Yesterday, the proposals arrived back from the Legislature’s Revisor of Statutes. While the legislation for most of the bills is still not available on the Legislature’s website, we’ve posted the final — but not official — bill language to the Department’s website.
Read the four bills on the Maine DOE website.
The bill language on that web page is already the result of substantial feedback we’ve received from the education community and others. Still, it can only benefit from additional public input.
I encourage you to take a look at the bills and participate in the legislative process as it unfolds. Public hearings are scheduled for next week.
If you’re unable to attend a public hearing in Augusta, feel free to contact legislators on the Education Committee to let them know what you think.
— Stephen Bowen
ACTION ITEMS
Administrative Letters
- No administrative letters this week.
Notices
- Bill language released for education proposals
- School bus purchases approved for 2012-13
- Feedback sought on Smarter Balanced content
- MEDMS to be unavailable March 9
- STEM Summit registration deadline March 8
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.
NEWS & VIEWS
Healthy meals when school lets out for summer
Snow is still on the ground, but Gail Lombardi of the Maine DOE has her mind on summer. Lombardi and Child Nutrition Services staff are busy recruiting sponsors interested in providing children with healthy meals during the summer months. By Hayley Simmons | More
Massabesic’s wellness revolution lets students direct learning
How do we teach others to make decisions that allow them to live healthier lives? Massabesic Middle School students recently took on that challenge by researching wellness-related topics that interested them while meeting the relevant learning standards in ways that suited their individual learning styles. | More
Session offers ideas for charter schools
The first of three public sessions held to gather input on the needs Maine’s first public charter schools could fulfill generated a wide range of ideas, including schools focused on project-based learning, virtual learning and the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. A second session is scheduled for tonight in Bangor. | More
2013 Teacher of the Year nominees announced
Eight teachers who represent the high quality of Maine’s teaching corps have been nominated for the honor of becoming Maine’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. The nominations mark the start of the selection process. | More