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Call for data training feedback
In an effort to make data training opportunities available, the Maine Department of Education has created a survey to guide training decisions. Continue reading “Call for data training feedback”
Staff data requirements to change in October
The Department is moving to require work or business email addresses for all school staff. This is a broadening of the current requirement of work/business emails for principals and superintendents.
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Basic School Approval Form (EF-I-291) issue
We have become aware that there is an issue with Item # 3 in the school administrative unit (SAU) section of the EF-I-291 Basic School Approval Form.
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School bus refurbishment: shorter subsidy turnaround in August
Fiscal Year 2012-13 subsidy is available when districts contract school bus refurbishment by August 31, 2012.
Typically, districts receive subsidy during the fiscal year following the contract. However, contracts signed during August 2012 will receive subsidy in the current fiscal year. Continue reading “School bus refurbishment: shorter subsidy turnaround in August”
Student-produced video a finalist in film festival
Nancy Nickerson’s fourth grade students at South Elementary School in Rockland were recently recognized as finalists for their short film at the 35th annual Maine Student Film and Video Festival in Waterville.
Her students created an anti-bullying video titled The Domino Effect, for which they acted, directed, edited, and wrote the script. When the film aired as part of the Maine International Film Festival on July 21, Nickerson’s students traveled to the Waterville Opera House for the premiere.
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Minimum teacher salary supplement repealed
Effective with the 2012-13 school year, Public Law 2011 Chapter 477 Part D (LD 1816) has repealed the Minimum Teacher Salary Supplement (20-A MRSA §15689 sub-§7 and sub-§8 have been repealed). This action by the legislature repealed the law that had required the State to provide the funding to school administrative units to pay the difference between the locally established salary and the statutory minimum amount of $30,000.
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DOE announces two staff changes
Maine DOE is proud to announce two recent appointments to leadership roles.
Commissioner Stephen Bowen’s remarks at July 25 news conference
The following are Commissioner Stephen Bowen’s remarks from today’s joint news conference with Gov. Paul LePage. Please see the fact sheet for more information about the Harvard study.
Good afternoon, and thank you, Governor, for your attention to this important report and for your commitment to the education of Maine’s kids.
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Fact sheet: Educational progress in Maine and the Harvard study
Questions and answers
Can test scores tell you whether a school is good or bad?
No school should be labeled based solely on test scores, and we are not doing that here, either. Test scores – and the growth in test scores – are one valuable and important measure of progress. As a state, Maine is not showing any significant progress in test scores while other states are. This should be a significant concern to anyone interested in the education and future success of our students.
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