Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade teachers can apply for the opportunity to attend a week-long, all-expenses-paid professional development program that equips them with new ways to inspire their students in math and science.
Continue reading “Send a teacher to all-expenses-paid science, math academy”
Educators, students, business leaders and politicians are invited to attend the 2012 Maine Chinese Conference to learn how to create opportunities for cooperation between the United States and China in education and business.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2012-14 Maine Governor’s Academy for STEM Education Leadership. Continue reading “Governor’s academy for STEM leadership accepting applications”
The 2013 Maine State Science Fair is open to all high school students and will be accepting entry forms through February 1. Continue reading “Register for 2013 state science fair”
The U.S. Department of State offers four different scholarships for American high school students to study abroad in selected countries. Continue reading “Youth exchange scholarships available to high school students”
The proposed amendments for Chapter 61, “Rules for Major Capital School Construction,” which is a State Board of Education rule, makes no significant changes. It is strictly to clarify and bring consistency throughout the 34-page rule. Continue reading “Notice of Proposed Rule Change: Chapter 61, Major Capital School Construction”
Welcome to the October edition of Maine DOE Updates.
This month we’ve made history by opening Maine’s first two charter schools, offering students more choices when it comes to their education. We also released Maine’s annual accountability results, which showed that submitting a request last month for flexibility under our current accountability system was the right decision.
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”
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. Maine schools aren’t doing any worse than last year, but the current AYP system requires schools each year to meet higher testing targets than the previous year, and it doesn’t recognize any degree of improvement unless AYP is met. That’s not fair to our schools, and it’s not fair to our kids.
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”
