Maine Education Leadership Consortium

(Formerly Maine Leadership Consortium)

The Maine Education Leadership Consortium is an alliance of Maine educational associations, agencies and institutions providing leadership at the state level in promoting a common agenda for student learning and school improvement. It regularly convenes the officers and executive directors of organizations with the goal of providing the best education possible for Maine children. The self-supporting Consortium represents more than 30,000 educators as well as parents and the business community.

46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 621-3053
(207) 621-3070 (fax)

Member Organizations

Maine Adult Education Association

Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities

Maine Association of Middle Level Educators

Maine Association of Vocational Education Administrators

Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education

Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers

Maine Department of Education

Maine Education Association

Maine Math and Science Alliance

Maine Principals’ Association

Maine School Boards Association

Maine School Counselors Association

Maine School Superintendents Association

Maine State Board of Education

Maine State Chamber of Commerce

The University of Maine

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Maine at Fort Kent

University of Maine at Machias

University of Maine at Presque Isle

University of Maine System

University of Southern Maine

The Maine Education Leadership Consortium was created in 1987 to facilitate communications between and among the leaders of the state’s education organizations, promoting cooperation and collaboration across organizational lines. During the past sixteen years MELC has been the catalyst for, and/or the administrator of initiatives too numerous to mention. The Consortium has been instrumental in direct or indirect ways for the great progress made in Maine education in the past decade. The Consortium is widely recognized as the “convener of choice” for discussion of major state education issues around which common ground is sought and has served as the key in-state contact organization for Maine’s participation in several nationally recognized projects.

The Consortium can be described as an “organization of organizations” since its membership is organizational rather than individual people. Our members include a diverse group of professional, governmental and public higher education organizations in Maine. Our Board of Directors includes the presidents and executive directors and other officers of education organizations; the chair and vice-chair of the State Board of Education; the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner; the deans of education of the University of Maine System campuses; and leaders of business, parent and other state organizations.

 

New on our website MELC is no longer the subsidy administrator for the State of Maine. Please contact Ellen Holmes at the Maine Department of Education for subsidy information.