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Partners


Strategic partnerships

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University of Maine at Farmington
As a premier teacher education and public liberal arts college for the state of Maine, the University of Maine at Farmington prepares students for engaged citizenship, enriching professional careers, and an enduring love of learning. Aside from being the fiscal agent of the GEAR UP Maine grant, UMF also partners with GEAR UP Maine to offer stipends to GEAR UP Maine students to attend UMF's Summer Experience week.

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Finance Authority of Maine
The Finance Authority of Maine provides access to innovative financial solutions to help Maine citizens pursue business and higher education opportunities.

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xcalibur
SCRIBE is a longitudinal student tracking system that allows educational grants to have easy access to all of their data from virtually anywhere.

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FOCUS Training
FOCUS Training is an interactive leadership development company that has been helping people achieve excellence through understanding and action for over 25 years.

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iTutor
FOCUS Training is an interactive leadership development company that has been helping people achieve excellence through understanding and action for over 25 years.

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Maine DOE-MLTI
The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) seeks to provide professional development and 21st Century tools to middle and and high schools to support the attainment of the Maine state standards, the Maine Learning Results.

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MELMAC Education Foundation
GEAR UP Maine and MELMAC are partnering to provide College-going Culture through Peer Learning Professional Development to GEAR UP Maine teachers. The MELMAC Education Foundation is committed to supporting high quality initiatives that serve the purpose of increasing educational opportunities for Maine people. The Foundation believes that Maine people and the State of Maine will thrive in the new economy by providing access to the appropriate education, skills and training at all levels.

Northern Maine Education Collaborative
A Northern Maine Regional coalition of school systems, organizations, and individuals committed to supporting learner-centered proficiency-based learning in Northern Maine school systems and committed to successful advocacy and promotion of the model with all stakeholders
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Thomas College
Thomas College prepares students for success in their personal and professional lives, and for leadership and service in their communities.

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VirtualJobShadow.com
GEAR UP Maine partners with VirtualJobShadow.com to bring virtual career exploration and career support to GEAR UP students and staff throughout the state. GEAR UP Maine has offered VirtualJobShadow.com to the 65 schools we serve for their students to use as a tool to  build their goal setting skills, allow them to explore local and national career opportunities and support students in understanding where they might be able to go to pursue the career of their interest, what kind of education that career requires, the employment forecast, and the range of salary they should expect. VirtualJobShadow.com also offers educators lesson plans, aligned with the common core. 

Washington County Consortium
​The Washington County Consortium for School Improvement is a partnership of the school districts of Washington County, the University of Maine at Machias and the Washington County Community College. It was founded by the Superintendents of Schools in 1994 with the goal of helping to improve the schools in the county. It is designed to support the learning of educators and their students, including those with special needs.
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Western Maine Education Collaborative
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​The Western Maine Education Collaborative (WMEC) formed in 2006 in order for member districts to share resources and talent, and to overcome the challenges posed by isolation and small school size. Since January 2012, the WMEC has facilitated the transformation of its 11 districts toward customized learning. While still very much in progress, the work so far has clearly shown the benefits of a strong, flexible, regional organization in this work, as well as the importance of an embedded ethic of collaboration.​

Community partnerships

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The GEAR UP Maine program is funded through a grant (reference #P334S140018-18; Marques Thomas, Project Officer) from the U.S. Department of Education to University of Maine at Farmington administered by Syntiro.


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