Child Nutrition Programs of the Maine DOE has a new ride and it’s the first in the Northeast.
There is a lot that is “New” in the Certification Office
Resources on Certification Office website
The Maine DOE now provides requirements checklists for each Certification & Subject Endorsements available for educator certification on the Department’s website here: www.maine.gov/doe/cert/initial/requirements.html.
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Totally Trades!
This year marked the 12th anniversary of Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community’s free day-long conference, Totally Trades, which encourages girls in grades 8-12 to consider careers in fields traditionally dominated by men.
Tentative IDEA Part B Local Entitlement allocations available
The tentative Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Local Entitlement allocations for the 2016 fiscal year are available here on the Maine DOE’s Office of Special Services website. Preschool fund awards are still being determined. Final award notices will be sent in the coming weeks at which time the Local Entitlement applications will be opened for completion.
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Office of Special Services updates forms
The Maine DOE Office of Special Services has completed revisions of the following forms: Individualized Education Program (IEP), Written Notice, Optional 7-Day Waiver, and Learning Disability Evaluation Report. They are now posted on our website at www.maine.gov/doe/specialed/forms/.
Maine DOE offers one-on-one support for new NCLB coordinators
The Maine DOE is offering face-to-face training in July to provide guidance to new coordinators for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)/No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Titles and use of federal grant funds.
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SAUs agree on pathways for students in special purpose private schools
Students who are placed by their school administrative unit in a special purpose private school must be assured of a pathway to graduation from that SAU. That assurance, and a description of the pathway, is documented in a written agreement signed by both the SAU and the SPPS for each student at the SPPS.
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Competitive Skills Scholarship Program now accepting applications
The Competitive Skills Scholarship Program, designed to help Maine residents learn new skills and succeed in a changing economy, is currently accepting applications.
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Materials released in advance of Commissioner’s Conference
The following Priority Notice was distributed to school superintendents today in advance of the 104th Annual Commissioner’s Conference for Superintendents:
Dear Superintendents,
We look forward to working with you next week during the 104th Annual Commissioner’s Conference for Superintendents, scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 28 at Sunday River’s Jordan Hotel in Newry.
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Maine DOE Monthly – June 23, 2015
Welcome to the June issue of the Maine DOE Monthly, which provides a recap of some of the month’s news from the Department.
Summer Calendar Items
Following the success of the February webinar and regional schoolwide information sessions, the Maine DOE continues to provide guidance to Title I schools as they complete their Annual Schoolwide Plan Review, due July 1. Read more
Beginning with the 2015-16 school year, all staff charged with data collection must attend a training session as MEDMS transitions to NEO. Register here
The 2015 MLTI Summer Institute is slated for July 21-23 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Don’t miss out. Register here
And planning into the fall, the Maine DOE will be offering an evidence-based practice IEP Goal Writing for College, Career and Community Readiness work shop. Read more
Aiming for a Healthy Summer
The Maine DOE is helping with nourishment for the brain and body this summer with its Literacy for ME and Summer Foods Program. A host of schools in low-income areas across the state are summer meal sites. Find a summer meal site
Avoid what’s called the “summer slide,” with a good book or two. The Maine DOE’s Literacy for ME initiative has resources to support summer literacy listed here.
Congratulations Are In Order
Accolades go to teachers and their students alike this past school year. Two state finalists were honored by Maine DOE for the 2014 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science (PAEMST). Read more
A national nonprofit group devoted to the teaching and learning of American history named Cyndi Broyer of New Suncook Elementary School in Lovell, as the 2015 Maine History Teacher of the Year. Read more
Who will be named The 2016 Maine Teacher of the Year? Read about the semi-finalists here.
Twenty six of Maine’s top Career & Technical Education students were honored. Their names and fields of study are listed here.
Thirty three students were honored by the Maine Humanities Council for the 2015 Letters About Literature contest. Read more
Read on for a roundup of other recent updates from the Department and as always, stay tuned to our Newsroom and weekly Commissioner’s Updates for the latest news you can use from the Maine DOE.
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