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Resources available to support transition to computerized English language...
In 2015-2016, ACCESS for ELLs 2.0, a computerized assessment, will replace the current paper-based version of ACCESS for ELLs for Grades 1-12. The paper-based assessment will continue to be available...
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Department provides answers to proficiency FAQs
As the Class of 2018 enters its first year of secondary school, school leaders are thinking deeply and asking questions about what it means to award a proficiency-based diploma after Jan. 1, 2018. In...
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Panel convened by Education Commissioner to improve Maine learning results,...
Recommendations will inform improvements the Maine Department of Education intends for the state’s math and English language arts standards AUGUSTA – Maine’s Education Commissioner is asking the public...
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Maine’s Teacher of the Year asks for votes
The Department is encouraging Mainers to vote for Karen MacDonald, the current Maine Teacher of the Year, in her quest to win a $2,500 grant to extend learning opportunities to struggling students in...
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Nominations open for state’s top financial literacy educator
The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy is seeking nominations for the Maine Jump$tart Coalition Educator of the Year Award. This award was created to recognize a Maine educator...
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Maine high schools invited to register for Poetry Out Loud competition
Maine high schools are invited to register for Poetry Out Loud, a nationwide program that encourages youth to learn about poetry through memorization and recitation while helping students master public...
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Smarter Balanced Digital Library surpasses 2K item mark, workshops offered
The Maine DOE is pleased to announce the Smarter Balanced Digital Library, a collection of vetted instructional, assessment and professional development resources, currently contains more than 2,000...
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All students, all standards but different demonstrations of proficiency
As Maine moves toward a proficiency-based education system that will ensure students graduate from our high schools having mastered State learning standards, I am often asked what this expectation...
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Longtime Skowhegan special educator Maine’s 2015 Teacher of the Year
Longtime MSAD 54 special educator Jennifer Dorman is the 2015 Maine Teacher of the Year, the second special education teacher ever to receive this honor. Pictured here: Skowhegan Area Middle School...
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Final deadline for proficiency-based diploma extension applications Oct. 18
The final deadline for districts looking for an extension in implementing a proficiency-based diploma requirement is next week. Earlier this year, the Department released six extension request options...
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