The Maine Department of Education launched its first Farm to School Cook-off this month with volunteer, food service staff teams representing five school districts and communities. The cook-off is part of the State’s child nutrition projects and follows legislation to support healthy meals in schools.
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On March 24, 2016 revisions to 20-A MRSA Chapter 508 were made clarifying statutory language pertaining to the use of the PEPG systems for all School Administrative Units (SAU) in Maine.
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How has the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) not yet been fully realized for people with developmental disabilities? If the ADA was fully implemented, how might the world look differently for people with developmental disabilities? These are questions students were asked to address in an essay, and there were over 80 entries in the Inclusion Awards Contest designed to increase awareness about recognizing everyone’s gifts.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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