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New Certification System Will Open to Educators Soon; Districts Encouraged to Complete Recommendations by May 30
The Maine Department of Education strongly encourages those superintendents and support team chairs who have not done so already to take the steps to set up accounts in the new online certification system and make recommendations for your educator renewals.| More
Maine DOE Releases Chronic Absenteeism Data in an Effort to Support Student Success
The Maine Department of Education (Department) has collected chronic absenteeism for the 2016/17 school year as a non-academic indicator of school success. Absenteeism for any reason, excused or unexcused, has potential negative consequences on student learning and it is important for schools, districts, and the Department to have this broader measure of student attendance so that we can measure student success. | More
2019 Maine State SAT School Day Administration Dates
The 2019 Maine State SAT School Day Administration will take place on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 with a makeup date of Tuesday, April 23, 2019. | More
Maine’s Alternative Certification and Mentoring Program (MACM) for Special Educators
Beginning in the fall of 2018, conditionally certified special educators that are in their first year of teaching are required to participate in Maine’s Alternative Certification and Mentoring program (MACM), a Maine Department of Education program developed in partnership with the University of Maine. | More
New and Updated Fact Sheets Highlight Key MIYHS Survey Results
There are 6 new and updated fact sheets available that highlight key survey results from 2017 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS). Each topic specific-fact sheet includes, key statistics and data from the 2017 survey, links for “Who Can Help,” and additional resources for schools, community and parents. | More
School Custodian Award for Excellence Nominations
Each year the Maine Department of Education partners with Educational Plant Maintenance Association of Maine to host the Custodial and Maintenance Conference at Waterville Senior High School. One highlight of the conference is awarding the A. Burleigh Oxton Award for Excellence for a school custodial maintenance employee. | More
Social Studies Standards Review – Writing Team
The Department of Education is performing a review of the Maine Learning Results for Social Studies and is looking for participants to serve as part of the writing team. The purpose of the writing team is to revise the current standards based on guidance provided from a steering committee. | More
Washington County Title I: School Improvement Initiative
There are 6 new and updated fact sheets available that highlight key survey results from 2017 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS). Each topic specific-fact sheet includes, key statistics and data from the 2017 survey, links for “Who Can Help,” and additional resources for schools, community and parents. | More
Maine Department of Labor youth employment initiative – Getting to YES
The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) has launched an initiative called Getting to YES, Youth Employment and the Steps to Success, to promote youth employment coming into the 2018 summer season. The Department is asking for your support in spreading the word about the importance of, and opportunities for, jobs for Maine youth, and in continuing to assist us in streamlining the permitting process. | More
Yarmouth Wins Maine DOE 2018 Farm to School Cook-off
Congratulations to the school food service teams that participated in the 2018 Farm to School Cook-off: RSU 54, RSU 3, Cherryfield, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Lewiston. Teams competed in different locations on April 5th, 9th and May 14th. | More
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