The daily education rates for special purpose private schools have been set for the 2014-15 school year.
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Revised: Notice of proposed rule changes: Chapter 60 & 61, Major Capital School Construction Projects
Note: This dispatch was revised on Oct. 6 to reflect a public hearing on Nov. 3 and an extension to the comment submission deadline.
The Maine DOE is proposing changes this fall to the rules regarding major capital school construction projects.
Due date extended for MEDMS Staff Data Collection
Due to the recent performance issues with the Maine Education Data Management System (MEDMS), the reporting requirement for school administrative units to complete the MEDMS Staff Data Collection for 2014-15 has been extended to Oct. 15.
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Maine DOE seeking members for NCLB committee
The Maine DOE is seeking recommendations to fill vacancies on the Title I Committee of Practitioners.
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Maine DOE reminds districts to identify English Learners for fall reporting
The Maine DOE is reminding superintendents, Infinite Campus (IC) data managers, building administrators and school office personnel of the expectation to identify English learners for the EPS October 1 Enrollment Reporting requirement due Oct 31.
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Maine DOE releases social studies webinar highlighting inquiry-based resources
The Maine DOE has created a free webinar to help educators better understand where Maine students are when it comes to developing evidence-based arguments and how to support them in improving those skills. The webinar is the latest in a series of school improvement webinars developed by the Department to support Maine schools based on needs identified from statewide student performance data.
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Maine DOE welcomes new Higher Education Specialist Angel Loredo
Angel Loredo has joined the Maine DOE as its Higher Education Specialist.
In his new role, Loredo will support development of higher education policy and oversee approval of educator preparation programming, additional degree granting for institutions of higher education and Maine proprietary schools. Loredo will work directly with the State Board of Education.
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Superintendents asked to complete survey of public preschool programs
The Maine DOE is committed to supporting and expanding high-quality public preschool programs. The Legislature passed two bills, now Public Laws, which focus on public preschool programs for children four years of age.
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Maine high schools awarded three-year grant for computer science instruction
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year $469,369 grant to improve access to computer science instruction for Maine high school students. This project is led by the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in partnership with RSU 26 in Orono and the University of Maine at Augusta.
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2015 Maine Teacher of the Year finalists in the final stages of the determination process
Finalists for Maine’s 2015 Teacher of the Year were visited by the Maine Teacher of the Year state review panel last week. As part of the 2015 Maine Teacher of the Year review process, the panel spoke with each candidate’s district administrators, fellow teachers, students and parents. The teachers will participate in their final interview with panel members this week–the last step of the determination process. Once decided, the 2015 Maine Teacher of the Year will be announced at a surprise event by the end of October.
