From the Maine Department of Education
Reporting Items
School Health Annual Report Summary for 2017-18
The Department of Education is pleased to announce the release of the School Health Annual Report summary for 2017-18. This report is a combination of the required reporting for Maine and optional data that is being collected as part of the national initiative with the National Association of School Nurses, Every Student Counts. | More
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News & Updates
Read to ME Challenge to Kick-off February 4th at Young School in Saco
Year 4 of the Read to ME Challenge is scheduled to begin on February 4, 2019. Maine Department of Education Acting Commissioner Pender Makin will launch the campaign by reading to children at Young School in Saco. She will follow up her reading by issuing a challenge to participate in the 2019 campaign. | More
Maine DOE Awards Third Round of EMBRACE Grants for Regional Efforts
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
Call for Student and Educator Team Proposals: MLTI Student Conference
The MLTI Student Conference Committee is issuing the call for student and educator team proposals for the 16th Annual MLTI Student Conference, to be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the University of Maine in Orono. | More
Maine DOE Awards McKinney-Vento Sub-grants for the Education of Homeless Students
Maine DOE is pleased to announce that the following school districts will be receiving 2019 grants to support the needs of homeless children and youth: Augusta SD, Bangor SD, Biddeford SD, Lewiston SD, Portland PS, RSU 57, RSU 60, and Westbrook SD. These funds augment other local and federal funds that districts have allocated for homeless education and can be used for activities that include instructional services, transportation, parent and staff training, support and referral services, and emergency assistance. | More
Maine Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announced that high school students Mr. Joseph Eugene Bergeon and Mr. Jay Raj Philbrick will join Senator Susan Collins and Senator Angus King in representing Maine in the nation’s capital during the 57th annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 2 — 9, 2019. | More
Maine FFA Helps Good Shepherd Food Bank to Address Hunger Issues in Maine
On January 16-17, 2019, high school student State FFA Officers of FFA (formerly known as “Future Farmers of America”), worked with nearly 30 FFA student volunteers and their teachers from Sanford Regional Technical Center, Region 4 United Technologies Center (Bangor) and Narraguagus High School to assist at Good Shepherd Food Bank facilities in Auburn and Hampden. | More
Maine Schools Sharing Success Stories
Seeking Success Stories from Maine Schools
In an effort to help promote and highlight the positive stories, initiatives, and efforts happening in Maine’s local schools, the Maine DOE will be collecting and sharing stories from local schools and districts and sharing them in a new section of the Weekly Maine DOE Update called Maine Schools Sharing Success. | More
Professional Development & Training Opportunities
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