Category Archives: Lincoln County

Maine aquarium to host career day

The Maine State Aquarium and the Maine Department of Marine Resources are inviting high school science teachers and career counselors to bring their students to the 2011 Marine Science Career Day on Nov. 16.

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LePage devotes radio address to effective teaching

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Educating our students to be the best they can be is a top priority for my administration.

Hello. This is your Governor, Paul LePage.

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Teachers take active role in focus on training

Schools for Excellence initiative piloted at 18 Maine schools with focus on training and incentives

AUGUSTA — Teachers at 18 schools in five Maine school districts are participating in focused and integrated professional development, and developing new evaluation and performance-based pay systems this fall. The goal: improved achievement for their 5,500 students.

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National group honors Maine nutrition directors

Two child nutrition professionals from Maine schools received national recognition for their work at the recent Annual National Conference of the School Nutrition Association.

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Wiscasset student artists honored

The Maine Department of Education has displayed student artwork in its Cross State Office Building lobby for eight years.

On June 7, the Department invited student artists from Wiscasset — whose work is currently on display — to celebrate their work at a Blaine House reception attended by Maine’s First Lady Ann LePage and Maine State Board of Education chairman James Banks.

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Wiscasset student art show

This artwork by students from Wiscasset Primary, Middle and High School was displayed in the Maine Department of Education lobby in April 2011.

At right: Art by Latisha, Grade 1

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Students Receive Maine HS Diplomas in Blaine House Ceremony

Despite “disrupted” education, students graduate from high school

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education awarded seven high school diplomas in a Blaine House ceremony on Thursday to students whose education was interrupted for various reasons. It was the largest group of students to receive state diplomas since the Legislature established it in 2007.

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