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Maine DOE Updates – Oct. 17, 2011
This month, we bring you more news to celebrate from 17 schools in the Portland area that have won awards in the HealthierUS School Challenge, the latest developments on the implementation of Maine’s new public charter schools law, dispatches from three recent training events attended by Maine teachers, and preliminary thoughts from Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen on Maine’s efforts to secure a waiver from the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
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Commissioner’s Update – Oct. 13, 2011
Today, though, we bring you news about two ways the Department of Education is working to make it easier for our school districts to manage their central-office operations and, as a result, spend more of their resources where they should be spent — in the classroom.
First, in today’s update, we’re announcing that the Department has signed a contract with Pearson to make its PowerSchool product a second, state-supported student information system for Maine schools. (We have already been supporting district implementation of Infinite Campus.) We’re also offering a reminder about Transfinder — a software program the Department offers to school districts at no charge to help them plan more efficient school bus routes that result in savings.
Both announcements are part of the Department of Education’s efforts to be more of a resource to our school districts — all in support of the teaching and learning at the core of our mission.
Arts educators focus on assessment
PORTLAND – More than 200 arts educators from across Maine gathered at the University of Southern Maine on Oct. 7 to work on integrating assessment into their classrooms.
Week of Oct. 17-21 to highlight bus safety
National School Bus Safety Week will raise awareness about safety on the school bus and challenge students to create posters promoting a special safety-related theme.
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Input sought on early learning guidelines
A special state panel formed to review Maine’s Early Childhood Learning Guidelines is seeking input from kindergarten teachers. The input will inform the panel’s revisions to the 2005 document.
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Transfinder training season begins Oct. 19
The fall training season for Transfinder routing, scheduling, and fleet maintenance software begins Wednesday, Oct. 19 and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 13.
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DOE announces Leased Space approvals
The Maine Department of Education has completed its review of FY 2012 leased-space applications and posted the results of its review online at: http://www.maine.gov/education/const/lease/home.htm.
DOE to fund implementation of PowerSchool, Infinite Campus
The Maine Department of Education has selected Pearson’s PowerSchool as a second state-supported student information system for Maine’s school districts.
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Science conference focuses on standards blueprint
Maine science teachers devoted their annual conference on Oct. 7 to understanding the document that will serve as the backbone for the Next Generation Science Standards.
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