AUGUSTA – Maine is now the 36th state to join the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), an initiative that will make distance-education courses more accessible to students across state lines and make it easier for institutions to participate in interstate distance education. Continue reading “Maine joins national initiative to broaden access to postsecondary learning”
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Health, physical education, recreation and dance annual conference a success
Over 500 physical education and health education teachers, as well as dance educators and recreation personnel participated in over 80 conference sessions and workshops earlier this month at the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) Seventieth Annual Conference in Rockport. Sessions focused on best practices and innovative ideas, proficiency-based education, assessment and more. Click here to access session materials available on the Maine AHPERD website.
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Kennebec Valley Showcase
Twelve school systems of the 15 from Kennebec Valley were involved in an interactive showcase event sharing a number of innovative and supportive learning opportunities available in their schools this week at the University of Maine at Augusta.
PK-12 and higher education summit
Maine DOE staff joined approximately 100 faculty, admissions staff and leadership from the University of Maine System and the Community College System for the Summit on Informing and Aligning ME Public Higher Institutions with ME Public K-12: Proficiency & Assessment Activities on Nov. 6.
Proficiency-based education transition grants allocated
The Maine DOE released the 2015-16 transition funds to Maine school administrative units. The proficiency-based education transition grants, awarded annually to school administrative units since Oct. 2013, are intended to be used to support schools’ transition to proficiency-based learning and the awarding of proficiency-based diplomas.
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Maine recognized for rules regarding student restraints
“Maine ranked one of the best in nation for rules limiting student restraints.” That is the headline from a news article this month referencing an online publication, ProPublica, a Pultizer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.
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Notice of proposed rule changes: Chapter 101, Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty
The Maine DOE is proposing a refinement to two sections of Rule Chapter 101.
Maine DOE offers technology support for ACCESS 2.0
To support districts with technology downloads and installing the Test Management System for the computer-based ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 assessment, the Maine DOE is offering Preparing Technology for WIDA ACCESS for ELL 2.0 Assessment Webinar Thursday, Nov. 19 at noon.
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Assistant Superintendent of the Year named
Assistant Superintendent Emil Genest of Regional School Unit 22 has been named Assistant Superintendent of the Year by the Maine School Superintendents Association. The award was presented at an October annual meeting citing Genest for his expertise in finance and school construction.
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Public school approval report
Administrative Letter Number: 3
Policy Code: CL
To: Superintendents of Schools, Business Managers/Bookkeepers
From: William H. Beardsley, Acting Commissioner
Date: November 5, 2015
Re: Public School Approval Report
The Public School Approval Report is due Tuesday, December 1, 2015.
