The Maine DOE School Nutrition Program is inviting Maine schools to celebrate Maine Harvest Lunch Week Sept. 22-26.
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Month: September 2014
Maine picked for fresh fruit and veggie program pilot
Maine has been selected as one of four states in the country for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Pilot Project.
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Pilot participation, training offered on alternate assessment
The Maine DOE is encouraging schools to participate in an upcoming pilot of the State’s alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
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Maine DOE offers resources to support English Learners
Maine’s population of English Learners (ELs) continues to increase. The Maine DOE offers the following EL guidance and resources to support districts in effectively serving these students:
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Maine DOE publishes guidance for districts processing charter school invoices
The Department has posted documents clarifying the process for preparing or disputing charter school invoices to resident school administrative units (SAUs). Clarification on how to determine the amount payable by a SAU to a charter school can be found here.
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Annual notification of eligibility for schoolwide programs
Schools that receive federal Title I funds, have poverty rates of at least 40 percent and have approved Title IA Schoolwide Plans are eligible to use their Title I funds – and funds from other sources – to develop “schoolwide programs.”
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