From the Maine Department of Education
Reporting Items
EPS High-Cost Out-of-District Report (EF-S-214) Open for Reporting on March 1, 2019; Deadline is April 15, 2019
The EF-S-214, also known as the EPS High-Cost Out-of-District Report will be open for data entry to Maine public schools on March 1 in the Maine DOE’s NEO Portal. | More
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News & Updates
PRIORITY NOTICE: 2019/20 Subsidy Printouts (ED279s) Now Available with Explanation of Funding Changes
The fiscal year 2019-2020 ED 279 subsidy printouts are now available. The subsidy printouts are provided based on the $1.1 Billion in General Purpose Aid funding recommended for FY 2019-2020 by Governor Janet Mills in her FY 2020-2021 biennial budget. | More
MEDIA RELEASE: Maine Participates in National Cybersecurity Opportunity for Young Women in High School
To help educate more young women about the opportunities in the field of cybersecurity, Governor Janet Mills, the Maine Office of Information Technology, and the Maine Department of Education are promoting ‘GirlsGoCyberStart’, an exciting national program that uses online games of discovery to introduce high school girls to the field. | More
Maine Schools Sharing Success Stories
Oceanside High School, Setting Students up for Success
Submitted by Jesse Bartke, Interim Principal at Oceanside High School and written by Jenny Goode, GT Teacher and Hannah Faesey, Social Worker. At Oceanside High School in Rockland, a system has been established that supports students to build a foundation of success as they enter High School and then encourages them to challenge themselves and focus their education on individual passions. | More
River View Community School Takes the Kindness Challenge
Submitted by Vicki Duguay, Principal, River View Community School in MSAD 11. River View Community School in South Gardiner, part of MSAD #11, has taken a concerted effort to increase the kindness factor within our school. We believe that the promotion of kindness among our students and school community is vitally important to the atmosphere within our school. | More
MSAD 49 Partners with Harvard University School of Education
Submitted by Reza Namin, Superintendent of Schools for Maine School Administrative District 49. Under leadership of Superintendent Dr. Reza Namin, Maine School Administrative District 49 has implemented a partnership with the Harvard University School of Education. 47 teachers, staff, and specialists in 8 Professional Learning Communities are taking part in the partnership. | More
Healthy Decisions Day a Success at Maranacook Community Middle School
Submitted by Kristen Levesque, Principal at Maranacook Community Middle School. Healthy Decisions Day is an annual event at Maranacook Community Middle School, that is organized by the school counselor, Gwen Mohlar, with support from other staff. | More
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Professional Development & Training Opportunities
Seeking Schools to Participate in “Youth Mindfulness” Opportunity
The Maine DOE has teamed up with OmKids and Radiant Beginnings to offer a 2-hour, in-person training on a video-based mindfulness and stress relief curriculum to support students’ and teachers’ emotional health. This opportunity is available to a small number of Maine schools that include PreK through grade 5 | More
Professional Learning Opportunity: Leveraging Free Technology to Create More Inclusive Classrooms
The Maine Department of Education and Microsoft are collaborating to offer educators the opportunity to participate in a program from March 2019 to June 2019. The program will focus on leveraging free technology tools available to Maine educators to create more inclusive classrooms. A Microsoft Learning Consultant will lead these sessions. | More
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