Below are the remarks I delivered to curriculum leaders, superintendents and school board members at separate conferences last week.
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Notice of Proposed Rule Change: Chapter 101, Maine Unified Special Education Regulations Birth to Age Twenty
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 64
POLICY CODE: GC
Maine wins $3.35m to improve special education teacher training
Federal grant will increase the ranks of highly qualified teachers working with special-needs students
AUGUSTA – Current and future teachers of special-needs students in Maine will have access to improved training to help their students succeed academically and graduate on time.
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Improvements to the school approval process
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 63
POLICY CODE: CM
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Notice of Proposed Rule Change: Chapter 61, Major Capital Construction
Note: This administrative letter was changed on Oct. 31, 2011, to amend the deadline for filing comments on the proposed rule changes to Chapter 61. The filing deadline is now Nov. 28, 2011, at 5 p.m.
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 62
POLICY CODE: FD
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Data quality recertification training starts Nov. 7
Training for school staff members who need recertification in the Maine Data Quality Certification Program will be available online from Nov. 7 to 28. The online training is available for certification in all three strands: Data Coordinator, Data Entry and Program Staff.
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Concussion initiative to expand to more schools
The Maine Concussion Management Initiative based at Colby College is expanding to serve the student-athletes at 20 more Maine high schools with the help of a $20,000 gift.
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Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey update
Data from the 2011 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey is unavailable at this time since data processing is taking longer than initially expected. No release date has been set.
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Bowen presents $25,000 Milken Award to Yarmouth teacher
Surprise! Morgan Cuthbert receives the prestigious award in front of students and colleagues
YARMOUTH – A seventh-grade mathematics and science teacher in his 12th year of teaching was honored at a surprise all-school assembly Monday afternoon with the presentation of a prestigious national teaching award, and a check for $25,000. Maine Department of Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen presented the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award to Morgan Cuthbert in front of students, colleagues, and local and state dignitaries at Frank H. Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth.
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Effective date of revised IEP and Adverse Effect form
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 61
POLICY CODE: IH
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