retention and Staffing and Shortages in Maine School Districts
Janet C. Fairman, Tammy M. Mills, Patricia L. Lech, May 2019 - Approaches to Grow Your Own and Dual General and Special Education Certification
Catherine Fallona, Amy Johnson, March 2019 - Implementation of Response to Intervention Programs in Maine
Amy Johnson, Benjamin Hutchins, March 2019 - Principal and Teacher Perceptions of Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth (PE/PG) System Implementation
Ian M. Mette, Janet C. Fairman, Patricia L. Lech, Maria C. Frankland, March 2019 - PreK Special Education Inclusion Practices in Maine: An Exploratory Study of Three Districts
Janet C. Fairman, Amy Johnson, March 2019 - Maine’s Superintendents’ Perceptions of Proficiency-based Education and Proficiency-based Diploma Systems
Amy Johnson, January 2019
2018
- Proficiency-based High School Diploma Systems in Maine Educator Perceptions of Implementation
Amy Johnson, Erika Stump, June 2018 - Exploring Innovative Models for School_Leadership in Maine
Janet Fairman, Ian Mette, June 2018 - A Review of Standardized Testing Practices and Perceptions in Maine
Janet Fairman, Amy Johnson, Ian Mette, Garry Wickerd, Sharon LaBrie, April 2018 - Teacher Turnover in Maine: Analysis of Staffing Patterns 2005-06 to 2016-17
Lisa Morris, Amy Johnson, April 2018 - Study of a Regional Approach for Delivering Special Education Programs and Services in Maine
Janet Fairman, Mary Ellen Seymour, March 2018 - Mobility in Maine Schools: Impact on Student Performance and Proficiency
Craig A. Mason, Shihfen Tu, March 2018 - Proficiency-based High School Diploma Systems in Maine: Getting to Graduation
Erika Stump, Bernadette Doykos, Maria Rios Brache, March 2018
2017
- Allocation of Federal Title IA Funds Under ESSA: Issues and Recommendations
Amy Johnson, Janet Fairman, May 2017 - Proficiency-based High School Diploma Systems in Maine: Implementing a Standards-based System and Proficiency-based Graduation Policies in a Public High School (A Case Study)
Erika Stump, Erin Connor, Catherine Fallona, Bernadette Doykos, April 2017 - Working Toward Implementation of Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth (PE/PG) Systems in Maine School Districts
Janet Fairman, Ian Mette, April 2017 - Proficiency-based High School Diploma Systems in Maine: Implications for Special Education and Career Technical Education Programming and Student Populations
Erika Stump, Amy Johnson, Cathy Jacobs, March 2017 - Strategies, Supports, and Supervision of Teacher Leaders and Development of Future School Leaders
Ian M. Mette, Janet C. Fairman, Seyma Dagistan Terzi, February 2017 - Proficiency-based High School Diploma Systems in Maine: Implications for College and Career Access
Erika Stump, Janet Fairman, Bernadette Doykos, Paul Fink, January 2017 - An Examination of Features of Evidence-based Teacher Credentialing Systems
Catherine Fallona, Amy Johnson, January 2017 - The Every Student Succeeds Act: A Summary of Federal Policy and Implications for Maine
Janet Fairman, Amy Johnson & Francis Eberle, January 2017
2016
- Preliminary Investigation of Maine Virtual Charter School Costs Relative to the Essential Programs and Services Funding Model
Amy F. Johnson, Fleur Hopper, James E. Sloan, July 2016 - Piloting PE/PG Systems in Maine School Districts: Lessons Learned
Ian Mette, Janet Fairman, June 2016 - Recommendations and Resources for Evaluating Community School Programs
Janet C. Fairman, Amy F. Johnson, April 2016 - Successful Strategies and Challenges for Extended Learning Time Programs: Case Studies of Six Maine Schools
Ian Mette, Catharine Biddle, Janet C. Fairman, March 2016 - Proficiency-based High School Diploma Systems in Maine: Local Implementation of State Standards-based Policy, Phase IV Policy Report
Erika Stump, Bernadette Doykos, Catherine Fallona, March 2016 - Using Evidence-Based Criteria for Block Grant Funding of Collaborative Time for Educator Professional Development
Janet C. Fairman, A. James Artesani, February 2016 - Factors Influencing Parents’ Decision to Use Public Pre-K Programs in Maine: Results of a Parent Survey
Janet C. Fairman, Mary Ellin Logue, Sharon LaBrie, February 2016 - An Examination of Using Social Impact Bonds to Fund Education in Maine
Erika K. Stump, Amy F. Johnson, January 2016 - Remedial Course Enrollments and Student Outcomes in Maine’s Public Higher Education Institutions
Amy F. Johnson, January 2016 - Successful Strategies for Extended Learning Opportunities: A Literature Review of Academic Benefits and Beyond
Catharine Biddle, Ian Mette, January 2016
2015
- Proficiency-Based Diploma System in Maine: Implementing District-Level High School Graduation Policies
Erika K. Stump, David L. Silvernail, June 2015 - Teacher Professional Evaluation and Professional Growth Systems in Maine: 2015 Report
Craig A. Mason, Shihfen Tu, June 2015 - Public Preschool Programs in Maine: Four Case Studies of Quality Programs
Mary Ellin Logue, Shihfen Tu, Susannah Fisher, Craig A. Mason, June 2015 - Public Preschool Programs in Maine: Current Status and Characteristics
Craig Mason, Michael Porter, March 2015 - A Preliminary Examination of the Relationships Between the Use Levels of MLTI Devices and School-Level Poverty
Bernadette Doykos, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, March 2015 - Report of the Commission to Study the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula
Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, Maine State Legislature, January 2015 - Summer Learning Loss for Maine Public School Elementary Students
David L. Silvernail, Brian Mazjanis, January 2015
2014
- Teacher Professional Evaluation and Professional Growth Systems in Maine: 2014 Report
Craig A. Mason, Michael Porter, June 2014 - Linking Maine Department of Education and Maine Department of Health and Human Services Early Childhood Data
Craig A. Mason, Shihfen Tu, Quansheng Song, June 2014 - Implementation of a Proficiency Based Diploma System: Early Experiences in Maine
Erika K. Stump, David L. Silvernail, May 2014 - Teaching and Learning 21st Century Skills in Maine
Jason Charland, March 2014 - Effective Strategies for Engaging Parents in Students Learning to Support Achievement
Katie M. Thompson, Theresa J. Gillis, Janet Fairman, Craig A. Mason, March 2014 - Maine Educators Describe Innovative Technology Uses in K-12 Education
Abigail Garthwait, Janet Fairman, March 2014 - What Can Educators and Policymakers Learn from High-Performing Countries on International Assessments
Sarah V. Mackenzie, March 2014 - Challenges Faced by Maine School Districts in Providing High Quality Education
David L. Silvernail, Sarah R. Linet, March 2014 - Pathways to Mathematics College Readiness in Maine
David L. Silvernail, Ida A. Batista, James E. Sloan, Erika K. Stump, Amy F. Johnson, January 2014 - The Impacts of Public Charter Schools on Students and Traditional Public Schools What Does the Empirical Evidence Tell Us?
David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, January 2014 - Implementation of Proficiency-Based Diploma System in Maine: Phase II District Level Analysis
David L. Silvernail, Erika K. Stump, Anita Stewart McCafferty, Kathryn M. Hawes, January 2014 - The Relationships Between School Poverty and Student Achievement in Maine
David L. Silvernail, James E. Sloan, Chelsea R. Paul, Amy F. Johnson, Erika K. Stump, January 2014
2013
- Maine’s Improving Schools: An Examination of Distinguishing Features of a Sample of Maine’s Improving Public Schools
David L. Silvernail, Erika K. Stump, Catherine Fallona, Lori Moran Gunn, June 2013 - Preliminary Implementation of Maines Proficiency-Based Diploma Program
David L. Silvernail, Erika K. Stump, Angela Atkinson Duina, Lori Moran Gunn, June 2013 - Teacher Evaluation and Professional Growth Systems a National Review
Brian Doore, Bethany Jorgensen, Stacy Doore, Craig A. Mason, March 2013 - Response to Intervention in Maine Status Report of Implementation
Brian Doore, Karen Smith, Craig A. Mason, June 2013 - Evaluation of Aspirnaut Program in a Rural Maine School
Janet Fairman, Bethany Jorgensen, June 2013
2012
- Maine Schools Study Phase II Report on Improving Maine Schools Preliminary Analysis of Maine High Schools
David L. Silvernail & Erika K Stump, 2012 - More Efficient Public Schools in Maine Learning Communities Building the Foundation of Intellectual Work
Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, June 2012
2011
- Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine 2011
Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, 2011 - Legislative Districts Education Report 2010
Kate Cuddy, Craig A. Mason, May 2011 - History and Developments of Maine’s Essential Programs and Services Program
David L. Silvernail, January 2011