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FEDES applications delayed
The Maine Department of Education recently issued notice that applications would be accepted for the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services. However, upon further review of the program’s structure, the Administration has decided to rework the program’s focus. The administration would like to further investigate how the fund could be used to encourage systemic reform in underperforming schools and districts, and will propose changes to the fund’s configuration in the next legislative session.
Funding available for building renovations
The Department of Education will be accepting applications for funding of school renovation projects through the School Revolving Renovation Fund. The Department will be able to approve approximately $10 million in SRRF loans. A portion of each loan will be considered a grant and will be forgiven, and the remaining portion will be paid back over five or 10 years at zero percent interest.
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Committees forming for assessment system development
In the continuing process of developing a new assessment system, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has announced the next opportunity for Maine educators to participate. As a governing member of SBAC, Maine is afforded the opportunity to invite educators to participate in the process of reviewing test items and performance tasks for the 2013 Pilot Test.
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Deering grad makes major league baseball
Ryan Flaherty, a 2005 graduate and standout athlete of Deering High School in Portland, completed his journey to the major leagues this year when he made the Baltimore Orioles’ opening day roster.
Flaherty grew up in the North Deering neighborhood, attending Lyseth Elementary School and Lyman Moore Middle School. At Lyseth, he forged a special relationship with one of his teachers, Ron Penney. “He would always talk baseball with me,” Flaherty recalled. “I just related to him really well, and I respected the man a lot.”
In high school, Flaherty lettered in three sports – football, basketball and baseball – and he captained the 2005 football team. Flaherty was a member of one football team and two Deering baseball teams that won state championships, and he helped lead Nova Seafood to the 2004 American Legion World Series Championship.
Virtual learning center a success for family literacy program
With the press of a button, members of more than a dozen families in RSU 3 can transport themselves to the halls of Mount View High School – the virtual halls, that is. Select families in 11 Waldo County towns can enroll in this virtual learning center, which opened in 2010 as part of the Students and Parents in Cooperative Education (SPICE) Family Literacy Program that aims to overcome issues of rural isolation.
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Teachers as students
I had the chance to speak with future teachers at the University of Maine Wednesday. It was great to witness their passion for education and the student-centered direction the profession is moving in.
Maine grad rate improves again
AUGUSTA – For the second year in a row, the graduation rate in Maine has improved by a statistically significant amount. The percentage of students graduating within four year of entering high school for 2010-11 was 83.79 percent, up nearly a full percentage point compared to the previous year.
USM offers Ph.D. geared to education leaders
The University of Southern Maine will host an information session for a new doctoral program focused on educational leadership and policy on Tuesday, June 19.
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Bowen meets with future teachers at University of Maine
AUGUSTA – Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen met with future teachers at the University of Maine Wednesday to talk about how they are preparing for the profession and about new approaches to education.
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