ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School has announced that sixth grade student Gaby Zlotkowski will be one of two representatives on the newly formed Student Cabinet for the Maine Department of Education. 

The group is comprised of students from all 16 counties in Maine, from fourth grade to college freshmen, from diverse educational experiences, according to a memo from the DOE.

The students were selected through a rigorous team selection process by a committee of students, Maine State Board of Education Representatives, and Maine DOE staff including experienced Maine educators, the memo stated. 

Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties each are being represented by two students on the council that will hold its inaugural meeting in January after inclement weather forced the cancellation of its December meeting. 

Student Cabinet meetings are intended to allow students from different grade levels, backgrounds, and areas of Maine to share their opinions and offer advice about Maine’s education system with Maine’s Commissioner of Education and other leaders from the Maine Department of Education.

The purpose of the Student Cabinet is to provide a forum for Maine students’ voices to be heard.

The Student Cabinet will be co-chaired by Maine State Board of Education Student Representatives, Casey Maddock and Jaylee Rice, who were both instrumental in the formation of the Student Cabinet.