AUGUSTA – Dr. William Beardsley, Deputy Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education, announced today that he has accepted an invitation from Governor LePage to serve as the Governor’s designee on the Commission to Reform School Funding and Improve Student Performance in Maine, creating a vacancy on the commission for a representative from the Department of Education, the seat previously held by Dr. Beardsley.
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Blue Ribbon Commission announces 2016 meeting dates
This release was updated on Thursday, Sept. 8
AUGUSTA — After a survey of members of the Commission to Reform Public Education Funding and Improve Student Performance in Maine, Commission Chair Bill Beardsley is announcing the meeting schedule through the end of the year. These meetings are open to the public.
This month’s meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 29 at York County Community College in Wells in the mid-café.
Subsequent meetings will take place on the following dates:
- Monday, September 26 at 9 a.m. – RSU # 17 Central Office, located at 232 Main Street in South Paris (directly across from the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School) *Updated*
- Monday, October 17 in Lewiston at the Lewiston Regional Technical Center
- Monday, October 31, location yet to be determined
- Monday, November 28, location yet to be determined
- Monday, December 12, location yet to be determined
Agendas for all meetings will be made available in advance and documents relating to the Commission’s work can be found here, as they are made available.
The Commission to Reform Public Education Funding and Improve Student Performance in Maine was created by LD 1641 which added an additional $15 million in education funding for local schools. Based on its work, the Commission will submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by January 10, 2017 that includes findings and recommendations for action to reform public education funding and improve student performance in the State.
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Maine DOE Update – August 4, 2016
From the Maine Department of Education
Notice of new rule: Instruction related to use of CPR and AEDs in public schools
The following rule, Chapter 41: Offering Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Use of an Automated Defibrillator in Maine Public Schools, requires public schools to offer training to students on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use automated external defibrillators.
The rule was designed to ensure that the training requirements can be met without public schools being required to expand or modify their activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues.
Notices and Reporting Items
- Maine Schools Update, due August 15
- Annual Budget Reporting, due August 25
- Year End Financial Reporting, due August 25
- Year-End Report of Special Purpose Private Schools (CARES) EF-S-10, due August 31
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FY 2016 annual audit requirements
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MSAA report window opens earlier
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School transportation software updated
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Federal homeless education amendments effective October
Amendments to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act go into effect October 1. | More
Extended window for ESSA stakeholder feedback
The Department has extended the deadline for a feedback survey. Survey results will be collected now through August 31. | More
Regional SLO trainings held late August
The Department will offer Student Learning Objective (SLO) training on August 22 and 23 to school administrative units in support of the development of Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth systems. | More
NEO data workshops underway
Over 500 school administrators are participating in the 14 NEO data system training workshops across the state that began on July 19 and will finish on August 18. | More
Early college opportunities worth exploring this summer
The Maine Department of Education would like to remind high school students of the many opportunities available for an early start on a college track. | More
AP4ALL program ready for fall
Eleven of Maine’s AP4ALL instructors were in training last week, both in person and virtually. | More
Eligibility reminder for Aspirations Program
The Departments’s Aspirations Program provides eligible Maine high school students with an opportunity to receive academic credits toward both a high school diploma as well as an associate- or baccalaureate-level degree. | More
Summer Institute crosses globe, tells stories
Educators acquired new skills at the 2016 Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) Summer Institute last week. | More
Summer Institute educates over half of state’s school nurses
The Maine Department of Education hosted the 2016 School Nurse Summer Institute, Kaleidoscope of School Nursing Practice last week at Bates College in Lewiston. | More
Maine DOE seeks to fill vacancies on Title I Committee of Practitioners
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that each state educational agency that receives Title I funds must create a State Committee of Practitioners (COP) to advise the State in carrying out its responsibilities. | More
Temporary job opportunities: Assessment Administrators
Westat Data Corporation is recruiting motivated individuals who are committed to excellence and are experienced in working with primary and secondary school students for the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress for the National Center for Education Statistics. | More
First Early Childhood Education Institute planned for this month
The Maine Department of Education’s first Early Childhood Education (ECE) Institute will be held at the Augusta Civic Center on August 23-24 for over 200 ECE professionals. | More
Reminder: update school emergency operation plans
Summer provides an opportunity for school districts to complete an annual review and update of their Emergency Operations Plan, also known as a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. | More
Medicaid Educational Liaison ready to assist schools
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School transportation software updated
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Notice of new rule: Instruction related to use of CPR and AEDs in public schools
The following rule, Chapter 41: Offering Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Use of an Automated Defibrillator in Maine Public Schools, requires public schools to offer training to students on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use automated external defibrillators.
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