1. Maine Academy of Natural Sciences Presentation To Slow Money Maine July 25, 2012

2. “In the last decades much emphasis has been laid upon teaching boys and girls to earn a living; in relatively few educational circles has the emphasis been placed on teaching how to live.” ~ George Walter Hinckley, “The Good Will Idea” 1929 Good Will Hinckley founded 1889 with a mission to provide for youth in need of ‘a helping hand’ MeANS formed to continue historic mission with a contemporary interpretation of serving at risk youth’

3. Moving Forward 1. Student ownership of the educational process through standards and a Personal Learning Plan 2. Actively engaged students - a project-based orientation 3. Using the community and the natural would as the classroom 4. Building supportive relationships to create a strong sense of community 5. A collaborative and reflective teaching model 6. Strong ties built between school and parents.

4. PROGRAM PRINCIPLES Standards-based curriculum Meeting Maine Learning Results Personal learning plans Experiential learning Real-world problem solving Positive learning community Optional co-enrollment at KVCC Learning, while enhancing the health of the land,the people, and the community Personalized Learning Plans Project based study. Outdoor classrooms

5. Support from originating school districts Federal grants Foundation grants Donations Good Will- Hinckley Financial Stability The good in our lives may live after us. An inspiring thought. It ought to inspire us to the noblest thinking and purest living. — G.W. Hinckley, “Good Will Short Talks” 1901

6. Financial stability is organization wide Financial Stability The good in our lives may live after us. An inspiring thought. It ought to inspire us to the noblest thinking and purest living. — G.W. Hinckley, “Good Will Short Talks” 1901 GWH has no debt service The endowment has grown by $3M since 2009 Facilities are owned outright GWH is about to conclude further real estate sales

7. Governance- Independence MeANS board has 9 members 5 independent members 4 members of Good Will Hinckley Board of Directors Outside advisory group consisting of experts in education, forestry, and parents of MeANS students

8. Governance- Independence Organizational structure MeANS board of directors MeANS CEO MeANS educational staff Community Partners Contracted administrative services

9. We are involved in a partnership with Maine’s Community College System. Our first class of graduates received diplomas in June 2012 The Maine State Charter School Commission voted unanimously to move forward to grant MeANS a charter, making us the 1 st Charter School in Maine Recent News