Sometimes that support comes in the most basic form: nutritious meals.
After all, a student who comes to school hungry is less likely to enter the classroom ready to learn and is more likely to spend time in the school nurse’s office. A student without access to nutritious food is less likely to be able to maintain a healthy weight, potentially causing lifelong problems related to obesity.
That’s why next week’s celebration of National School Breakfast Week is so important, and so aligned with our work of preparing all of our students for success in college, careers and civic life.
Every day in Maine, our schools serve breakfast to about 41,000 students who need it. As a result, those students can more easily focus on their school work, discover their passions and take charge of their learning so it’s relevant and engaging.
School Breakfast Week will bring attention to our schools that are giving students an extra nutritious boost in the morning, and help students learn about the importance and the advantages of a healthy breakfast.
— Stephen Bowen
ACTION ITEMS
Administrative Letters
- No administrative letters this week.
Notices
- MEDMS to be unavailable March 1-2
- Applications needed for ed jobs funds; MEDMS reporting starts March 5
- Youth Health Survey data now available
- AP4ALL course registration opens March 5
- Special Education Q & A: Written Notice
Reporting
Please note: We generally provide notice of requirements only once. Please check the Reporting Calendar (link below) regularly for a list of ALL upcoming items.
- No new reporting requirements this week.
NEWS & VIEWS
Casco Bay class challenges students to turn passion into business
Students in Casco Bay High School’s first entrepreneurship class took their passions and developed them into business proposals that ranged from producing skate boards with eye-catching graphic designs to selling t-shirts that feature inside jokes from the “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings” series. | More
Charter school commission to hold public input sessions; first session postponed due to snow
AUGUSTA – The newly formed Maine State Charter School Commission will hit the road this month to hear from the public about educational needs in each Maine region that could be addressed by a charter school. | More
School breakfast week challenges students to ‘go for gold’
School cafeterias in Maine and across the country next week will celebrate National School Breakfast Week, highlighting how eating a balanced breakfast at school helps students shine. Maine’s schools serve 41,000 breakfasts to students daily. | More
Arts assessment initiative going strong
More and more of Maine’s art teachers are receiving training to make assessment in arts education an integral part of the work they do to deepen student learning. | More
- Conference to feature student-centered learning examples
- Student artists to be celebrated on 2012-13 laptop screensaver