Emergency Legislation: An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council Regarding Respectful Language [Public Law 2011, Chapter 542 (formerly LD 1845)]
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A safety training class designed for school employees will be offered on October 11, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Augusta. The program is provided at no cost.
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Restorative School Practices of Maine, a division of the Restorative Justice Project in Belfast, is offering four workshops in restorative school practices for fall 2012.
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The Maine Department of Education has posted the Department’s Annual Regulatory Agenda 2012-13 to provide the information to possible interested parties.
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The Maine Association for Pupil Transportation announced Annesa Chambers as Bus Driver of the Year. Chambers has worked for MSAD 15 (Gray, New Gloucester) for 25 years.
Note: This is a joint letter from Commissioner of Education Stephen Bowen and Guy Cousins, director of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services in the Department of Health and Human Services. Please share this letter with school principals and Safe and Supportive School Coordinators.
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Each school administrative unit must complete and electronically submit the 2012-13 Gifted and Talented application and/or plans by Dec. 3, 2012. Continue reading “2012-13 Gifted and Talented Program annual requirements”
The Governor’s Office has issued the following notice:
AUGUSTA – In accordance with a Presidential proclamation, the United States flag and the State of Maine flag shall be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in honor of the four Americans who lost their lives after an attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. Continue reading “Flags to be flown half-staff until Sunday, September 16”
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My name is Stephen Bowen. I am the Commissioner for the Maine Department of Education, and I thank all of you for coming out today for this important event. Continue reading “Commissioner Stephen Bowen’s remarks at Literacy for ME launch in Lewiston”
LEWISTON – Literacy is not just reading and it’s not just the responsibility of schools. Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen, educators, business people and others joined together Tuesday at the Lewiston Public Library to launch a statewide effort aimed at assisting communities to build local plans for helping their kids, adults, immigrants and others achieve higher levels of literacy and be prepared for success as adults.
“All around us here in Lewiston are the sites of old textile mills where kids fresh out of high school – maybe not even with a diploma – would go to work and earn a decent living for the rest of their lives,” Bowen said. Continue reading “Communities asked to create local literacy plans”
