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Sean A. Maika, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
smaika@neisd.netCoffee and conversation were always on the menu at the Inn Towne Restaurant in the Madawaska Valley. Pancakes dripping with maple syrup - homemade from our own sugar bush - brought in the locals and seasonal cottagers. Most would claim the table by the large window that looked out across the road to the wooded banks of the Madawaska River.
For 40 years, my mother owned the bus stop restaurant down the road from the rural post office. As a child, when I was not exploring the woods or helping my dad with his excavation business, I would greet and serve the folks who stopped by daily for coffee, conversation and a healthy helping of community fellowship.
Though my wife, daughter, son and I now live in the 7th largest city in the country, I value the lessons that I learned in my hometown.
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Dr. Maika's Legislative Update: Nov. 2, 2023
An update on on the third special session, including education savings accounts, or ESAs
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Accountability Part 6: Breaking down A-F ratings
Comparing the state’s accountability ratings from last year to this year
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Accountability Part 5: CCMR and its impact on our high schools
Why it's difficult for a school to earn an A in the Student Achievement domain
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Accountability Part 4: Changes in closing learning gaps
This video covers Domain 3, or the Closing the Gaps Domain.
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Accountability Part 3: How TEA measures student growth
Learn more about the new system grading academic progress
