The administration window for the Maine Education Assessment (MEA) for mathematics and ELA/literacy (grades 3-8) has come and gone, but the work is far from over for the Maine Department of Education.
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Maine DOE’s child nutrition consultant recognized
Maine Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Consultant Gail Lombardi, RD was presented the 2016 Katherine O. Musgrave Public Service Award earlier this month at the Maine Nutrition Council’s annual conference.
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Conference inspires young women to pursue careers in trade and tech
The annual Maine Totally Trades Conference recently held in Bangor introduces young women to male-dominated occupations and illustrates that these occupations are open to everyone regardless of gender. Through a Perkins Grant to New Ventures Maine, the Maine Department of Education’s Career and Technical Education supports the conference. You can see the conference in action here that was held in Bangor this month and another conference will be held in Presque Isle next Wednesday.
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2016 summer data training sessions feedback requested
In an effort to provide timely-prudent training, the Maine Department of Education’s data team has put together a short survey to determine what trainings are desired by the field. This seven question survey should take less than five minutes to complete and will help direct the data team in creating the training sessions for the summer of 2016.
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Hands-on safety demonstrations at Teen Driving Expo
The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety, Maine Department of the Secretary of State’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Maine Department of Transportation, and AAA Northern New England are co-sponsoring the Teen Driving Expo this Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Maine Mall in South Portland.
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Maine arts students to be recognized at State House
The Maine Department of Education and the Maine Arts Commission are holding a celebration of Excellence in Maine Visual and Performing Arts Education hosted by First Lady Ann LePage on April 26. The celebration will be held from 2-4 p.m. in the Hall of Flags at the State House in Augusta.
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Dance education grant announced for Aroostook County
The following is an announcement from the Maine Arts Commission
The Maine Arts Commission has awarded a grant, “Hopes for the Future,” to provide dance education to K-12 students in Frenchville and St. Agatha in the northern most part of Aroostook County. The $2,650 award to Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 33 will give the district’s 240 students and teachers a unique opportunity to participate in the dance making process.
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Maine DOE invites school transportation teams to attend regional safety conferences beginning next week
Safety is priority one in school transportation. This commitment to safety is why Maine school transportation traditionally has one of the best safety records in the nation. Annual training is the foundation of safety. Each spring school transportation teams participate in six statewide regional school transportation safety conferences.
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 and alternate score reports and family resources available
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 score reports were made available online on April 8 here on the WIDA website and printed reports will be delivered on April 15.
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“Content Corner” releases final round of instructional improvement articles
The Maine Department of Education is pleased to conclude the 2015-16 “Content Corner” collection with this third release of instructionally-focused articles for Maine educators. The third collection of articles completes this year’s focus on effective practices that support student learning in the content areas.
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