From the Maine DOE
On Saturday, many of us paused to remember the courage of so many in the face of the evil of one on the anniversary of the senseless school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary. Just one day before, a 17-year-old senior was critically injured by a classmate, who later shot himself, in a shooting at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, just 10 miles away from Columbine, another tragic reminder of our need to always be prepared even for the most unthinkable.
Here in Maine, schools have always taken the safety and security of their students and staff seriously, but even more so since Newtown.
Notices and Reporting
- School Bus Purchase Report, due Dec. 31
- Report of Adult Education for Subsidy Purposes, due Jan. 15
- Annual Certification of Superintendent, due Jan. 31
- MaineCare Seed Payment Adjustments (Reminder), due Jan. 17
- Qualified Zone Academy Bond Applications (Reminder), due Feb. 14
- IDEA Excess Costs and MOE Requirements
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Administrative Letters
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News & Views
Literacy for ME releases community literacy resources
The Maine DOE has developed new informational brochures and videos designed to help community literacy teams across the state educate parents and the public about literacy development and empower them with simple ways in which they can support literacy education. | More
Maine Youth Health Survey data now available
The results of the 2013 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) are now available. | More
Certification of superintendent election or reelection due to Maine DOE
The Maine DOE is reminding administrators and school board members of the approaching deadline for annual certification of employment of Superintendent of Schools and related forms to be completed and submitted to the Department. | More
Dine and Discuss workshops to focus on fractions
The Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine (ATOMIM) is offering Dine & Discuss: Fractions Edition sessions focused on building developmental understanding of fractions from kindergarten through high school. Sessions, which run from 4 to 6:30 p.m., are planned for Portland (Jan. 16), Waterville (Jan. 16), Pittsfield (Jan. 22), Kennebunk (Jan. 23), Limestone (Jan. 24) and Rockland (Feb. 11). | More
Districts reminded of IDEA’s excess costs and MOE requirements
All school administrative units (SAUs) that receive funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are reminded to review two important requirements governing those funds to ensure compliance with them. | More
FIRST LEGO League crowns state champions
AUGUSTA- Sixty two teams descended on the Augusta Civic Center to finish up their FIRST LEGO League Season on Saturday. Teams from all over the state competed with their LEGO robots on this year’s “Nature’s Fury” playing field. | More
Collaborative conversations vehicle for building knowledge
Imagine yourself observing a rich dialogue between students about an article they have been reading. The students, seated in small groupings, are actively asking questions, expressing opinions, posing hypotheses and returning to the text for evidence to support their ideas.| More
Responsibilities for special education students placed in out-of-state residential programs
School administrative units (SAUs) sometimes become aware that a student in their district identified as needing special education services is being considered, with involvement by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, for residential placement out of Maine as a result of problems being experienced in the student’s home (i.e., for non-educational reasons).| More
Latest DOE Career/Project Opportunities
- Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey Services
- Assessment and Accountability Coordinator
- State Director – NCLB Title I
- Education Specialist III – Higher Education