Educating our students to be the best they can be is a top priority for my administration.
Hello. This is your Governor, Paul LePage.
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Sept. 11 and Constitution Day resources
Three important observances are coming up quickly, one of them required by federal law. This is to remind teachers, administrators and others of these important learning opportunities and to share some suggested resources.
Maine DOE as a resource, not a regulator
This blog entry was published in the September edition of The Maine Apprise, the newsletter of the Maine Principals’ Association.
As I toured schools across the state this past spring, I heard a lot from principals and assistant principals whose jobs are becoming more demanding by the day. We’re expecting our schools to prepare all students for college and careers in a constantly changing world. The expectations haven’t dropped even as funding has become tighter.
Commissioner’s Update – Sept. 1, 2011
This week, we’ve made changes to streamline the Action Items section of the Commissioner’s Update. We’ll post notices of most reporting items only once – and we’ll post many of them earlier than we have been in order to give more lead time.
As in the past, we won’t provide notice of every form that’s due — monthly food service reporting, for example. Please be sure to check the online Reporting Calendar regularly to know which requirements have approaching deadlines.
Please encourage business managers, special ed directors, and others to sign up for the Commissioner’s Update: It’s now the primary way the Department communicates with the field.
Stay tuned for additional improvements to the online reporting calendar. We are actively seeking feedback, so let us know how we can continue to improve the reporting calendar and all of our communications.
Bowen: Arts crucial to creativity, innovation
By Argy Nestor
This post is also published on the meartsed blog.
The Commissioner of Education, Stephen Bowen, graciously took the time to answer questions about arts education for the meartsed blog. I look forward to continuing the important work of Maine arts education with the Commissioner as we move toward transforming our schools for 21st-century learning and students.
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Video challenge asks students to show creativity
Maine’s middle- and high-school students have a challenge on their hands: Show what you’re doing with your creative capabilities when you leave your art or music classroom.
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Conference offered on Common Core
Teachers, administrators and school board members will gain insight into Maine’s implementation of the Common Core state standards and federal education policy during a daylong conference on Oct. 24 in Lewiston.
Conference looks at ‘literacy and the brain’
An October conference in Machias will bring together teachers, special educators, learning disabilities specialists, school psychologists, curriculum development specialists and school administrators to examine the neurological and cognitive deficits underlying the most common types of literacy problems.
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Two gifted-and-talented workshops this fall
The Maine Department of Education is sponsoring free workshops this fall for teachers and administrators new to working in and overseeing gifted and talented education programs.
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Online sessions focus on PreK, Title I
Two national organizations are collaborating to offer webinars in the coming months focused on the use of federal Title I funds in early childhood education.
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