Join as an observer
Members of the public, press, and partner organizations are welcome to observe the Assembly's learning and deliberation sessions. Observers watch and listen; the deliberation and the decisions belong to the delegates.
A Zoom link for each session will be posted here ahead of the date. To be notified, email usm.cepare@maine.edu.
What to expect as an observer
Day 1 is dedicated to learning: delegates explore stories from the Maine School Stories Portal, hear from former Education and Cultural Affairs Committee members and education experts on panels, receive briefings from MEPRI staff, and take part in focused Q&A with community-organization leaders.
Day 2 turns to structured deliberation, where delegates work through tradeoffs and find common ground. On Day 3 they reconvene virtually to review draft priorities and vote — a supermajority approves the final slate that goes to legislators and gubernatorial candidates.