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Hampden Eighth Grade Teacher Named 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year
Kelsey Stoyanova, an 8th grade teacher at Reeds Brook Middle School has been named the 2022 Teacher of the Year by the Maine Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year Program. In a unique event held at the Reeds Brook Middle School in Hampden, the Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine named eighth grade teacher Kelsey Stoyanova Maine’s 2022 Teacher of the Year as surprised students and colleagues at the school congratulated and honored her dedication to teaching. | MoreMaine Middle and High Schools Eligible to Win $1,000 in the Life Happens Outside® Challenge
Teens to Trails is introducing the Life Happens Outside® Challenge for Maine middle and high schools to foster an appreciation for the outdoors and its many wellness benefits. The weeklong challenge takes place Saturday, October 23 through Friday, October 29. | MoreMaine Schools Join Others Around the Nation to Recognize 2021 National School Bus Safety Week October 18-22
2021 National School Bus Safety Week Theme Be Safe – Know The Danger Zone is derived from the Poster Contest the year before. The 2020 winning poster artwork, depicted above, was drawn by Huyen Pham, a Northbrook Middle School student from Atlanta, Georgia. | MoreEstimated Pre-K Enrollment Counts for New or Expanding Programs in 2022-2023
If your School Administrative Unit (SAU) is opening or expanding a Pre-K program in the 2022-2023 school year, you are eligible to receive funding on your FY23 ED279 for children you enroll in these new or expanded Pre-K programs in 2022. This means you will receive the funding for enrollment in the same year that you enroll the Pre-K children, without a year delay. | MoreMaine Schools Sharing Success Stories
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Exploring Focus on First Professional Learning Community
Between 2018-2021, the Maine Department of Education has engaged in the development of interdisciplinary, open-source instructional programs for Pre-K and Kindergarten. These programs, Pre-K for ME and K for ME, are housed on the Maine DOE’s website. A number of schools across the state have implemented the Pre-K for ME and K for ME instructional programs and the Maine DOE is planning to extend its work related to interdisciplinary, open-source instructional programming into grade one during the 2022-23 school year. | MoreBEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
WHAT IS SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT?- Violence prevention strategy recommended by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Secret Service, and FBI.
- Multidisciplinary team approach to identify behaviors of concern, assess the level of risk, and provide appropriate interventions. | More
Free PD: Mapping A Continuity of Learning Plan- Let DOE be a Guide!
On Wednesday, October 20th from 3:15-4:30, the Maine Department of Education and the Region 1 Comprehensive Center will host a live webinar to share the Continuity of Learning MAP that was recently developed by the MLTI Ambassadors with support from the MOOSE Team Leaders (all distinguished educators and teachers during the 2020-21 school year). | More | Visit the Professional Development Calendar |Latest DOE Career/Project Opportunities
- Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) Project Manager
- Educational Specialist II – Monitoring Team
- Regional Education Representative – Limited-Period Restorative Justice Coordinator
- Regional Education Representative – Maine School Safety Center Coordinator of Training Design and Navigation