{"id":25623,"date":"2025-03-31T15:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?page_id=25623"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:58:07","slug":"rural-thrive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/rural-thrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Thrive: The Rural Educator Resilience Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id25623_2b264f-7c{margin-top:-20px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id25623_2b264f-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25623_2b264f-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25623_2b264f-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:13px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:45px;line-height:12px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_ad2bcd-a4\">Rural Thrive: <\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_80064b-7f\">The Rural Educator Resilience Project<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_07e76c-12\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">All rural educators deserve to thrive<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25623_f0cc5f-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column25623_f0cc5f-5d > 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.kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25623_4a5c00-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25623_4a5c00-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:760px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25623_4a5c00-7d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25623_4a5c00-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25623_4a5c00-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25623_4a5c00-7d alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column25623_c97814-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25623_c97814-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25623_c97814-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25623_c97814-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25623_c97814-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25623_c97814-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25623_c97814-12{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25623_c97814-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25623_c97814-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25623_32f25b-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_32f25b-09\">Rural Thrive is a collection of statewide networks or communities of practice that support Maine&#8217;s rural public school educators at three key points in their careers:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25623_96492e-a2:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25623_96492e-a2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25623_96492e-a2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25623_96492e-a2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap 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It is funded with $3.3 million in Congressionally Directed Spending awarded to the University of Maine System to provide ongoing professional development, mentorship and other evidence-based support, with the goal of leading to better resilience and retention among rural educators and school leaders, as well as improving PK-12 student outcomes. The award was secured in Fiscal Year 2024 by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Sen. Angus King.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25623_67229b-c7\">Interested in joining our community? Click the button below to contact team members and ask us how to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns25623_a8ae7b-c0, .site .entry-content 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