The Maine Department of Education has finalized 2011-12 funding amounts for school districts under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Category: Funding
ARRA data reporting to reopen July 25
The Maine Department of Education’s data reporting module for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will reopen for data entry on July 25.
ARRA data reporting to close July 11
The Maine Department of Education will close its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Data Reporting module for the 2010-11 school year on July 11.
Enacted 2011-12 General Purpose Aid for Local Schools
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 46
POLICY CODE: DB
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Common themes emerge on listening tour
Concerns about shrinking school budgets and standardized testing, enthusiasm about the new Common Core state standards, and an eagerness to have a singular guiding vision for education in Maine.
DOE announces special ed funds
Maine school districts can expect to receive about $48.1 million in federal funds for the 2011-12 school year to pay for special-education programs for school-age children.
DOE launches reimbursement model website
A new website explaining Maine’s shift to a reimbursement model for funding federal education programs is up and running at the Maine DOE homepage.
Maine schools can get funds to innovate
Maine school districts have a chance this summer to prove they have a plan for boosting achievement in rural high schools, or deploying a cutting-edge science and technology program, and get it funded to the tune of millions of dollars.
Specialty plate would support kids’ recreation
A coalition of non-profit, social-service agencies is looking for 2,000 pre-orders of the Maine License Plate for Kids so the new specialty plate can become a reality.
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Waterville teacher competes for lab makeover
A science teacher at Waterville Junior High School is one of 17 teachers nationally in the running for a science lab makeover valued at $20,000.
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