ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER NO: 8
POLICY CODE: BG
Month: March 2013
Seeking parents for school psychologists advisory committee
The Maine Department of Education’s Advisory Committee of School Psychologists has three open seats to be filled by parents of K-12 children currently attending a Maine school. These children may be in regular education or receiving special education or some combination of both.
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Center for Best Practice releases glossary of proficiency-based learning terms
The Maine Department of Education’s Center for Best Practice has compiled a Glossary of Proficiency-Based Education in Maine to help educators navigate the shift toward proficiency-based/learner-centered education. The lack of consistency in language is one of the major problems that educators face when implementing such a system. One district’s “standards-based” may be another district’s “proficiency-based” or “competency-based” or “standards-referenced.” One district’s “standard” may be another district’s “performance indicator” or “learning target.”
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Submit nominations for Maine School Nurse of the Year award
Nominate your school’s nurse to be Maine’s next School Nurse of the Year. The school nurse you’re nominating must be involved in the process and will have the information necessary to complete the application.
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Boothbay-Tasmania water project on tap
Photo courtesy of Dr. Simon Costanzo
Thanks to the Boothbay Register for sharing this article, by staff writer Lisa Kristoff, with the Maine DOE for publication.
“I am so beyond excited,” Lauren Graham said last week.
What’s she so jazzed about? How about the fact that Boothbay Region High School juniors and seniors in her ecology and oceanography classes will be participating in an international pilot water quality project: the USAUS-H20 (U.S.-Australia Virtual Environmental Partnership).
Department welcomes new Chief Academic Officer Tome
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Rachelle Tome to the position of Maine Department of Education Chief Academic Officer.
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Commissioner’s Update – March 7, 2013
From the Commissioner
Governor Paul R. LePage and I are pleased to announce the Governor’s Conference on Education, which will feature best practices and innovative reforms from around the nation.
One of Gov. LePage’s highest priorities in the legislative session is to improve and expand our children’s educational opportunities. While many good things are going on in Maine’s schools, we can always learn from the success of other states.
Notices and Reporting
- Review amendments to FERPA
- Highly Qualified Teacher Data, due March 30
- EPS April 1 Enrollment Reporting, due April 12
- Private School Apr. 1 Enrollment Reporting (EF-M-14), due April 15
Waynflete School wins first Maine LifeSmarts state championship
Thanks to Mary Dyer of the Maine Jump$tart Coalition for sharing this press release with the Maine DOE for publication.
Portland – Four Maine high schools came together to compete in LifeSmarts, the ultimate consumer challenge, at the Unum Corporate Campus in Portland on Friday, March 1. Hosted by the Maine Jump$tart Coalition, this competition-based educational program develops the consumer and marketplace skills of teens. Sanford High School in Sanford, Waynflete School in Portland, Woodland High School in Woodland, and United Technologies Center in Bangor all competed in the state competition.
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Praxis II workshop offered to ELL teachers
Teachers of English language learners are invited learn more about the English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Praxis II® test at an upcoming free workshop offered by the University of Southern Maine.
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Two Maine students selected for community spirit award
The Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recently selected Katherine Elliott, 18, of Scarborough and Marissa Bates, 10, of Westbrook as Maine’s top youth volunteers for 2013. As state honorees, each student will receive a $1,000 award, an engraved silver medallion, and a trip to Washington, D.C., May 4 to 7 for the program’s national recognition events. Continue reading “Two Maine students selected for community spirit award”
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