Restorative School Practices of Maine, a division of the Restorative Justice Project, is offering six workshops in restorative school practices for spring 2013. Check the RJP website for further details and a registration link.
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The Maine Department of Education has launched a new sub-site for professional school counselors, who serve a vital role in maximizing student success. K-12 school counselors should visit the School Counseling home page to view relevant information, tools and resources.
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The Maine Department of Education’s Certification Office is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. Much care was taken to provide Maine’s education community with the necessary materials for all its credentialing needs.
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The second and final draft of the Next Generation Science Standards was released to the public Tuesday. Maine is one of 26 lead states participating in this state-led, national effort to improve science learning for all students through the development of more effective and rigorous science standards.
We encourage educators and others to review this draft and offer feedback via the NGSS survey by Jan. 29. Individuals may look over only a portion of the standards, but collectively many people across the state will have contributed to the review of the entire document.
After the 2009 H1N1 Influenza pandemic, several evaluations were conducted to determine how effective the influenza vaccine is for protecting children. Maine participated in one of these evaluations.
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Educators of English language learners are invited to register for subject-specific professional development training on the Common Core State Standards, provided by the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition. The webinar session will take place Jan. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. (EST).
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Mrs. Leslie Marquis and her Biology II class at Wisdom Middle/High School in St. Agatha, ME, after winning the S.W. Cole Engineering contest, “Dig Into Science.” The class won $1,000 to spend on a field trip to the location of their choice.
Eleven school districts submitted Federal Qualified School Construction Bond (QSCB) applications to the Department during the current application cycle requesting bonding authority. Continue reading “Department determines 11 school districts meet criteria for school construction bond”
The PAAP secure online Task Bank is available to all test administrators. The PAAP testing window is Dec. 1, 2012, through April 30, 2013. Please ensure that all students are enrolled in the Task Bank no later than March 1, 2013.
The Maine Department of Education is pleased to announce an opportunity for schools to participate in two separate computer-based testing pilot opportunities.
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