The Education Service Centers (ESCs) included here became operational in FY 19. For detailed information about a particular ESC, including contact information for the executive director, a complete membership list, and a menu of services, click on its linked name below.
Membership in a particular ESC does not require the member to be physically located within the ESC's geographic area. However, most ESCs have been formed with members within those boundaries. The geographic areas have been designed around Maine's nine school superintendent's regions listed below:
- Aroostook County
- Penquis (Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset)
- Washington County
- Hancock County
- Mid-Coast (Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc)
- Western Maine (Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford)
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec Valley (Kennebec, Waldo)
- York County
To view current Education Service Centers by location, click on the Education Service Center Interactive Map.
Superintendent's Region: Western Maine
Executive Director: William Grant
Phone: 207-795-4100
Mailing Address: Lewiston Public Schools, Dingley Building, 36 Oak Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
Email: jlanglais@lewistonpublicschools.org
Members: Auburn Public Schools; Lewiston Public Schools; RSU 16; RSU 52/MSAD 52
Services: Substitute teacher recruitment and training; cooperative food service planning and purchasing; weather service assistanceInterlocal Agreement (PDF)
Superintendent's Region: Cumberland
Executive Director: Heather Perry
Phone: 207-400-7416
Mailing Address: 75 South Street, STE 2-Gorham, ME 04038
Email: heather.perry@gorhamschools.org
Members: Brunswick Public Schools; Cape Elizabeth Public Schools; Gorham Public Schools; Portland Public Schools; RSU 5; RSU 6/MSAD 6; RSU 14; RSU 15/MSAD 15; Scarborough Public Schools; South Portland Public Schools; Westbrook Public Schools
Services: Cooperative food service purchasing; professional development; substitute teacher recruitment and training; English Language services
Interlocal Agreement (PDF)Superintendent's Region: Hancock & Penquis
Executive Director: Jim Boothby
Director of Transportation: Sue Flewelling
Phone: 207-469-7311
Mailing Address: 62 Mechanic Street Bucksport, ME 04416
Members: RSU 25, Orrington, Hancock, Lamoine
Services: Transportation, Group Purchasing, Shared BCBA (Direct services and professional development)
Superintendent's Region: Kennebec
Executive Director:Carl Gartley
Phone: 207-465-7384
Mailing Address: 41 Heath Street Oakland ME 04963
Email: cgartley@rsu18.org
Members: RSU 18, RSU 49, RSU 54, Vassalboro Public Schools, Waterville Public Schools, Winslow Schools
Services: July 1, 2020 operational date - Staff training and professional development; purchasing coalition
Interlocal Agreement (PDF)
Superintendent's Region: Kennebec
Executive Director: James Hodgkin
Phone: 207-377-2296
Mailing Address: Winthrop Public Schools - 17 Highland Ave, Winthrop, ME 04364
Email: jhodgkin@winthropschools.org
Members: RSU 2; RSU 38; Winthrop Public Schools
Services: Extended year programming; cooperative of co- and extra-curricular activities; professional development; substitute teacher recruitment and training
Superintendent's Region: Mid-Coast
Executive Director: Robert Kahler
Phone: 207-633-2874
Mailing Address: 51 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor ME 04538
Email: rkahler@aosschools.org
Members: Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD, Georgetown Public Schools, Edgecomb Public Schools, Southport Public Schools
Services: July 1, 2020 operational date - SAU staffing- administration, central office services & functions, special education administration, facilities management
Superintendent's Region: Mid-Coast
Executive Director: Howard Tuttle
Phone: 207-882-4104
Mailing Address: 665 Patricktown Road, Somerville, ME 04348
Email: htuttle@svrsu.org
Members: RSU 1; RSU 12; Wiscasset Public Schools
Not Approved by School Board: Bremen Public Schools; Bristol Public Schools; Damariscotta Public Schools; Great Salt Bay CSD; Jefferson Public Schools; Newcastle Public Schools; Nobleboro Public Schools; South Bristol Public Schools
Services: Regional special education program; special education professional development and support services; transportation program for homeless students; cooperative purchasing and sharing of special education equipment and technology; cooperative special education assessment services - psychological evaluations, behavior analysis support,RISC assessment, mental health supports
Superintendent's Region: Aroostook
Executive Director: Joseph Fagnant
Phone: 207-538-3809
Mailing Address: PO Box 190 Houlton, ME 04730
Email: joe.fagnant@rsu29.org
Members: RSU 29/MSAD 29; RSU 50; RSU 70/MSAD 70; RSU 84/MSAD 14; Associate Member - Region 2 School of Applied Technology
Services: Transportation maintenance; substitute teacher recruitment and training; alternative education programming
Superintendent's Region: York
Executive Director: Jeremy Ray
Phone: 207-282-8280
Mailing Address: Biddeford Public Schools, 18 Maplewood Avenue, Biddeford, ME 04005
Email: jray@biddefordschools.me
Members: Acton Public Schools, Biddeford Public Schools; Dayton Public Schools
Services: Central office functions, programs, and services; superintendent services; transportation administration
Superintendent's Regions: Cumberland and York
Executive Director: Colin Walsh
Phone: 508-440-9838
Mailing Address: 86 West Road, Waterboro, ME 04087
Email: colinwalsh@rsu57.org
Members: Biddeford Public Schools; Dayton Public Schools; RSU 21; RSU 23; RSU 55/MSAD 55; RSU 57/MSAD 57; RSU 60/MSAD 60; Saco Public Schools; Sanford Public Schools; Yarmouth Public Schools
Services: Cooperative food service purchasing; cooperative purchasing for custodial/maintenance supplies or services
Interlocal Agreement (PDF)Superintendent's Region: Penquis
Executive Director: Christina Babin
Phone: 207-992-4153
Mailing Address: Bangor Public Schools, 73 Harlow Street, Bangor, ME 04401
Email: cbabin@bangorschools.net
Members: Airline CSD; Bangor Public Schools; Brewer Public School; Brooklin Public School; Dedham Public Schools; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD; Glenburn Public Schools; Hermon Public Schools; Indian Island; Indian Township; Isle Au Haut Public Schools; Milford Public Schools; Orrington Public Schools; Pleasant Point; RSU 19; RSU 22; RSU 25; RSU 26; RSU 31/MSAD 31; RSU 34; RSU 41/MSAD 41; RSU 63/MSAD 63; RSU 64/MSAD 64; RSU 67; RSU 68/MSAD 68; RSU 87/MSAD 23; Sedgwick Public Schools; Veazie Public Schools
Services: Regional special education programs; regional alternative education program; professional development for educational technicians, bus drivers, and substitute teachers; leadership academy; special education teacher certification academy; cooperative food service planning and purchasing; cooperative contracts for specialized services; cooperative purchasing of school supplies, fuel, textbooks, technology, custodial supplies, athletic supplies, and equipment
Superintendent's Region: Aroostook
Executive Director: Ben Sirois
Phone: 207-834-3189
Mailing Address: MSAD 27, 84 Pleasant Street, Suite 1, Fort Kent, ME 04743
Email: benjaminsirois@sad27.org
Members: MSAD 27; Madawaska Public Schools; RSU 33/MSAD 33
Services: Central office functions and services; superintendent services; secondary school programming and administration
Interlocal Agreement (PDF)Superintendent's Region: Western Maine
Executive Director: Kristie Littlefield
Phone: 207.620.2010
Mailing Address: 147 Weld Street Suite 2 Dixfield ME 04224
Email: executivedirector@wmec.us
Members: Andover, Lisbon, MSAD 13, RSU 9, RSU 10, RSU 44, RSU 56, RSU 58, RSU 59, RSU 73, RSU 74
Services: July 1, 2020 operational date - Staff Training & Professional Development; Gifted and Talented Education Programming; Gifted and Talented Student Workshops.