The Maine Department of Education’s English as a Second Language/Bilingual Programs, in collaboration with Project Reach at the University of Maine, provided training on Maine’s English Language Development (ELD) standards last week to 60 teachers and administrators from 31 SAUs, including Caribou, Ellsworth, Berwick and all points between.
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The Maine Department of Education has developed a companion document to the legally-required procedural safeguards. Continue reading “Parent-friendly procedural safeguards available”
The Maine Department of Education is proposing changes to Chapter 101, “Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty,” a Maine Department of Education rule. Continue reading “Notice of Proposed Rule Change: Chapter 101, Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty”
The Department will be accepting applications for the Federal Qualified School Construction Bond Program through Dec. 14, 2012.
The following is a news release from the Maine State Board of Education.
AUGUSTA – Dr. Steven Pound, chairman of the Maine State Board of Education, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the National Association of State Boards of Education. Continue reading “State ed board chair receives national honor”
The Department has updated the Question and Answer document relating to Rule Chapter 33, “Rule Governing Physical Restraint and Seclusion.” Continue reading “Rule Chapter 33 Q & A updated”
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education released its annual report Thursday on the progress of schools under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The results show a majority of schools not attaining the targets set under the federal rules.
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Today the Department released its annual report on school progress under the No Child Left Behind Act, which showed that a majority of schools aren’t meeting federal targets—just as we anticipated.
We, along with most other states, don’t believe AYP accurately measures school success. Continue reading “Looking forward to better accountability system”
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium recently released a set of sample assessment items and performance tasks in English language arts/literacy and mathematics to help teachers, administrators and policymakers better understand the Common Core State Standards and prepare for the implementation of the Smarter Balanced assessments.
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The Maine DOE nutrition staff has provided training to all local northern Aroostook County directors and some local staff regarding the new meal pattern.
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