We heard you. You want fewer communications from the Department of Education. You want shorter and clearer information. And you want some predictability about when you will receive it.
Each week, we’ll take the most recent Administrative Letters, news items and updates, and batch them into a weekly Commissioner’s Update for your convenience. Let us know what you think!
— Stephen Bowen
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Administrative Letters
No administrative letters this week.
Forms Due
No forms due in the next 30 days.
NEWS & VIEWS
Dispatches
Teacher uses laptops to teach deeper
Alex Briasco-Brin has developed a textbook-free curriculum for his Freeport Middle School math classes using laptops distributed through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. | More
Maine high schools blaze redesign trail
Maine high schools share their knowledge about reshaping the student experience at a regional conference attended by students and educators from across New England. By Mark Kostin | More
- Sanford schools work toward 2015 vision
- Fostering financial literacy in Maine schools
- Training and technical assistance for MaineCare enrollment and billing
- More Dispatches
From the Commissioner
Change, for the better
Change is hard. But it’s worthwhile when done right. That’s a message that rang true recently at two schools I visited at opposite ends of Maine as part of my statewide listening tour. By Stephen Bowen | More