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Your chance to meet the Commissioner of Education!

Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will be in the Ellsworth region Monday, March 21, as part of his Listening Tour. He will start the day by meeting with superintendents and curriculum coordinators from the region over lunch prepared and served by students at the Hancock County Technical Center in Ellsworth. He will then spend time with students, teachers and Principal Tom Wissink at Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan. Sumner is a School Improvement Grant school that is investing federal funds in an intensive effort to raise student achievement. Bowen will hold a public forum in the evening to hear from parents, teachers, and anyone else who is interested in sharing ideas about improving education and making suggestions about the work of the Maine Department of Education.

The following events will be open to media coverage:

1:30-2:30 p.m., Monday, March 21
Sumner Memorial High School, 2465 Route 1, Sullivan
Visit classrooms
Principal: Tom Wissink
Superintendent: Henry Ashmore

6-8 p.m., Monday, March 21
Ellsworth High School
Public forum

*For the school visits, please check in at school offices.
*The Commissioner will try to be available for quick media interviews immediately after the classroom visits, around 2:30 p.m. for about 10 minutes. He needs to be in a meeting with teachers and the principal at 2:30 p.m.

For more information and updates on the Listening Tour, go to:
http://www.maine.gov/education/commissioner/listening-tour