The Department of Education’s Bright Futures report, a report on the current state of middle-level education to make recommendations for improvement, brought 64 leaders from all avenues of education to Belgrade Lakes last month. Continue reading “Education leaders develop middle-level learning at Bright Futures meeting”
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ASVAB career exploration test not just for students interested in military
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) provides high quality career exploration and planning materials at no cost to high schools or students throughout the country.
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Students start culinary program to better school lunch
Teachers at The REAL School, a public alternative and special education school in Falmouth, started an agriculture and culinary arts program this past year, utilizing adventure- and project-based service learning practices to enhance the school lunch program with locally grown produce. This brief video by Wisconsin PBS documents the school’s approach and the inspirational results.
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Transportation data form (EF-M-43) for year ending June 30, 2012 is not required, but due in 2013
UPDATE: Please not that the form for the year ending June 30, 2013 is due, as of Sept. 15, 2013. It can be accessed here: http://www.maine.gov/education/forms/misteam/efm43/efm43menu.htm. If you have not yet completed that, please do so as soon as possible. Please contact Paula Gravelle with any questions at 624-6792 or paula.b.gravelle@maine.gov.
State-required special education forms updated
The English versions of all the state-required special education forms have been updated. The new versions of the forms (they include the new DOE logo) now have the date of 08/01/2012 at the bottom of the last page of the form.
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$5,000 environmental education grants available
The Maine Environmental Education Association is seeking proposals from schools, non-profit organizations, community groups and local or state agencies for environmental education grants up to $5,000.
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Leadership program for superintendents, principals welcomes applications
UPDATED: The program will launch on August 16 and 17 with an opening retreat and will conclude in late June 2013.
The Leadership Maine: Education Leaders Experience offers established educational leaders a truly unique learning opportunity over a span of 12 months.
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Priceless moments, both near and far
By Alana Margeson
As an only child growing up surrounded by potato fields in beautiful Aroostook County, I dreamed of visiting faraway places. My mother subscribed to National Geographic, and PBS was one of the three channels that came in without adjusting the rabbit ears too much. These two resources fueled my imagination.
Maine schools to implement new nutrition rule
The final rule, “Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs” was published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) on January 26, 2012. This final rule updates the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to align them with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Continue reading “Maine schools to implement new nutrition rule”
Additional lunch reimbursements available
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) requires that an additional six-cents-per-lunch reimbursement be provided to School Food Authorities (SFAs) certified by the Maine Department of Education, in compliance with new meal pattern requirements. On October 1, 2012, this additional reimbursement becomes available to certified school food authorities. Certification procedures will require SFAs to submit documentation demonstrating compliance with the updated meal patterns consistent with the final meal pattern regulation.
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