From the Maine Department of Education
Reporting Items
Online Bullying Reporting Program Available to Maine’s Schools Through Optania
Optania has created an online bullying reporting program that is aligned with Maine DOE’s model bullying policy and procedures. | More
Reminder to Complete Dropout Certification
This is a general reminder that dropout reporting is due on Friday, December 14th. All public schools that contain any grades 7 through 12 are required to complete this report. Please start working on these reports as soon as possible in order to give the DOE and yourselves time to make any corrections/changes to the dropout reports before it is too late. | More
Report of Adult Education (EF-M-39B) – opened December 1st, due by January 15, 2019
Starting on December 1, the EF-M-39 Report of Adult Education opened for submissions through the NEO Student Data Module. The report is a resident-based aggregate count of students aged 16 to 20 who live within the boundaries of a school administrative unit (SAU), are no longer enrolled in regular education classes, and are taking academic courses through a Maine Adult Education program, but not necessarily through the SAU in which they reside. | More
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News & Updates
Withdrawal of Proposed Changes to Chapter 101 MUSER
The Maine Department of Education’s Office of Special Services has reviewed comments made to the proposed changes to Chapter 101: Maine Unified Special Education Regulations (MUSER) Birth to Twenty and has decided to withdraw the proposed changes at this time.| More
Recording & Materials from Presentation About ESSA & Report Cards
The Maine Department of Education held a presentation on Monday, December 10 about the details of Maine’s Model of School Support under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) which includes the release of the new, user-friendly, public Report Cards in early January.| More
New District Human Resource Role Available in Online Certification System
The Maine Department of Education is excited to announce the availability of a new district human resource role in the state’s online educator certification system. The new role in MEIS (Maine Educator Information System) can be requested for district human resource staff by the superintendent.| More
Join Maine DOE for the 2019 Read to ME Campaign
For the past 3 years, Mainers have strongly engaged in the Maine Department of Education’s Read to ME Challenge. We are pleased to announce that Read to ME will launch for its 4th year. | More
Administrative Letter: Clarification About Determining the Existence of a Specific Learning Disability for a Child
The 128th Legislature passed L.D. 127 which adopted portions of Rule Chapter 101 and added the requirement that when an Individual Education Plan (IEP) team is deciding whether or not a child has a specific learning disability, then (1) general education interventions must be included in the data selected by the IEP team when it uses a process based on the child’s response to scientific research-based interventions, and (2) psychological processing data from standardized measures to identify contributing factors must be considered by the IEP team.| More
Professional Development & Training Opportunities
School Safety and Security Bulletin: Emergency Operations Planning
Throughout the 2018- 2019 school year, the Maine Department of Education, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Department of Health and Human Services, Maine State Police, Maine Sheriffs Association, Maine Chiefs of Police Association, and the Maine Emergency Management Agency will provide tips and resource information to Maine schools to help provide some guidance for identifying signs and preventing school violence. | More
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