From the Maine Department of Education
Reporting Items
MaineCare Seed Adjustments to be Made, Review Q2 20 Reports by April 10, 2020
The recovery of Q2 20 MaineCare Seed will occur in the April 2020 subsidy payment and the Maine DOE is asking School Administrative Units (SAUs) to review their reports by April 10, 2020 to ensure accurate adjustments to subsidy. SAU staff must review student by student claims on both the public and private MaineCare reports for Q220 by April 10, 2020. | More
New Webinar: The EF-S-05 Part II Special Education Staff Certification Report
To assist those who are responsible for the important task of reporting Special Education Staff data to the Maine Department of Education, the DOE Data Team will be holding a webinar on Thursday March 12th, from 10am to 11am. | More
New Webinar: New Dropout Certification and Details Reports
To assist those who are responsible for the important task of reporting dropout data to the Maine Department of Education, the DOE Data Team will be holding a webinar on Wednesday March 18th, from 1pm to 2pm. | More
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News & Updates
Comments Sought on Maine’s IDEA Part B Application
The Maine Department of Education is seeking comments from the public on its annual application for federal funds under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which covers services to children with disabilities, ages 3-20. | More
Registration is Open for the 17th Annual MLTI Student Conference
Registration for the 2020 MLTI Student Conference will be open from Monday, March 11th until Friday, April 10th. The Conference will take place on Thursday, May 21st at the University of Maine campus in Orono. | More
County Teachers of the Year Meet with Legislative Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs
The 2019 County Teachers of the Year and the 2020 State Teacher of the Year met with the Legislative Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs last week. An annual event of the Maine State Teacher of the Year Program, the educators spent over an hour discussing relevant topics from their region with Maine legislators. | More
USDA Approves Waiver from Maine DOE to Allow Schools Flexibility in Meal Services During School Closures
The Maine Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Team today received approval for a waiver from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services. The waiver will allow schools the ability to provide meals offsite to students, if the school or community currently has, or qualifies for, a USDA Summer Food Service Program(SFSP). The Department of Education applied for the waiver as they continue to assist Maine schools in the proactive planning for a disruption to schools in the face of the concerns of COVID-19. | More
Reconvening and Implementation of ESSA Advisory Work Groups – Members Wanted!
The Maine Department of Education is excited to announce the reconvening and expansion of the ESSA Advisory work groups to four (4) regional locations. The ESSA Advisory work groups will meet with the specific goal of being a collaborative thought partner, providing feedback regarding the development and refinement of Maine’s Model of School Supports (formerly known as the accountability model) to ensure the model is in the best interest of Maine schools and students, while ensuring compliance with federal requirements. | More
TechHire Maine Grant Underway! Training to Join Maine’s Information Technology Workforce!
In July 2016, Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc. (CCWI) was awarded $4,000,000 through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration to highlight Maine’s Information Technology (IT) industry and create a pipeline of skilled workers. TechHire Maine a five-year grant, recruits, assesses, trains and places individuals in occupations in Maine’s IT industry. | More
Maine Schools Sharing Success Stories
- Westbrook High School Hosts Bicentennial Commemoration of Women’s Suffrage
- Veazie Community School Awarded $30,000 Grant from Walmart Corporation
- Thomaston Grammar School Educator Selected for National Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award
- SMCC, Cumberland County Adult Education Programs Form Partnership to Help Students Overcome Obstacles to College
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