The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program will provide a four-week summer seminar in China in 2013. Continue reading “Fulbright summer program for foreign language, social science educators”
Register for service learning PD opportunities
The KIDS Consortium will be conducting three service learning and civic engagement professional development opportunities in Maine in the coming months. Continue reading “Register for service learning PD opportunities”
HS grads eligible for scholarship to study Mandarin in Taiwan
The Ministry of Education in Taiwan is accepting applications for the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship HES for summer 2013. Continue reading “HS grads eligible for scholarship to study Mandarin in Taiwan”
Special ed’s revocation of parental consent matrix available
The Maine DOE has updated a guidance document, initially developed by Marcye Gray, which reviews the effects and implications of a parent’s decision to revoke consent for provision of special education services. Continue reading “Special ed’s revocation of parental consent matrix available”
School food service staff honored
The Department of Education Child Nutrition Services and Maine School Nutrition Association recently honored several local food service staff members for their 20 years or more of service. Continue reading “School food service staff honored”
Students praise learner-centered instruction at RTI conference
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Teachers, administrators and superintendents eager to incorporate response to intervention (RTI) and student-centered learning practices into their curricula flooded the Augusta Civic Center for breakout training sessions at the Experts Down the Hall conference on Monday. But it was seven RSU 2 students who stole the show during the student panel on learner-centered instruction.
This year’s Hall-Dale High School seniors will be the first graduating class to have spent all four secondary education years in a student-centered learning environment—and they raved about their experience.
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Back up transportation data in advance of Sandy
Transfinder, the bus routing software provider that the state and some individual districts have contracted with, has warned users that they should back up their Routefinder Pro data source as a precaution due to the impending severe weather.
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Commissioner’s Update – October 25, 2012
We know that districts look to us for subsidy information in as timely a fashion as possible each spring.
It’s a significant task preparing the information, and one that we cannot even begin until we have all the data from individual school districts. Please do your part to make sure we can provide you with the information you need by getting us the information we need.
Schools, governor recognize National School Bus Safety Week
Schools across the nation are recognizing 2012 National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 22 through 26.
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Sanford walks for suicide awareness
Thanks to Jobs for Maine’s Graduates for sharing the following article with the Maine DOE for publication.
Melissa Small, the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates specialist at Sanford High School, and three of her students participated in the Out of the Darkness Walk in Gowen Park in Sanford on Sept. 29. The event raised $1,197 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
