The steering committee in charge of crafting our request for flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act held its first meeting last week. Three separate working groups will also start meeting in the near future.
As these groups of stakeholders begin their work, they’re using the feedback more than 1,500 of you offered last fall as their guide.
— Stephen Bowen
ACTION ITEMS
Administrative Letters
- No administrative letters this week.
Notices
- No new notices this week.
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
First draft of science standards released; feedback welcomed
Educators and others have a chance between now and June 1 to review the first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards and offer feedback and suggestions through an online survey. | More
Maine science performance among top in nation
AUGUSTA — Eighth graders in Maine scored higher than much of the nation in the most recent national science test, the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, and the state was one of only 16 to show improvement since 2009. | More
The Math Gates: Team teaching math and art
We (a math coordinator and an art teacher) are interested in having students discover how integral math is for an artist and how a mathematician benefits from creative thinking abilities. That’s why we’ve team-taught the two subjects at Mount Vernon Elementary School this year. By Dona Seegers and Sarah Caban | More
Project Citizen students participate in public policy
Dozens of students from across the state took public policy proposals to Maine’s capitol on May 11, where they presented them in legislative committee rooms and discussed them in the halls of the State House. | More
Upcoming professional development
- Institute offers ‘kaleidoscope’ into school nurse practice
- State Museum offers educator preview of new exhibit
- Adult Ed conference focuses on ‘changing lives’
- Conferences let teachers learn from peers on Common Core
- Updated: Summer professional development from the Maine DOE