As part of its 1984 school reform initiative, the Maine legislature created the Innovative Education Grant Program. It was designed to act as a catalyst for new ideas, conceived by teachers and principals, to bring new energy to classrooms and schools. From April 1986 through June 1986, 278 programs were put into practice. Descriptions of 23 of the programs are provided in this sampler in the form of brief case studies; each description also lists the name and address of the person to contact for more information, the major category by discipline, and the amount of the grant. At the end of the booklet is an index of all the projects listed by major category, school system, school, whether it is a school or a classroom program, and whether a case study is available. (Case studies were written for all programs that received more than $4,000 in grant funds.) (MLF)