Category Archives: Funding

Apply for school preparedness grants

Posted on April 30, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The application for this year’s Community Oriented Policing Services Secure Our Schools (SOS) Program grant recently opened.

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Corrected ED279s posted for some districts

Posted on April 30, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Corrected 2012-13 ED279 for some school administrative units, dated April 29, 2013, have been posted to: www.maine.gov/education/data/subsidy/FY13PreliminarySubsidy.htm.

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MaineCare Seed payment adjustments; review reports by May 15

Posted on April 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Update, April 30: See Corrected ED279s posted for some districts

Beginning with the April subsidy checks, General Purpose Aid for Local Schools will reflect adjustments for MaineCare Seed payments by the Maine DOE made on behalf of school administrative units in Quarter 1 (July through September 2012) and Quarter 2 (October through December 2012) for students at Special Purpose Private Schools and at public schools (attending school administrative unit).

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Being a Laker, then and now

Posted on April 17, 2013 by | 1 Comment

By Jamie Riel, teacher leader and student advocate, Lake Region High School

I joined the Lake Region High School community shortly after it was recognized as a failing school. Upon reflection, I am convinced there are few things that can be done to or said about a school that has a worse effect than being tagged with such a label. Teachers and staff had worked diligently to offer a quality educational experience to students, and many students worked hard to take advantage of those offerings. Continue reading →

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Posted in Cumberland County, Featured, Funding, High School, Students, Teachers

Senior reflects on Lake Region HS’s transformation

Posted on April 17, 2013 by | 1 Comment

By Kasey Huntress, senior, Lake Region High School

I’ve always been a big believer in school pride, and thus the changes that Lake Region High School went through after being identified as a “low-performing school” my freshman year were especially hard for me. I had chosen to attend Lake Region over a high school from a different district, and because of that, the bad press and insults surrounding our school following this identification angered me to no end. I had chosen to come to Lake Region because of the overwhelming sense of community and pride that I experienced every time I visited; the welcoming nature that made me feel as if this were the place that I belonged. Where was the press that exposed that side of our school?

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Two Maine schools invited to participate in AP STEM Access program

Posted on April 17, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The College Board shared the following news release with the Maine DOE for publication.

AUGUSTA—Hampden Academy and Scarborough High School are among 800 schools across the country invited to participate in the AP STEM Access program, created to increase the number of traditionally underrepresented minority and female high school students that participate in Advanced Placement® courses in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines. Continue reading →

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Posted in Assessment, Cumberland County, Funding, High School, Penobscot County, Press Releases, Science & Technology, Students

Portland schools establish promising practices for all students

Posted on April 3, 2013 by | Leave a comment
East End kindergartner Antonio Hernandez explains his math journal to Commissioner Bowen.

East End kindergartner Antonio Hernandez explains his math journal to Commissioner Bowen.

When I visited East End Community School and Riverton Elementary in Portland last week as part of my Promising Practices Tour, I was blown away by the measures they’re taking to ensure all students are engaged in learning—not an easy feat in such a multilingual district.

East End and Riverton were both identified as underperforming—one in 2009-10 and one in 2010-11—and applied for and received School Improvement Grants. With the help of those grants and technical assistance from the Department, the schools have initiated a number of promising practices. Last week, these schools showed me they’re doing what it takes to get things done.

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Posted in Administrators, Cumberland County, Elementary School, From the Commissioner, Funding, Instruction, Listening Tour, Students

Preliminary state education subsidies for 2013-14

Posted on April 2, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Preliminary State subsidy printouts (ED 279) for school administrative units are now available on the Maine DOE website. The subsidy amounts for FY 2013-14 are only preliminary and do not represent final action of the 126th Maine Legislature and should therefore only be used as “initial” guidance for your budget preparations. Continue reading →

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Submit application for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants

Posted on March 26, 2013 by | 1 Comment

The USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a grant to provide fruits and vegetables to students during the school day, aside from breakfast and lunch times. Maine schools have until Friday, March 30, to request applications to apply for the program. This program is only for grades PreK-8.

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Posted in Administrators, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Featured, Funding, Middle School, Nutrition

FY 2013-14 budget validation referendum reminder

Posted on March 19, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Every three years, voters are required to consider whether the school budget validation referendum process will continue (per Title 20-A, §1486 (1)). The last such vote took place for the FY 2010-11 budget year.

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