Category: Newsroom Articles

Proficiency in World Languages more than just vocabulary

As Maine moves to a proficiency-based diploma, students will be required to demonstrate proficiency in content areas including World Languages.

World Languages are specific linguistic systems that involve not just vocabulary or “term sets,” but also reveal perspectives, expose cultures, allow students to interpret authentic cultural materials and engage in conversation in languages other than their own, and are organized and expressed through a structuring grammar and syntax. Continue reading “Proficiency in World Languages more than just vocabulary” →

Literacy for ME community literacy webinar series underway

Recognizing the value of literacy to social and economic well-being, communities across Maine have formed literacy teams to promote birth to adult literacy education efforts.  Many of these teams formed in response to the Maine DOE’s Literacy for ME initiative. Continue reading “Literacy for ME community literacy webinar series underway” →

Deadline approaching for Margaret Chase Smith Essay Contest

The deadline for the 18th annual Margaret Chase Smith Essay Contest is April 1.  In honor of Senator Smith’s trailblazing run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1964, the theme this year is to assess the changes the United States has undergone over the past 50 years.  Eight cash prizes ranging from $50 to $1,000 will be awarded.  For more information, please visit the library’s website or call 207-474-7133.

Additional guidance on transportation inclusion in IEP

The Maine DOE recently issued guidance regarding the provision of transportation to special education students.  In response to questions we’ve received as a result of that dispatch, the Department wishes to provide additional clarity. Continue reading “Additional guidance on transportation inclusion in IEP” →

Yarmouth middle school finalist for national environmental competition

The Frank H. Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth has been named as one of 15 national finalists for the Samsung Solve to Tomorrow Grant. The environmental issue students focused on for the competition was the invasive European Green Crab that is currently having a negative impact on Maine’s shellfish industry and coastal environments.  Continue reading “Yarmouth middle school finalist for national environmental competition” →