The Department is reminding school administrative units (SAU) and private schools approved for tuition purposes that they are now required to establish regional school calendars, in coordination with their local secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) school.
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MaineCare Seed payment adjustments made, report review due May 22
The Maine DOE is reminding school administrative units (SAUs) that the remaining 2014-15 subsidy checks for General Purpose Aid for local schools will reflect adjustments for MaineCare Seed payments paid by the Department on behalf of districts for the following:
- 2015 Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 MaineCare payment adjustments
- 2014 Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 reversal claims added to Infinite Campus reports**
- Corrections to 2014 Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 MaineCare payment adjustments
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Maine DOE invites educators to performance assessment webinar
The Maine DOE is inviting Maine educators to participate in a free webinar, Laying the Foundation for Performance Assessment: Lessons Learned from the Innovation Lab Network Pilot in New England, on Wednesday, May 27 at 3 p.m.
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Newly released ACCESS for ELLs® score reports a resource for supporting students
The Maine DOE is reminding schools that the ACCESS for ELLs® score reports received earlier this month can be used to determine if individual English learners are meeting expected English language proficiency growth.
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Maine DOE recognizes reward schools
The Maine DOE is recognizing 21 schools across the state for their high performance or progress as measured by the State’s federally required accountability system. Continue reading “Maine DOE recognizes reward schools”
Maine DOE specialists support improvement initiatives at newly identified schools
The Department’s School Improvement Team is continuing to provide support and technical assistance to help raise student achievement at the state’s schools, including those recently identified as priority, focus and monitor under Maine’s federally required accountability system.
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Maine DOE seeks readers for 21st CCLC grant competition
The Maine DOE is seeking qualified grant readers for its upcoming 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grant application review process.
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Maine Arts Commission seeks teacher leaders for assessment initiative
The Maine Arts Commission is inviting visual and performing arts teachers to consider being a teacher leader with the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative (MAAI), phase 5.
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Maine School Nutrition Association dishes out top director, manager awards
The Maine School Nutrition Association (MSNA) has honored RSU 13 Director of School Nutrition Charles Butler as Director of the Year and Portland Public Schools Nutrition Manager Nancy McAdam as Manager of the Year.
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State releases school-based modules on tick and mosquito diseases and prevention
New modules on tick and mosquito diseases and prevention that were developed by the Maine CDC Division of Infectious Disease with input from the Maine DOE are now available to the state’s schools.
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