Spaces Available in 2010 Half-Hull Building Class

 Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: Learn the fine old art of half-hull modeling. For centuries, shipbuilders designed ships by carving a model of half of the hull, which allowed them to examine every curve and feature before beginning construction. A nicely carved half-hull model makes an impressive wall decoration or gift.

This class will build the 1934 Americas Cup boat Endeavour, one of the most graceful racing yachts ever built. Participants will build the model from "lifts" of basswood and mahogany, and mount the finished model on a cherry backboard. The class will be taught by Al Ross, an experienced model builder and educator.

We will have students from Searsport High School participating. Please let us know when you register if you would like to partner with a student. Everyone will build their own model.

Classes meet Monday and Wednesday, 2-5 pm; Mar 22, 24, 29, 31; Apr. 5, 7, 12, 14

Class fee: $135 (museum members); $150 (non-members); includes all materials

Registration: Call 207-548-2529 ext. 206 or email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Penobscot Marine Museum was founded in 1936 and is Maine’s oldest maritime museum. Its Searsport grounds comprise 13 historic buildings, including ship captains’ homes, an early town hall, and two boat houses. Eight of the buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places, and together they represent Searsport when it was a bustling port during the Age of Sail. Inside the historic structures, artifacts, exhibits and interpreters tell the stories of Maine’s seafaring past.

 The Penobscot Marine Museum is located at U.S. Highway 1 and Church Street in Searsport, Maine, between Bucksport and Belfast. For more information and scheduled events, please see our website: www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org 

                      Partners in Legal Issues in Education

May 5, 2010

8:00 am - 2:30 pm

University of Maine Belfast-Hutchinson Center

Free Lunch Provided

Speaker: Eric R. Herlan, Esq.

 This free workshop will include:

Secondary Transition, Pre-referral, Response to Intervention (RTI),

Identification and Eligibility, and other issues related to Special Education

and Regular Education.

 Target Audience: Parents, Guardians, Educators, Service Providers, Administrators and Interested Community Members

 Goal for the Day: Promoting a common understanding of special education laws and regulations and improving collaboration among stakeholders.

 Eric R. Herlan, Esq., Eric has been representing school districts for many years, with a focus on both special education and general school law issues.  Eric also practiced in both federal and state courts, primarily in the area of special education and disability rights.  He has appeared before the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for Maine and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.  In addition to his legal practice, Eric has also lectured throughout New England and nationally on issues involving disability rights and school law.  He is the editor of the Special Education Quarterly, is the contributing author to Maine School Law, Third Edition (2006) and authored Commentaries on Maine State Special Education Regulations (1993).

 Eric graduated from Sumner High School in 1976 and from the University of Maine at Orono in 1980.  He received his Ph.D. in political philosophy from Columbia University, and his law degree from the University Of Maine School Of Law in 1987.

Eric is licensed to practice law in Maine and New Hampshire.

 To Register call 207-963-5973 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For more information or to request accommodations;

 contact SAT unit      

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 255-3625

Sponsored by:

Downeast Communities of Practice Planning Committee;

Maine Department of Education Student Assistance Team Unit

Maine Transition Network Downeast and Mid-Maine

Keeping Maine’s Children Connected

Disability Navigators

DHHS Children’s Behavioral Health

                                            Washington County Children’s Program