Public forums, online feedback will be used in request for federal flexibility
AUGUSTA — The federal government is offering Maine, like all other states, a chance to develop its own system of accountability and recognition of schools — allowing the state to jettison what many now consider unrealistic and unfair requirements and negative labels in the current No Child Left Behind Act.
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The Maine Department of Education wants to hear from you as it puts together a request to the federal government for flexibility in holding schools accountable and recognizing their success under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (commonly known as No Child Left Behind).
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Middle school students at the Dedham School spent some time this fall scouring a local stream for an invasive species known as didymo, or more commonly known as “rock snot.”
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The Maine Learning Technology Initiative and the non-profit organization Common Sense Media are continuing their partnership this year in an effort to bring a digital citizenship curriculum to Maine schools.
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Students from more than 30 Maine schools will participate in testing as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) this school year.
This week, we’ve launched an expanded and growing web page where we’ll continue to post details about our efforts to secure NCLB flexibility. Soon, that page will also have details about how you can have your say in the process.
The specially appointed task force exploring the expansion of early post-secondary education opportunities for high school students has completed a survey of the state’s high schools that intends to gauge existing opportunities and areas for expanding such opportunities.
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The Maine Department of Education once again has a staff member specializing in social studies instruction.
Kristie Littlefield began work this fall as the Department’s social studies content specialist and liaison to the Western Maine superintendents’ region.
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Note: Additional forums have been scheduled since the initial publication of this announcement. Those forums marked by an * are new additions to the schedule.
Science teachers and others are invited to attend a “Dine and Discuss” event in their region in December or January to learn about the recently released “Framework for K-12 Science Education” document from the National Academies of Science and the upcoming development of the Next Generation Science Education Standards.
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Superintendents:
If you are concerned with the mathematics skills of your local secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) students and if you have not met your federal performance indicators in CTE, consider participating in a local-level pilot of the successful national Math-in-CTE program.
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