PolicyOne worked with Jeff Beaudry, Professor, University of Southern Maine to evaluate the effectiveness of NASA grantee, Boston Museum of Science, in its efforts to help middle school teachers incorporate NASA scientific data into their classroom curricula.  By means of online surveys conducted by PolicyOne at teacher workshops, presenters were able to immediately gain feedback from workshop participants.  The result of this “real-time” feedback helped the Boston Museum of Science to more effectively determine how to write the scientific curricula that teachers can readily use in their classrooms.

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Prepared analysis and application for the creation of a tax increment finance (TIF) district for Nappi  Distributors for the development of a new $15 million distribution facility in Gorham, Maine.  Work included fiscal projections, calculations of tax shifts, preparation of Town application to the state, and presentation to the Town Council

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Prepared application for the creation of a tax increment finance (TIF) district for Moody's Collision Center for an expansion at their current site in Gorham, Maine.  Work included fiscal projections, calculations of tax shifts, preparation of Town application to the state, and presentation to the Town Council

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Conducted over the course of 2005-06, the Gorham Fire & EMS Study was a joint effort between PolicyOne Research and Maine Fire Training & Education (MFTE) a department of Southern Maine Community College. MFTE was responsible for assessing and documenting the fire department’s facilities, apparatus, and staffing levels. Other areas examined included fire code enforcement and mandatory sprinkler requirements. Policy-One was responsible for identifying and analyzing demographic, fiscal, and demand and supply trends as they relate to the delivery of fire-EMS services and developing fiscal estimates for various options. The analysis team conducted site visits, a survey of membership (using PolicyOne's Websurvey system), interviews, and two open forums with members.

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Prepared application for the creation of a tax increment finance (TIF) district for VIP Auto for a new site to be developed in Gorham, Maine.  Work included fiscal projections, calculations of tax shifts, and preparation of Town application to the state.

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As part of the effort to evaluate and strengthen the RTRP Cluster Network, PolicyOne designed and implemented an on-line survey of network members for RTI International.  The survey was implemented using PolicyOne's custom online survey system. The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) is a public-private partnership of economic development agencies that works collaboratively with the N.C. Department of Commerce to market the 13-county Research Triangle Region of North Carolina for the economic benefit of its communities.

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Using their custom cohort survival model, PolicyOne completed 10-year enrollment projections for SAD 51 to assist the district in long-term facility planning.  PolicyOne's work included an analysis of past trends in enrollments and the factors that influence school enrollments including births, residential development, and economic development.  These trends were used along with existing enrollments at each grade level to project enrollments for ten years.

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