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Informational Letters Archive
This contains archived Informational Letters only.
Informational Letters were discontinued in April 2011.
You can find Administrative Letters and other news, views, and updates in the Maine DOE Newsroom.
2010 - 2011
- Letter #081 DRC v. MDOE Corrective Action Plan: Mandatory Training [4/22/2011]
- Letter #080 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 [4/15/2011]
- Letter #079 MaineCare Update [4/14/2011]
- Letter #078 Conference on Sex Education [3/25/2011]
- Letter #077 2011 Regional Safety Conference for Maine Student Transportation Personnel [3/16/2011]
- Letter #076 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools -Webinar: Earthquake Safety & Mitigation for Schools [3/7/2011]
- Letter #075 Comprehensive School Health Education Spring Conference – Save the Date Information [3/4/2011]
- Letter #074 Major Capital Improvement Applications – Proposed Priority List [3/3/2011]
- Letter #073 Maine State Science Fair – The Jackson Laboratory Steps Forward as New Statewide Coordinator [2/25/2011]
- Letter #072 State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) Educator Quality and Effectiveness Survey 2010-2011 Data Collection [2/24/2011]
- Letter #071 Maine’s IDEA Part C and Part B Applications for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2011: Due On or Before May 10, 2011 [2/24/2011]
- Letter #070 Students in Department of Corrections Detention [2/24/2011]
- Letter #069 Preliminary 2011-12 General Purpose Aid for Local Schools [2/18/2011]
- Letter #068 Preliminary General Purpose Aid for Local Schools (GPA) Funding for FY 2011-12 [2/16/2011]
- Letter #067 Seeking Recommendations for the 2011 Maine Educator Talent Pool [2/8/2011]
- Letter #066 National School Counseling Week [2/4/2011]
- Letter #065 PRIORITY: Snow Loads on School Roofs [2/4/2011]
- Letter #064 MaineCare Enrollment and Claims Billing Related to Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapies [2/3/2011]
- Letter #063 Spring 2011 Maine High School Assessment (MHSA)/SAT Initiative Guidelines and Updates [1/31/2011]
- Letter #062 Interrelationship of Monthly ARRA Expenditure Reports and MEDMS [1/21/2011]
- Letter #061 Approval of Teacher Evaluation Systems Using Student Assessments [1/20/2011]
- Letter #060 MaineCare Reimbursement: Model Form for Consent for Release of Information to Access Reimbursement; Link to other MaineCare Resource Documents [1/12/2011]
- Letter #059 Individual Education Plan Guidance Document [1/4/2011]
- Letter #058 School Facilities Management System (SFMS) Survey Updates and Training Opportunity [1/4/2011]
- Letter #057 Multiple Measures of Educator Effectiveness: Bridging Research and Practice Conference January 12, 2011, University of Southern Maine, Portland [12/20/2010]
- Letter #056 Qualified School Construction Bonds and Qualified Zone Academy Bonds [12/20/2010]
- Letter #055 Special Education Accountability System Replacing Administrative Letter #31 (February 2, 2010) [12/16/2010]
- Letter #054 Healthy Maine Partnership RFP Opportunity [12/10/2010]
- Letter #053 2010-2011 Public School Tuition Rates [12/8/2010]
- Letter #052 School Transportation Software – Transfinder Training Scheduled [12/6/2010]
- Letter #051 Audit Deadline Reminder [11/29/2010]
- Letter #050 School Facilities Template and Software Evaluation – Maintenance Template (Maine School Facilities Maintenance Plan, MeSFMP) and Capital Improvement Software (School Facilities Management System, SFMS/VFA) [11/18/2010]
- Letter #049 Proposed Amendments to Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth To Age Twenty (MUSER) [11/17/2010]
- Letter #048 Accepting Nominations for 2012 Maine Teacher of the Year [11/15/2010]
- Letter #047 MUSER Questions and Answers [11/5/2010]
- Letter #046 Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Private Schools [11/5/2010]
- Letter #045 Parent Organizations Training [11/3/2010]
- Letter #044 MaineCare Update [10/29/2010]
- Letter #043 Maine Teacher Shortage Area Identification for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 School Years for Designation by the U. S. Department of Education [10/28/2010]
- Letter #042 Approval of FY 2011 Leased Space Applications [10/18/2010]
- Letter #041 Resource Kits for State Performance Plan Indicators [under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)] [10/18/2010]
- Letter #040 Approval of FY 2011 School Revolving Renovation Fund (SRRF) Applications [10/13/2010]
- Letter #039 Bed Bug Guidance and Resources [10/7/2010]
- Letter #038 Updates on Education Jobs [10/7/2010]
- Letter #037 Student Confidentiality in the School Food Service Program [10/4/2010]
- Letter #036 Audit Deadline Reminder [10/4/2010]
- Letter #035 Annual School Chemical Inventory [10/1/2010]
- Letter #034 Curtailment Does Not Impact Education Funding [10/1/2010]
- Letter #033 Alcohol Awareness Day [9/28/2010]
- Letter #032 Changes to October 1, 2010 Student Data Collection [9/28/2010]
- Letter #031 Migrant Liaison [9/28/2010]
- Letter #030 Announcing Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison and Keeping Maine’s Children Connected Liaison Training Dates [9/14/2010]
- Letter #029 Clarification of Medical Use of Marijuana Act [9/13/2010]
- Letter #028 HEALTH ALERT: Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Schools [9/10/2010]
- Letter #027 PRIORITY - Certification on Constitutionally Protected Prayer [9/10/2010]
- Letter #026 Amendment of Title 20-A, Chapter 213 (Student Eligibility) and Chapter 221 (School Records, Audits and Reports Regarding Students Placed by the Department of Health and Human Services) [9/9/2010]
- Letter #025 Storage of Hazardous Chemicals in Schools, CMR 05-071, Chapter 161 [9/8/2010]
- Letter #024 HEALTH ALERT: Heat/Air Quality Cautions for Schools [9/1/2010]
- Letter #023 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: “Project Connect” Pilot Schools (Policies and Protocols Addressing Relationship Abuse) [9/1/2010]
- Letter #022 CORRECTED: State Required Special Education Forms [8/31/2010]
- Letter #021 Advanced Placement Conference [8/31/2010]
- Letter #020 Federal Education Jobs Bill Allocations and Workbook [8/25/2010]
- Letter #019 New MEDMS ARRA Reported Data View Feature [8/24/2010]
- Letter #018 Additional Assistance and Guidance for Requesting Student Social Security Numbers [8/20/2010]
- Letter #017 Project Impact (Interagency Project for Academic and Correctional Transition) [8/20/2010]
- Letter #016 Federal Education Jobs Bill Implementation Planning [8/20/2010]
- Letter #015 Attendance at Mediations by Non-Attorney Employees of Law Offices [8/20/2010]
- Letter #014 New School Nurse Orientation [8/19/2010]
- Letter #013 Special Education Data Collection Software [8/16/2010]
- Letter #012 Mainecare Procedures and Enrollment Form for Section 28 [8/16/2010]
- Letter #011 Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute [8/11/2010]
- Letter #010 Proposed Rule Change for Adoption of Common Core Standards [8/2/2010]
- Letter #009 2011 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) [8/2/2010]
- Letter #008 Proposed Repeal of Chapter 145: Procedures for Establishing and for Student Participation in the Maine Opportunity Program [7/27/2010]
- Letter #007 99th Annual Commissioner’s School Superintendents’ Conference Follow-up [7/27/2010]
- Letter #006 ARRA Web-Based Reporting – Available Now [7/23/2010]
- Letter #005 Release of High School Graduation Rates [7/19/2010]
- Letter #004 Complimentary Maine Education and School Statutes 2010-2011 Edition [7/15/2010]
- Letter #003 Federal School-based Health Centers Grant Application [7/13/2010]
- Letter #002 Equitable Services under NCLBA for Non-Profit Special Purpose Private Schools [7/9/2010]
- Letter #001 Applications for FY 2011 Leased Instructional Space Program [7/9/2010]
2009 - 2010
- Letter #131 Year-End Pupil Transportation Reports – Due by July 31, 2010 [6/24/2010]
- Letter #130 Summary of Major Laws Related to Education Enacted by the Second Regular Session of the 124th Maine Legislature [6/16/2010]
- Letter #129 PRIORITY AND TIME SENSITIVE: ARRA Monthly Reporting To Be Completed By June 23, 2010 [6/16/2010]
- Letter #128 Grants to SAUs for Providing Educational and Related Services for Homeless Students [6/16/2010]
- Letter #127 R3 Youth Development Institute (formerly the Dropout Prevention Summer Institute) [6/14/2010]
- Letter #126 October 13, 2010 PSAT/NMSQT Registration Announcement [6/10/2010]
- Letter #125 Notice of Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) Grant Opportunity [6/10/2010]
- Letter #124 Advance Notice: Reporting 2010-2011 Staff Information [6/10/2010]
- Letter #123 Extended Deadline for Race to the Top MOUs [5/14/2010]
- Letter #122 Opportunity for Maine Schools to Expand their MLTI Deployments [5/10/2010]
- Letter #121 2009-2010 AYP Reports (Grades 3-8) and 2010-2011 AYP Reporting [5/5/2010]
- Letter #120 Race to the Top MOU Available for Signature [4/30/2010]
- Letter #119 Nominations for the 2010 Maine Curriculum Leader of the Year Award [4/29/2010]
- Letter #118 Call for Information: Forecasted Job Cuts [4/29/2010]
- Letter #117 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 13, Qualifying Examinations for Teachers, Educational Specialists and Administrators [4/28/2010]
- Letter #116 Update on MaineCare Rule Amendments [4/22/2010]
- Letter #115 ARRA/IDEA: FY 2011 Application Due May 21, 2010 [4/22/2010]
- Letter #114 Qualified School Construction Bonds and Qualified Zone Academy Bonds [4/21/2010]
- Letter #113 Teacher Evaluation Models (LD 1799) [4/14/2010]
- Letter #112 Maine Course Pathways Project [4/14/2010]
- Letter #111 Final Adoption of Amendments to Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth To Age Twenty [4/13/2010]
- Letter #110 Disclosure/Use of Free and Reduced Price Student Meal Eligibility Status [4/13/2010]
- Letter #109 CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act FY 2011 Application for State Fiscal Stabilization Funds – Phase 3, due May 14, 2010 [4/14/2010]
- Letter #108 Bullying in the Schools [4/9/2010]
- Letter #107 Budget Validation Referendum Requirements [4/9/2010]
- Letter #106 Regional ARRA Accounting Trainings [4/8/2010]
- Letter #105 Invitation to Focused RTTT Conversations [4/6/2010]
- Letter #104 School Transportation Regional Trainings [4/6/2010]
- Letter #103 Estimated Preliminary Subsidies for FY 2012 [4/1/2010]
- Letter #102 Call for Teacher Applicants - Congress in the Classroom [4/1/2010]
- Letter #101 Today’s Release of Complete School Achievement and Progress List [3/30/2010]
- Letter #100 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grants [3/29/2010]
- Letter #099 Reminder: Response to Intervention Readiness Survey [3/29/2010]
- Letter #098 Upcoming Release of Complete School Achievement and Progress List [3/25/2010]
- Letter #097 Public comment on Common Core State Standards [3/25/2010]
- Letter #096 Comprehensive Sexuality Education [3/24/2010]
- Letter #095 School Nurse of the Year Award [3/23/2010]
- Letter #094 Further Changes to Education Subsidies [3/19/2010]
- Letter #093 Summit: Fostering Financial Literacy in Maine Schools [3/17/2010]
- Letter #092 Anticipated Daily Rates for Special Purpose Schools: 2010/2011 [3/16/2010]
- Letter #090 Contracting for School Food Service Programs [3/16/2010]
- Letter #089 Math-in-CTE Professional Development [3/16/2010]
- Letter #088 Additional $5 Million in Education Subsidies [3/11/2010]
- Letter #087 Maine’s Part C and Part B Applications for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2010 Grant Awards under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) To Be Submitted On or Before May 10, 2010 Part C to the US Department of Education [3/4/2010]
- Letter #086 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: Second Annual Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference [3/4/2010]
- Letter #085 Changes to Education Subsidies [3/3/2010]
- Letter #084 Webinar, Resources, and Conference on Board Examinations Systems [3/3/2010]
- Letter #083 REVISED Dates/Locations: Race to the Top Regional Meetings [3/3/2010]
- Letter #082 Save the Date: Race to the Top Regional Meetings [2/25/2010]
- Letter #081 School Revolving Renovation Fund [2/25/2010]
- Letter #080 Qualified School Construction Bonds and Qualified Zone Academy Bonds [2/19/2010]
- Letter #079 Unsolicited Pearson Student Information System Offer [2/19/2010]
- Letter #078 Invitation to Briefing on Board Examination Systems [2/18/2010]
- Letter #077 Tomorrow’s Classrooms in Today’s Schools [2/10/2010]
- Letter #076 Important Procedural Changes to the 2009-2010 PAAP [2/8/2010]
- Letter #075 Seeking Recommendations for the 2010 Maine Talent Pool [2/8/2010]
- Letter #074 2009 Summary Report on the Immunization Status of School Children [2/5/2010]
- Letter #073 Spring 2010 Maine High School Assessment (MHSA)/SAT Initiative [2/5/2010]
- Letter #072 Conference Call Tomorrow Re: Identifying “Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools” [2/2/2010]
- Letter #071 Preliminary General Purpose Aid for Local Schools (GPA) Funding for FY 2010-11 [2/1/2010]
- Letter #070 Guidance on the Implementation of the New Regulation 101 Provision Regarding Payment of Contracted Services for Special Education [1/29/2010]
- Letter #069 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: FY 2010 Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Grant Information [1/27/2010]
- Letter #068 Transportation Routing Software [1/26/2010]
- Letter #067 MEDMS Financial System Upgrade for FY 2011 [1/25/2010]
- Letter #066 Immediate Effective Rule-Making Amendments to Maine Unified Special Education Regulation 101 Birth To Age Twenty [1/21/2010]
- Letter #065 Nominations Requested for Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program [1/19/2010]
- Letter #064 The CI2 Awards: Win $500 for Your School! [1/18/2010]
- Letter #063 Waiver of Minimum Local Required Share in FY 2011 [1/6/2010]
- Letter #062 2009-2010 Private School Tuition Rates [12/30/2009]
- Letter #061 2009 - 2010 Public School Tuition Rates [12/22/2009]
- Letter #060 State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) Educator Quality and Effectiveness Survey 2009-2010 Data Collection [12/21/2009]
- Letter #059 HEALTH ALERT: Voluntary Recall of Pediatric H1N1 Vaccine [12/15/2009]
- Letter #058 School Facilities Management System (SFMS) Training [12/11/2009]
- Letter #057 Troops to Teachers Survey [12/10/2009]
- Letter #056 “HQT” Requirements: Temporary Use of the HOUSSE Rubric [12/7/2009]
- Letter #055 Infinite Campus Enrollment Instructions for Special Education Students in Out of District Placements [12/4/2009]
- Letter #054 Accepting Nominations for 2011 Maine Teacher of the Year [0/12/2002]
- Letter #053 Proposed Amendments and Emergency Amendments to Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth To Age Twenty [12/2/2009]
- Letter #052 Invitation to Regional Meetings on Response to Intervention [12/2/2009]
- Letter #051 World AIDS Day - December 1 [11/24/2009]
- Letter #050 Training for Cohort and Transfer Certification [11/24/2009]
- Letter #049 Curtailment SAU-level Effect on FY 2010 Education Subsidies [11/20/2009]
- Letter #048 Proposed Rule Amendments: Chapter 4-A Procedural Rule: Equal Educational Opportunity – A Joint Rule of the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Human Rights Commission [11/18/2009]
- Letter #047 PRIORITY AND TIME SENSITIVE: ARRA Monthly Reporting Changes [11/13/2009]
- Letter #046 HEALTH ALERT: Consideration of relaxing requirement for doctor’s note [11/6/2010]
- Letter #045 School Facilities Management System (SFMS) Training [11/4/2009]
- Letter #044 Approval of FY 2010 Leased Space Applications [11/4/2009]
- Letter #043 Planning for Anticipated Reductions in Subsidy [11/3/2009]
- Letter #042 HEALTH ALERT: Repeat H1N1Conference Call on Tuesday and Additional H1N1 Information [10/30/2009]
- Letter #041 7th Annual Energy Savings Tip Contest for All Maine 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders [10/29/2009]
- Letter #040 HEALTH ALERT: Conference Call on H1N1 School Closings; Funds Available for Vaccination Clinics; Additional H1N1 Guidance [10/28/2009]
- Letter #039 Responding to Questions About the Impact of Question 1 [10/15/2009]
- Letter #038 School Construction Update: [1] Application for an Integrated, Consolidated 9-16 Educational Facility, and [2] New Construction/Renovation Application for the Major Capital Improvement Program for Rating Cycle 2010-2011 [10/15/2009]
- Letter #037 Education Budget Reduction Targets [10/13/2009]
- Letter #036 Advanced Placement Conference [10/7/2009]
- Letter #035 Energy Savings Opportunities; Call for Participants in Carbon Footprint Survey [10/6/2009]
- Letter #034 Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Private Schools [10/1/2009]
- Letter #033 PRIORITY - Certification on Constitutionally Protected Prayer [9/25/2009]
- Letter #032 PRIORITY AND TIME SENSITIVE: ARRA Monthly Reporting Due Oct. 2 [9/25/2009]
- Letter #031 Update: Financial Strategies in Difficult Times [9/23/2009]
- Letter #030 Alcohol Awareness Day [9/23/2009]
- Letter #029 Chemicals in Schools: Inventory Reminder [9/22/2009]
- Letter #028 Postponement of Requirement to Collect Student Social Security Numbers [9/22/2009]
- Letter #027 HEALTH ALERT: Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinics Delay; Additional H1N1 Planning Resources [9/22/2009]
- Letter #026 New School Nurse Orientation [9/21/2009]
- Letter #025 Transportation Routing Software [9/21/2009]
- Letter #024 2009–2010 Maine Comprehensive Assessment System (MeCAS) [9/18/2009]
- Letter #023 HEALTH ALERT: Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Schools [9/17/2009]
- Letter #022 Important Message about H1N1, flu, and schools [9/14/2009]
- Letter #021 Federal Subsidies Immediately Available to Help with Two National Board Certification Activities [9/9/2009]
- Letter #020 Constitution Day - September 17, 2009 [9/8/2009]
- Letter #019 Observance of "Maine Week of Heroes" [9/8/2009]
- Letter #018 Materials to Support Wabanaki (Maine Native) Studies [9/8/2009]
- Letter #017 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act FY 2010 Application for State Fiscal Stabilization Funds – Phase 2 [9/1/2009]
- Letter #016 Urgent Information re: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu/Respond by Sept. 8, 2009 [9/1/2009]
- Letter #015 Ensuring Safety in our Schools: Homeland Security Grants for Fiscal Year 2009 [8/31/2009]
- Letter #014 Complimentary Maine Education and School Statutes 2009-2010 Edition [8/31/2009]
- Letter #013 Maine Course Pathways: Regional Informational Sessions [8/13/2009]
- Letter #012 Superintendent's Conference Follow-Up - Standards Based Education [8/6/2009]
- Letter #011 School Facilities Management System Update [8/6/2009]
- Letter #010 Changes to the State Required Special Education Forms [8/5/2009]
- Letter #009 Reminder: Maine Department of Education Regulation 118, Purposes, Standards and Procedures for Educational Personnel Support Systems [8/5/2009]
- Letter #008 Seasonal influenza vaccine opportunities for schools – Next steps [7/29/2009]
- Letter #007 Maine Course Pathways: Save the Date [7/27/2009]
- Letter #006 Data Reporting Guidance for Alternative Organizational Structures [7/24/2009]
- Letter #005 Changes to the State-Required Special Education Written Notice Form (effective June 22, 2009) [7/24/2009]
- Letter #004 Summary of Major Laws Related to Education Enacted by the First Regular Session of the 124th Maine Legislature [7/21/2009]
- Letter #003 Removal of a Question and Answer Regarding the Speech/Language Eligibility Form [7/15/2009]
- Letter #002 Applications for FY 2010 Instructional Leased Space Program [7/9/2009]
- Letter #001 2010 Census Materials [7/8/2009]
2008 - 2009
- Letter #113 Emergency Amendments to Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth To Age Twenty [6/25/2009]
- Letter #112 Use of Title I Funds for Laptops [6/18/2009]
- Letter #111 AMENDED - Year-End Pupil Transportation Reports – Due by July 31, 2009 [6/15/2009]
- Letter #110 2009 Maine Dropout Prevention Summit [6/12/2009]
- Letter #109 Wyeth Day [6/11/2009]
- Letter #108 October 14, 2009 PSAT/NMSQT Registration Announcement [6/9/2009]
- Letter #107 Seasonal influenza vaccine opportunities for schools [6/8/2009]
- Letter #106 School Facilities Management System [6/5/2009]
- Letter #105 Requirements to Receive ARRA Funds [6/5/2009]
- Letter #104 Guidance on Transfer of School Records within the RSU/AOS [6/4/2009]
- Letter #103 Re-admitting Students and Staff after Flu-like Symptoms [5/22/2009]
- Letter #102 Maine Learning Technology Initiative Grades 7-12 [5/20/2009]
- Letter #101 Qualified School Construction Bond Program [5/18/2009]
- Letter #100 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Application for School Administrative Units for State Fiscal Stabilization Funds – Phase 1 [5/8/2009]
- Letter #099 H1N1 (“Swine Flu”) Updated Guidance and Information [5/7/2009]
- Letter #098 Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Program Update (CIMP) [5/1/2009]
- Letter #097 H1N1 (“Swine Flu”) Update: School Closure Protocol [4/29/2009]
- Letter #096 Qualified Zone Academy Bond Program [4/29/2009]
- Letter #095 Swine Influenza Guidelines for Schools [4/28/2009]
- Letter #094 Statewide Conference: Development Of Early Childhood Public Preschool Programs [4/22/2009]
- Letter #093 Distinguished Educator Positions [4/22/2009]
- Letter #092 Revised Subsidy Reports [4/17/2009]
- Letter #091 Revenue Projections and the Funding “Cliff” [4/16/2009]
- Letter #090 Systemic Complaint Policy [4/16/2009]
- Letter #089 Request for Proposals for Adult Education State Grant Program: English Literacy/Civics Education [4/16/2009]
- Letter #088 Statewide Conference: Transitioning to a Standards-Based System of Education in Maine [4/13/2009]
- Letter #087 Conference Call RE: Update on Recovery (ARRA) Funds [4/8/2008]
- Letter #086 NECAP Accommodations – Time Sensitive Survey – Response Requested [4/6/2009]
- Letter #085 Introduction to NECAP – Live Online Interactive Workshops [4/6/2009]
- Letter #084 Comprehensive Sexuality Education [4/6/2009]
- Letter #083 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: Preparedness Conference to Offer Special Tools for Schools [4/6/2009]
- Letter #082 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Food Service Equipment Assistance [4/1/2009]
- Letter #081 Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) 21st Century High School Teacher Tools and Resources Program [3/31/2009]
- Letter #080 Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Program (CIMP) Update [3/27/2009]
- Letter #079 Preliminary General Purpose Aid for Local Schools (GPA) Funding for FY 2009-10 [3/26/2009]
- Letter #078 Nominations for 2009-2010 School Nurse of the Year [3/23/2009]
- Letter #077 Recovery Update 3/20/09: Funds Anticipated [3/20/2009]
- Letter #076 2008-2009 School Year Reporting Requirements and Procedures for No Child Left Behind, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data [3/20/2009]
- Letter #075 Food Service Management Company Contracts [3/17/2009]
- Letter #074 Update on Federal Recovery Package - March 10, 2009 [3/10/2009]
- Letter #073 Inhalant Abuse Prevention [3/10/2009]
- Letter #072 Request for Proposals for the Special Services Team [3/9/2009]
- Letter #071 Conference Scheduled on Federal Recovery Package [3/6/2009]
- Letter #070 Federal Recovery Package [3/4/2009]
- Letter #069 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [3/4/2009]
- Letter #068 Maine’s Part C and Part B Applications for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2009 Grant Awards under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) To Be Submitted On or Before May 18, 2009 for Part C and May 11, 2009 for Part B to the US Department of [3/3/2009]
- Letter #067 Nominations Requested for Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program [2/27/2009]
- Letter #066 Anticipated Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Schools for 2009/2010 [2/24/2009]
- Letter #065 Role of Adult Education in Maine’s Unified Special Education Regulations (Chapter 101) [2/24/2009]
- Letter #064 State Required Special Education Forms in Acholi, Arabic, Khmer, Mandarin, Nuer, Somali and Spanish [2/19/2009]
- Letter #063 Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Program (CIMP) for IDEA [2/12/2009]
- Letter #062 ATM Service and E-Rate for School Year 2009-2010 [2/9/2009]
- Letter #061 Spring 2009 Maine High School Assessment (MHSA)/SAT Initiative Updates [2/6/2009]
- Letter #060 Update on NECAP Participation [2/3/2009]
- Letter #059 2008 - 2009 TUITION RATES [1/29/2009]
- Letter #058 Seeking Recommendations for the Maine Talent Pool [1/28/2009]
- Letter #057 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [1/28/2009]
- Letter #056 Videoconferencing via ATM [1/27/2009]
- Letter #055 Regional Forums Facilitated by Members of the Diploma Stakeholder Group [1/26/2009]
- Letter #054 Supporting Children and Families of Deployed and Returning Members of the Reserves and National Guard [1/21/2009]
- Letter #053 Additions to the Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Speech/Language Eligibility Form and Classroom Observations [1/21/2009]
- Letter #052 APEX Learning Advanced Placement Exam Preparation [1/9/2009]
- Letter #051 Results from Profiled Data under IDEA State Performance Plan (SPP) Determinations [1/2/2009]
- Letter #050 Public Hearings on Proposed Rule Amendments to Chapter 131: The Maine Federal, State, and Local Accountability Standards [12/31/2008]
- Letter #049 MEDMS/Infinite Campus State Edition Behavior Module is Now Available for the Mandatory Reporting of Incidents of Prohibited Behavior for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Title IV-A [12/23/2008]
- Letter #048 Special Education Infinite Campus Issue Reported [12/19/2008]
- Letter #047 Highly Qualified Teachers Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) [12/17/2008]
- Letter #046 Energy Survey Reminder [12/8/2008]
- Letter #045 State Required Special Education Forms [12/3/2008]
- Letter #044 Nominations due for 2010 Maine Teacher of the Year [12/3/2008]
- Letter #043 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 115 [11/26/2008]
- Letter #042 Revised Spreadsheet Online [11/21/2008]
- Letter #041 Curtailment Effect on Subsidy [11/19/2008]
- Letter #040 2008 Summary Report on the Immunization Status of School Children – Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 7, and Grade 8 [11/19/2008]
- Letter #039 Information about 2008–2009 MEA and PAAP Assessments at Grades 3-8 and ELL Assessments [11/13/2008]
- Letter #038 Pending Budget Curtailment Order [11/10/2008]
- Letter #037 Withdrawal of My Voice © SurveyOpportunity [11/10/2008]
- Letter #036 New England Troops to Teachers Program – Informational Recruitment Video Link [11/7/2008]
- Letter #035 IMPORTANT NOTICE: School Emergency Preparedness Review [10/31/2008]
- Letter #034 Opportunity for Schools to Become a Designated Engineering by Design™ Site for the 2008-2009 School Year [10/24/2008]
- Letter #033 My Voice Survey [10/23/2008]
- Letter #032 Energy Survey, Please Complete [10/22/2008]
- Letter #031 Changes to the Maine Educational Assessment at Grades 3-8 [10/21/2008]
- Letter #030 Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools [10/16/2008]
- Letter #029 General Purpose Aid in the FY 2010-11 State Budget [10/14/2008]
- Letter #028 Index for the Maine Unified Special Education Regulations (MUSER) [10/10/2008]
- Letter #027 Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Funds [10/9/2008]
- Letter #026 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey [10/8/2008]
- Letter #025 Adjustments to School Construction Bonding Schedule [10/3/2008]
- Letter #024 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ANNOUNCEMENT: Youth Suicide Prevention Project Funding Opportunity for High Schools [10/2/2008]
- Letter #023 Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Private Schools [10/1/2008]
- Letter #022 Approval of FY 2009 Leased Space Applications [9/26/2008]
- Letter #021 School Unit Responsibilities Regarding Homeless Children and Youth [9/26/2008]
- Letter #020 Advanced Placement Conference [9/25/2008]
- Letter #019 Emergency Rule and Provisionally Adopted Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [9/24/2008]
- Letter #018 ADVANCE NOTICE: Youth Suicide Prevention Project Funding Opportunity [9/18/2008]
- Letter #017 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Open House for School Administrators [9/18/2008]
- Letter #016 Maine Department of Education Special Education Due Process [9/17/2008]
- Letter #015 Capital Asset Management (CAM) Program Update [9/16/2008]
- Letter #014 Chemicals in Schools: Inventory Reminder [9/16/2008]
- Letter #013 Alcohol Awareness Day [9/11/2008]
- Letter #012 New School Nurse Orientation [9/9/2008]
- Letter #011 Announcing Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison Training Dates [9/8/2008]
- Letter #010 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey [8/6/2008]
- Letter #009 Observance of “Maine Week of Heroes” [8/6/2008]
- Letter #008 Constitution Day – September 17, 2008 [8/6/2008]
- Letter #007 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [7/30/2008]
- Letter #006 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: A Sample School-Based Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [7/25/2008]
- Letter #005 Applications for FY 2009 Instructional Leased Space Program [7/25/2008]
- Letter #004 Take It Outside Campaign – Save the Date [7/22/2008]
- Letter #003 Education and School Statutes 2008-2009 Edition [7/10/2008]
- Letter #002 Visual and Performing Arts in accordance with Chapter 104 and the Maine Learning Results [7/8/2008]
- Letter #001 FY 2007 - 2008 Final Subsidy Printout (ED 281) [7/2/2008]
2007 - 2008
- Letter #113 2007-2008 School Year TeLL Maine Survey UPDATED Data Available [6/28/2008]
- Letter #112 Release to School Administrative Units of 2008 MEA and PAAP Reports [6/20/2008]
- Letter #111 Summary of Major Laws Related to Education Enacted by the Second Regular Session and First Special Session of the 123rd Maine Legislature [6/17/2008]
- Letter #110 Update on Required State Forms and Additional Web-Based Guidance [6/16/2008]
- Letter #109 October 15, 2008 PSAT/NMSQT Registration Announcement [6/13/2008]
- Letter #108 Announcing 2008 Dropout Prevention Summer Institute [6/13/2008]
- Letter #107 June Payments for Subsidy and State Ward /Agency Clients [6/10/2008]
- Letter #106 Outdoors recreation opportunity for students [5/22/2008]
- Letter #105 Maine Department of Education Diploma for Students Experiencing Educational [5/16/2008]
- Letter #104 New Rulemaking for Chapter 61: Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects As a Result of Legislation [5/14/2008]
- Letter #103 NCLB Title IID Administrative Funds Percentage Change to 3% [5/5/2008]
- Letter #102 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Application [5/5/2008]
- Letter #101 United States Department of Agriculture’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program [5/5/2008]
- Letter #100 Maine’s NBPTS Candidate Subsidy Program for Public School Teachers [5/5/2008]
- Letter #099 KickStart Campaign [4/28/2008]
- Letter #098 2007-2008 School Year TeLL Maine Survey Data Available [4/28/2008]
- Letter #097 Arts Education Statewide Census [4/2/2008]
- Letter #096 Nominations for 2008-2009 School Nurse of the Year [3/31/2008]
- Letter #095 Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant Application [3/20/2008]
- Letter #094 Rescheduling of Instructional Days Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather [3/19/2008]
- Letter #093 Maine’s Part C and Part B Applications for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2008 Grant Awards under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) To Be Submitted On or Before May, 7, 2008 for Part C and May 16,2008 for Part B to the US Department of [3/19/2008]
- Letter #092 “Going Green” in Public Schools and Special Energy Initiatives [3/13/2008]
- Letter #091 Inhalant Abuse Prevention [3/11/2008]
- Letter #090 2007-2008 School Year Reporting Requirements and Procedures for <em>No Child Left Behind, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data [3/7/2007]
- Letter #089 PRIORITY: Snow Loads on School Roofs [3/4/2008]
- Letter #088 Approval of FY 2008 School Revolving Renovation Fund (SRRF) Applications [3/3/2008]
- Letter #087 Recommendations for the Maine Talent Pool [2/25/2008]
- Letter #086 Extended Period for MEA Test Administration [2/25/2008]
- Letter #085 2008-2009 School Bus Subsidy Approvals And Denials [2/20/2008]
- Letter #084 Response to Questions from SAUs and Parents Regarding the Maine Unified [2/13/2008]
- Letter #082 Public Preschool Programs for Four Year Old Children [2/6/2008]
- Letter #081 Truancy Policies in Regards to MEDMS Enrollment [2/6/2008]
- Letter #080 Substantive Changes in Federal Medicaid Rules and Anticipated Impact [2/1/2008]
- Letter #079 No Child Left Behind Act Title IID “Enhancing Education Through Technology" Training Offered [2/5/2008]
- Letter #078 Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Private Schools [1/29/2008]
- Letter #077 ATM Broadcast Thursday: Changes in Medicaid Rules and Funding [1/28/2008]
- Letter #076 Supporting Children and Families of Deployed Members of the Reserves and National Guard [1/28/2008]
- Letter #075 Career, Technical and Community College: Virtual Fair [1/28/2008]
- Letter #074 Regional Forums [1/24/2008]
- Letter #073 Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program [1/24/2008]
- Letter #072 2008 Maine High School Assessment Administration Information [1/23/2008]
- Letter #071 Call for Nominations, Freida J. Riley Teacher Award [1/23/2008]
- Letter #070 Distinguished Educator Positions [1/17/2008]
- Letter #069 Update on Required State Forms [1/17/2008]
- Letter #068 2007 - 2008 TUITION RATES [1/4/2008]
- Letter #067 Warrant Language: Amendments to Adult Education Statute [1/4/2008]
- Letter #066 ATM Service and E-Rate for School Year 2008-2009 [1/2/2008]
- Letter #065 Exclusion from School, Due to An Outbreak of Mumps, for Children with disabilities Identified Under Chapter 101 or Section 504 Who Are Unvaccinated or Have No Acceptable Evidence of Immunity [12/21/2007]
- Letter #064 Governor’s Response to Revenue Projections [12/18/2007]
- Letter #063 Participation in the Teaching, Leading and Learning (TeLL) Survey [12/18/2007]
- Letter #062 Timeline: Children Returning to School after Mumps Vaccine [12/17/2007]
- Letter #061 SAT and PSAT/NMSQT Workshops [12/14/2007]
- Letter #060 Maine’s First Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Summit, January 24, 2008, Augusta Civic Center [12/14/2007]
- Letter #059 Update to Informational Letter #56, “Mumps Outbreak in Maine” [11/30/2007]
- Letter #058 Distance Education Survey Information Needed [11/30/2007]
- Letter #057 Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Funds Available [11/27/2007]
- Letter #056 Mumps Outbreak in Maine [11/20/2007]
- Letter #055 Information about 2007–2008 Grade 3–8 MEA, PAAP, and ELL Assessments [11/20/2007]
- Letter #054 Changes to Maine law regarding Tobacco Use on School Grounds [11/20/2007]
- Letter #053 2007 Summary Report on the Immunization Status of School Children – Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 7, and Grade 8 [11/19/2007]
- Letter #052 APEX Learning Exam Preparation [11/15/2007]
- Letter #051 Qualified Zone Academy Bond Program [11/14/2007]
- Letter #050 2007 AYP Reports and 2007-2008 AYP Reporting [11/14/2007]
- Letter #049 Reorganization Plan Checklist and Cover Page [11/13/2007]
- Letter #048 Alternative Plan Checklist and Cover Page [11/13/2007]
- Letter #047 Clarification on Key Aspects of School Administrative Reorganization [11/13/2007]
- Letter #046 Nominations for the 2009 Maine Teacher of the Year [11/9/2007]
- Letter #045 Annual Gifted and Talented Program Application [11/8/2007]
- Letter #044 School Administrative Unit (SAU) [aka Local Education Agency (LEA)] Results from Profiled Data under State Performance Plan Determinations [11/6/2007]
- Letter #043 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 101- Maine Unified Special Education Regulation [11/6/2007]
- Letter #042 Teaching, Leading, Learning Survey [11/5/2007]
- Letter #041 Identification of Migrant Children [11/2/2007]
- Letter #040 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 64 – Maine School Facilities Program and School Revolving Renovation Fund [10/31/2007]
- Letter #039 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 115 – Certification, Authorization, and Approval of Education Personnel, Part I and Part II [10/31/2007]
- Letter #038 SAU and RPC Requests for Reimbursement of Legal Costs [10/25/2007]
- Letter #037 School Nurse Access for New Immunization Information System Requires Superintendent Agreement with the Maine Immunization Program [10/25/2007]
- Letter #036 Maine Teacher Shortage Area Identification for the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 School Years for Designation by the U. S. Department of Education [10/24/2007]
- Letter #035 Announcing Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison Training Dates [10/24/2007]
- Letter #034 Approval of FY 2008 Leased Space Applications [10/23/2007]
- Letter #033 THE NEW DATE OF OCTOBER 29, 2007-Essential Programs and Services (EPS) – English as a Second Language (ESL) Information Needed [10/22/2007]
- Letter #032 Maine Department of Education Regulation 132- Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction Approved [10/22/2007]
- Letter #031 Completion of College Application as a Requirement for High School Graduation [10/22/2007]
- Letter #030 Reminder: Essential Programs and Services (EPS) – English as a Second Language (ESL) Information Needed [10/17/2007]
- Letter #029 Alternative Education Study and Program Self -Assessment [10/17/2007]
- Letter #028 Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools - A Response is required on or before October 26, 2007 [10/12/2007]
- Letter #027 Proposed Revisions to Adult Education Rules Chapters 221, 222, 229, and 230 and repeal of Chapters 224, 226, and 227 [10/3/2007]
- Letter #026 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [10/3/2007]
- Letter #025 Nontraditional Limited Purpose Schools Annual Approval Report []
- Letter #024 PUBLIC SCHOOL ANNUAL “SCHOOL APPROVAL REPORT” (THE SCHOOL APPROVAL “BLUE CHECK LIST”) EF-I-291 [10/2/2007]
- Letter #023 P.L. 107-110, Title III, Part A, Subpart 2, §3122 (a) [9/28/2007]
- Letter #022 Career and Technical Education Five-Year [9/28/2007]
- Letter #021 MRSA Title 20-A, Section 4803, sub-section 5, Alcohol Awareness Day [9/25/2007]
- Letter #020 Amendments to Maine Department of Education Regulation 118: PURPOSES, STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL SUPPORT SYSTEMS [9/21/2007]
- Letter #019 Complimentary Maine Education and School Statutes 2007-2008 Edition [9/19/2007]
- Letter #018 “School Consolidation Part 2” Conference [9/14/2007]
- Letter #017 Essential Programs and Services (EPS) – English as a Second Language (ESL) Information Needed - Please complete and submit this report no later than October 15, 2007 [9/14/2007]
- Letter #016 Maine’s Best Practice in Bullying and Harassment Prevention Training [9/10/2007]
- Letter #015 Maine’s NBPTS Candidate Subsidy Program for Public School Teachers []
- Letter #014 2006-2007 School Year Reporting Requirements and Procedures for No Child Left Behind, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data [8/30/2007]
- Letter #013 Additional Required State Forms For Special Education [8/24/2007]
- Letter #012 Observance of “Maine Week of Heroes" [8/24/2007]
- Letter #011 Maine Interdepartmental Youth Health Survey System Development [8/24/2007]
- Letter #010 Important Notice About Requests for Financial Data and Answers to Questions Regarding Reorganization Law [8/21/2007]
- Letter #009 Proposed Maine Department of Education Regulation - Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction [8/17/2007]
- Letter #008 School Revolving Renovation Fund [8/10/2007]
- Letter #007 Request for Funds for Miscellaneous Costs [8/9/2007]
- Letter #004 21st Century High School Teacher Tools and Resources - MLTI [7/20/2007]
- Letter #003 14th Annual Education Law Conference [7/20/2007]
- Letter #002 Applications for FY 2008 Instructional Leased Space Program [7/16/2007]
- Letter #001 MEA and PAAP Reports Release and Need for Verification [7/12/2007]
2006 - 2007
- Letter 116, 96th Annual Maine School Superintendents’ Conference - 06/15/07
- Letter 115, EnviroFlash – Automated Air Quality Alert System - 06/13/07
- Letter 114, Next Steps in the Reorganization Process - 06/08/07
- Letter 113, Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: Disaster Response and School Readiness Checklist - 06/07/07
- Letter 112, PSAT/NMSQT - 06/07/07
- Letter 111, EntrePrep opportunity at Hebron Academy - 06/05/07
- Letter 110, Reporting Disciplinary Suspensions and Expulsions for the State Performance Plan (SPP) Data: Assistance for Reporting Children with Disabilities Ages 3-21 Subject to Disciplinary Removal (2006-07 School Year) - 6/4/07
- Letter 109, Announcing 2007 Dropout Prevention Summer Institute - 05/30/07
- Letter 108, Release of the Suggested Model for Reorganizing School Units - 05/21/07
- Letter 107, Conference Call with Superintendents and the Release of the Suggested Model for Reorganizing School Units - 05/18/07
- Letter 106, Capital Asset Management Program Update - 5/15/07
- Letter 105, Update on Suggested Model for Reorganizing School Units - 5/11/07
- Letter 104, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Reporting Requirements for FY08 Grants - 5/10/07
- Letter 103, Update on Configuration of Regional School Units - 5/4/07
- Letter 102, The Maine SAT Initiative –Legal School Day Option and Transportation Reimbursement - 5/3/07
- Letter 101, University of Maine Graduate Literacy Cohorts - 4/30/07
- Letter 100, Grants to SAUs for Providing Educational and Related Services for Homeless Students - 4/24/07
- Letter 99, Parentally-placed Private School Children and Children with Disabilities Placed in Private Schools by School Administrative Units Using Tuition Payments - 4/19/07
- Letter 98, KickStart Campaign Update - 4/19/07
- Letter 97, Regionalization Models Survey - 4/18/07
- Letter 96, Summary of Answers and Skills Workshop - 4/9/07
- Letter 95, New England Troops to Teachers Program - Informational Recruitment Video Link - 4/9/07
- Letter 94, 2006 AYP Reports and 2006-2007 AYP Reporting – Maine High School Assessment - 4/5/07
- Letter 93, MEDMS Financial System - 4/4/07
- Letter 92, Required State Forms For Special Education - 4/4/07
- Letter 91, Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant Application - 3/30/07
- Letter 90, State Performance Plan (SPP) Data: Assistance for Post Secondary School Data Collection - 3/30/07
- Letter 89, Chapter 118 – Support Systems: Standards and Procedures for Operation (Proposed amended title: Purposes, Standards and Procedures for Educational Personnel Support Systems) - 3/28/07
- Letter 88, Two-day Per Week Distinguished Educator Position for School Year 2007-2008 - 3/26/07
- Letter 87, Nominations for 2007-2008 School Nurse of the Year - 3/21/07
- Letter 86, CLARIFICATION RE: the MEDMS Safe and Drug Free Schools Module and the Disclosure of Student’s Names - 3/19/07
- Letter 85, Student Data Workshops: School Administrative Unit (SAU) State Performance Plan (SPP) Report Cards and Public Reporting of Key Indicators - 3/13/07
- Letter 84, Expanding Student Leadership Opportunities - 3/13/07
- Letter 83, Amended Daily Education Rate for One Special Purpose Private School - 3/08/07
- Letter 82, Qualified Zone Academy Bond Program - 3/05/07
- Letter 81, Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program - 3/01/07
- Letter 80, Junior Solar Sprint Model Solar Car Competition - 2/27/07
- Letter 79, Inhalant Abuse Prevention - 2/27/07
- Letter 78, Per Pupil Professional Development Funds - 2/22/07
- Letter 77, Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Private Schools - 2/21/07
- Letter 76, Maine’s Part C and Part B Applications for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2007 Grant Awards under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) To Be Submitted On or Before April 29, 2007 to the US Department of Education - 2/21/07
- Letter 75, Request for Recommendations for the Maine Talent Pool of Distinguished Teachers and Principals - 2/21/07
- Letter 74, SAT Initiative: Mathematics Augmentation and Initiative Updates - 2/16/07
- Letter 73, New Guidance for Planning for the Possibility of Pandemic Influenza - 2/15/07
- Letter 72, PrepMe SAT Online Preparation Course Participation Instructions - 2/13/07
- Letter 71, MEDMS Safe and Drug Free Schools Module and the Office of Substance School Incidents of Prohibited Behavior Reporting System - 2/13/07
- Letter 70, Report: (Michael Fullan and Nancy Watson) A Look to the Future: Maine Education Reform - 2/2/07
- Letter 69, Governor and Education Commissioner to Host Live Webcast - 1/31/07
- Letter 68, District Controls on Equipment Purchased with No Child Left Behind Act Funds - 1/30/07
- Letter 67, IDENTIFYING MIGRANT CHILDREN - 1/30/07
- Letter 66, Capital Asset Management Program Update - 1/29/07
- Letter 65, Updated Schedule of Public Information Sessions on the Local Schools, Regional Support Initiative - 01/26/07
- Letter 64, MEA Grades 3 – 8 March 2007 Administration Information - 1/22/07
- Letter 63, Schedule of Public Information Sessions on the Local Schools, Regional Support Initiative - 1/22/07
- Letter 62, Accounting and Reporting Requirements Revised - 1/16/07
- Letter 61, Distinguished Educator Positions - 1/2/07
- Letter 60, Informational Meetings on the Education Portion of the Governor’s Budget Proposal - 1/2/07
- Letter 59, 2007-2008 SCHOOL BUS SUBSIDY APPROVALS AND DENIALS - 12/27/06
- Letter 58, ATM Service and E-Rate, School Year 2007-2008 - 12/20/06
- Letter 57, No Child Left Behind Act District Report Card Requirements - 12/20/06
- Letter 56, ESL Endorsed Teacher Requirement - 12/20/06
- Letter 55, MEDMS Financial Module Update - 12/14/06
- Letter 54, DHHS Office of MaineCare Services Letter on School-Based Rehabilitation Services - 12/11/06
- Letter 53, ROUND II Community Partnerships – Maine Readiness Campaign - 12/8/06
- Letter 52, Nominations for the 2008 Maine Teacher of the Year - 11/29/06
- Letter 51, Chapter 101, Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty - 11/29/06
- Letter 50, 2006 - 2007 TUITION RATES - 11/29/06
- Letter 49, Approval of FY 2007 Lease Applications - 11/17/06
- Letter 48, Ensuring Safety in Our Schools – Response to Security Concerns and Visitor Access - 11/15/06
- Letter 47, PUBLIC SCHOOL ANNUAL “SCHOOL APPROVAL REPORT” (THE SCHOOL APPROVAL “BLUE CHECK LIST”) EF-I-291 - 11/15/06
- Letter 46, State Performance Plan (SPP) Report Cards - 11/14/06
- Letter 45, Emergency Management Planning: Live Web Cast, November 15, 2006 - 11/13/06
- Letter 44, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 - 11/9/06
- Letter 43, Workshops: Review Outcome Data on Children with Disabilities before Public Release on February 2, 2007 - 11/2/06
- Letter 42, Homeschooling 2006-07 - 11/2/06
- Letter 41, Local Translation of the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA), Personalized Alternate Assessment Portfolio (PAAP) and the Maine High School Assessment-SAT - 10-30-06
- Letter 40, Chapter 007 – Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Model - 10/19/06
- Letter 39, Chemicals in Schools: Due Date for Inventories and Update on Management - 10/18/06
- Letter 38, Legislative Youth Advisory Council Public Forums - 10/18/06
- Letter 37, Clarification on Public Hearing on Maine Department of Education Regulation 131– The Maine Federal, State, and Local Accountability Standards (specifically, Reading, Mathematics, and Science) - 10/18/06
- Letter 36, Maine Learning Results Review Information Sessions and Public Hearing - 10/11/06
- Letter 35, Chapter 115, Certification, Authorization, and Approval of Educational Personnel, Part I, Standards and Procedures for Certification, Authorization and Approval and Part II, Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements - 10/11/06
- Letter 34, "Mentors Training Mentors" Workshops - 10/10/06
- Letter 33, Annual Gifted and Talented Program Application - 10/11/06
- Letter 32, Information Sessions on MaineCare Billing for School-based Day Treatment and School-based Rehabilitation Services - 10/5/06
- Letter 31, 2005-2006 School Year Reporting Requirements and Procedures for No Child Left Behind, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data - 10/3/06
- Letter 30, Ensuring Safety in Our Schools – Adequate Planning and Effective Information Exchange - 10/3/06
- Letter 29, Maine Teacher Shortage Area Identification for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 School Years for Designation by the U. S. Department of Education - 10/3/06
- Letter 28, Advanced Placement Coordinators’ Meeting - 9/29/06
- Letter 27, Proposed Revised Maine Learning Results Documents Available Online and Schedule for Information Sessions - 9/29/06
- Letter 26, Chapter 118 – Support Systems: Standards and Procedures for Operation (Proposed amended title: Purposes, Standards and Procedures for Educational Personnel Support Systems) - 9/26/06
- Letter 25, Training: Supporting Children and Families of The National Guard and Reserve Institute - 9/25/06
- Letter 24, “Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention Guidelines: A Resource for School Personnel” - 9/25/06
- Letter 23, MRSA Title 20-A, Section 4803, Sub-section 5, Alcohol Awareness Day - 9/18/06
- Letter 22, Immunization Requirements - 9/11/06
- Letter 21, 4th Annual Energy Savings Tip Contest for All Maine 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders - 9/11/06
- Letter 20, Maine Learning Technology Initiative Update - 9/1/06
- Letter 19, The Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services--Public Law 2005, c.2 SectionD-63; c. 386 Section E-1 - 8/24/06
- Letter 18, 2006 AYP Reports and 2006-2007 AYP Reporting - Grades 3-8 - 8/22/06
- Letter 17, RECRUITMENT OF MIGRANT ELIGIBLE CHILDREN - 8/23/06
- Letter 16, Complimentary Maine Education and School Statutes 2006-2007 Edition - 8/17/06
- Letter 15, School Bus Safety Recalls - 8/16/06
- Letter 14, 2006-07 School System Data Update - 8/9/06
- Letter 13, Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools - 8/9/06
- Letter 12, Pandemic Influenza Avian Influenza Preparedness Summit - 8/7/06
- Letter 11, Year-End Pupil Transportation Reports - 8/2/06
- Letter 10, Educational Program for Middle School Students "Medicines In My Home" - 7/28/06
- Letter 9, PRAXIS II Standard Setting Panels for Early Childhood Endorsements - 7/27/06
- Letter 8, Department of Homeland Security Soft Target Awareness Workshop for Schools - 7/21/06
- Letter 7, Maine SAT Initiative Information and Updates - 7/17/06
- Letter 6, MEA Reports Release and Need for Verification - Grades 3-8 - 7/17/06
- Letter 5, Major Capital School Construction Applications – 2004-2005 Rating Cycle: Extend the Approved Projects List (formerly known as the Special Priority List) to Include Additional Projects from the 2004-2005 Priority List - 7/17/06
- Letter 4, Withdrawal of Proposed Department of Education Chapter 101 – Maine Unified Special Education Regulation - 7/14/06
- Letter 3, Per Pupil Professional Development Funds - 7/12/06
- Letter 2, Survey – Public Health Work Group - 7/07/06
- Letter 1, Applications for FY 2007 Leased Space Program - 7/5/06
2005 - 2006
- Letter #160, Grade 11 Reading and Mathematics Expectations Development - 06/30/06
- Letter #158, 13th Annual Education Law Conference - 6/28/06
- Letter #157, Year-End Pupil Transportation Reports - 6/28/06
- Letter #156, Private School Annual School Approval Report - 6/26/06
- Letter #155, Maine Readiness Campaign—Deadline Extension - 6/20/06
- Letter #154, New Rate Setting Procedure for Special Purpose Private Schools - 6/20/06
- Letter #153, Maine Learning Technology Initiative Opt-In - 6/13/06
- Letter #152, PRIORITY: HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER REQUIREMENTS - 6/7/06
- Letter #151, A Celebration of School People – Follow-up to Informational Letter #123 and Informational Letter #132
- Letter #150, Assistant Superintendents, Principals and Food Service Personnel - 6/2/06
- Letter #149, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Reporting Requirements for FY07 Grants - 5/31/06
- Letter #148, Moratorium (LD #1425) Passed and Signed - 5/26/06
- Letter #147, PSAT/NMSQT - 5/26/06
- Letter #146, Criminal History Record Check Renewal Fees - 5/24/06
- Letter #145, Potential Impact of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) - 5/17/06
- Letter #144, Child Nutrition: Food Distribution Program Warehouse Contract - 5/17/06
- Letter #143, Update: Maine Learning Technology Initiative Device Buyout - 5/15/06
- Letter #142, Podcast Available – Michael Fullan April 13, 2006 Visit to Maine - 5/15/06
- Letter #141, Graduation Rate – Follow-up to Informational Letter #136 - 5/12/06
- Letter #140, Qualified Zone Academy Bonds - 5/12/06
- Letter #139, Critical Period of Time to Provide Feedback on Proposed Revised Maine Learning Results is Nearing Close - 5/12/06
- Letter #138, Rule for Vision and Hearing Screening in Schools - 5/9/06
- Letter #137, National School Nurse Day - 5/9/06
- Letter #136, GRADUATION RATE - 5/5/06
- Letter #135, Mathematics and Science Partnership Program Grant Application - 5/2/06
- Letter #134, Service Learning Grant Money Available for Maine Schools - 5/2/06
- Letter #133, Take Time! Physical Activity Program - 5/1/06
- Letter #132, A Celebration of School People – Follow-up to Informational Letter #123 - 4/24/06
- Letter #131, MLTI Device Asset Management Procedures and Buyout Forms Addendum - 4/24/06
- Letter #130, Action for Healthy Kids’ Campaign for School Wellness - 4/20/06
- Letter #129, Parent Contact Information for Parent Survey - 4/19/06
- Letter #128, Parent Surveys and Post High School Follow-Up Surveys - 4/19/06
- Letter #127, Pandemic flu planning for schools - 4/12/06
- Letter #126, Proposed Revised Standards and Online Survey Available for Career and Life Development, Modern and Classical Languages, Science and Technology, Social Studies, and Visual and Performing Arts - 4/11/06
- Letter #125, Payment of SAT Transportation and Site Costs - 4/7/06
- Letter #124, Update for Using Electronic Signatures for Electronic Funding Applications - 4/7/06
- Letter #123, A Celebration of School People - 4/6/06
- Letter #122, Workshops: Preview Outcome Data on Children with Special Needs before Public Release - 4/6/06
- Letter #121, Addendum to Informational Letter #12: Written Resolution Agreements - 4/5/06
- Letter #120, Maine Learning Technology Initiative Update - 4/4/06
- Letter #119, MEA Test Administration 4/4/06
- Letter #118, TB testing of staff - 3/30/06
- Letter #117, Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects - 3/29/06
- Letter #116, Maine SAT Initiative: Important Dates and Responsibilities - 3/27/06
- Letter #115, Update – Implementation of Maine Learning Results - 3/24/06
- Letter #114, Invitation to Participate in Standard Setting - 3/22/06
- Letter #113, Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Application - 3/20/06
- Letter #112, Seminar – Energy Efficiency for Financial Managers - 3/17/06
- Letter #111, 2006 Presidential Freedom Scholarships - 3/17/06
- Letter #110, MEA Testing and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students - 3/6/06
- Letter #109, Update on Administration of the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) for Grades 3-8 - 02/28/06
- Letter #108, Role of Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed School Staff in Performing Health Tasks - 2/27/06
- Letter #107, Request for Recommendations for the Talent Pool - 2/24/06
- Letter #106, Comprehensive School Health Education Grant Application - 02/28/06
- Letter #105, School Revolving Renovation Fund - 2/22/06
- Letter #104, MLTI Device Asset Management Procedures and Buyout Forms - 2/17/06
- Letter #103, Summary of Answers and Skills Workshop - 2/17/06
- Letter #102, SAT Registration Roster Verification and Accommodations Update - 2/16/06
- Letter #101, Lewis and Clark Youth Rendezvous - 2/10/06
- Letter #100, Local Action Planning Committee Guidelines - 2/10/06
- Letter #99, Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program Data Collection - 2/9/06
- Letter #98, Student Art Exhibits - 2/9/06
- Letter #97, New England Compact Research Project Information - 2/8/06
- Letter #96, Use of Private School Activity Buses By Private Schools Receiving Public Funds - 2/7/06
- Letter #95, Drive-In Workshop Scheduled for February 13, 2006 - 2/3/06
- Letter #94, Chapter 13, Qualifying Examinations for Teachers, Educational Specialists, and Administrators - 2/3/06
- Letter #93, SAT: Student Readiness/Preparation Materials - 2/2/06
- Letter #92, 2006 - 07 PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools - 2/2/06
- Letter #91, Waiver of Seven (7)-Day Advance Notice of Parent’s Attorney’s Attendance at Mediation Available - 2/2/06
- Letter #90, 2004-2005 School Year Reporting Requirements and Procedures for No Child Left Behind, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data - 1/30/06
- Letter #89, Chapter 51 - Child Nutrition Programs in Public Schools and Institutions - 1/30/06
- Letter #88, National Teen Dating Violence and Prevention Week - 1/24/06
- Letter #87, Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program - 1/13/06
- Letter #86, Distinguished Educator Positions - 1/23/06
- Letter #85, 2006 State of the State Address and the Local Assessment System - 1/20/06
- Letter #84, The SAT Maine Initiative: Test Center Administration Workshop Invitation and Registration Form - 1/19/06
- Letter #83, Maine Department of Transportation Announces The Annual Back Seat Driver Poster Contest - 1/17/06
- Letter #82, Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students - 1/17/06
- Letter #81, The SAT Maine Initiative: Administration and Makeup Dates - 1/12/06
- Letter #80, Rule on vision and hearing screening in schools - 1/11/06
- Letter #79, Essential Programs and Services (EPS) Transportation Funding Model Review - 1/10/06
- Letter #78, Seventh Annual National School Change Awards - 1/9/06
- Letter #77, Proposed Revised Standards and Online Survey Available for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Health and Physical Education - 1/5/06
- Letter #76, Chapter 114, Purpose, Standards and Procedures for the Review and Approval of Preparation Programs for Education Personnel - 1/3/06
- Letter #75, Introducing the Department of Education Professional Development Calendar - 1/3/06
- Letter #74, Maine Learning Technology Initiative Future Plans - 12/22/05
- Letter #73, Maine School Library Network (MSLN2) E-Rate Program - 12/22/05
- Letter #72, 2006-2007 SCHOOL BUS SUBSIDY APPROVALS AND DENIALS - 12/22/05
- Letter #71, Chapter 007 – Essential Programs and Services Targeted Funds Requirements - 12/20/05
- Letter #70, FY 2005-06 Lease Approval Applications - 12/15/05
- Letter #69, Teacher Shortage Areas for Federal Stafford and Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS) Deferment and Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Reduction of Teaching Obligation for School Year 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 - 12/15/05
- Letter #68, 2005 - 2006 TUITION RATES - 12/9/05
- Letter #67, Reminder – Teaching of Maine Native American History and Culture in Maine’s Schools - 12/9/05
- Letter #66, State Contracts – Withdrawal of Informational Letter 62 - 12/8/05
- Letter #65, SAT: The Maine Initiative Update - 12/2/05
- Letter #64, Local Assessment System (LAS) Development Suggestions for Districts - 11/23/05
- Letter #63, Chapter 127 – Instructional Program, Assessment, and Diploma Requirements - 11/23/05
- Letter #62, State Contracts - 11/17/05 (See Informational Letter #66)
- Letter #61, Nominations for the 2007 Maine Teacher of the Year - 11/17/05
- Letter #60, SAT Test Sites for April 1, 2006 - 11/9/05
- Letter #59, Chapter 51 – Child Nutrition Programs in Public Schools and Institutions - 11/9/05
- Letter #58, Annual Gifted and Talented Program Application - 11/4/05
- Letter #57, 2005 Summary Report on the Immunization Status of School Children – Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 7, and Grade 8 - 11/10/05
- Letter #56, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Funds Available - 11/2/05
- Letter #55, Reallocation of Title IIA Excess Funds - 11/02/05
- Letter #54, Chapter 115 – Certification, Authorization, and Approval of Educational Personnel - 10/26/05
- Letter #53, Impact on School Administrative Districts (SAUs) and Child Development Services (CDS) Sites of new data collection requirements and public reporting by Maine Department of Education (MDOE) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004 - 10/25/05
- Letter #52, Creating Safe Environments for Staff and Students of Sexual Minority During Upcoming Referendum Discussions - 10-24-05
- Letter #51, Maine's 4th Grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Mathematics Scores Continue to Rise - 10/19/05
- Letter #50, More Reasons For Hope: Creating Positive Connections Between Youth and Adults - 10/14/05
- Letter #49, 3rd Annual Energy Savings Tip Contest for All Maine 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders - 10/12/05
- Letter #48, Grade 8 MEA Online Information and Updates - 10/6/05
- Letter #47, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) - 10/6/05
- Letter #46, SAU Review: Outlined Findings from Pilot Sites and Adjustments to/Guidance on the Protocol and Day's Schedule - 10/6/05
- Letter #45, Obligations of States and Local Educational Agencies to Parentally-Placed Private School Children with Disabilities - 10/6/05
- Letter #44, Literacy Workshop - 10/6/05
- Letter #43, Operation Keep ME Warm – Looking for Volunteers - 10/5/05
- Letter #42, Major Capital Construction and Renovation Rating Cycles - 10/4/05
- Letter #41, October 14, 2005 – Workshop(s) on Seamless Integration of Special Education Services Birth-20 and Chemicals in Schools - 9/29/05
- Letter #40, -Update on School Administrative Unit (SAU) Review Process Pilots & -Postponement of October 3, 4 and 5, 2005 Training for Review Team Members - 9/23/05
- Letter #39, Transition from the MEA to the College Board SAT for Grade 11 Students in 2005-06 - 9/22/05
- Letter #38, Complimentary Maine Education and School Statutes 2005-2006 Edition - 9/20/05
- Letter #37, Recruitment of Migrant Eligible Children - 9/16/05
- Letter #36, Update on Maine Responses to Hurricane Katrina - 9/13/05
- Letter #35, Timeline for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Information - 9/12/05
- Letter #34, Child Nutrition Services Training Sessions - 9/9/05
- Letter #33, Immunization Requirements - 9/8/05
- Letter #32, SAU Review Process - 9/8/05
- Letter #31, Title 20-A MRSA Section 4803 (5), Alcohol Awareness Day - 9/7/05
- Letter #30, New Teacher Mentor Training Workshops - 9/7/05
- Letter #29, Constitution Day – September 17, 2005 - 9/7/05
- Letter #28, PUBLIC SCHOOL ANNUAL “SCHOOL APPROVAL REPORT” (THE SCHOOL APPROVAL “BLUE CHECK LIST”) EF-I-291 ANNUAL - 9/7/05
- Letter #27, Impact of Katrina Flood Victims on Maine Schools - 9/6/05
- Letter #26, Chemicals in Schools –Upcoming Workshop - 9/2/05
- Letter #25, Maine Educational Assessment for Grades 3 – 8 - 8/30/05
- Letter #24, Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools - 8/30/05
- Letter #23, NetSmartz Program Available for All Maine Schools - 8/29/05
- Letter #22, New School Nurse Orientation - 8/29/05
- Letter #21, P.L. 2005, Chapter 309 (formerly LD 1136) – An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council - 8/30/05
- Letter #20, Restrictions on Expedited Hearing - 8/24/05
- Letter #19, UPDATE: Requirements for Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals - 8/24/05
- Letter #18, Filing a request for a due process hearing (referred to in the Federal statute as a “due process complaint”) - 8/24/05
- Letter #17, EfficiencyMaine - 8/24/05
- Letter #16, Rule Adoption – Chapter 13, Qualifying Examinations for Teachers, Educational Specialists and Administrators - 8/22/05
- Letter #15, Abstinence Until Marriage Education Programs - 08/19/05
- Letter #14, Constitution Day – September 17, 2005 - 08/18/05
- Letter #13, SAU Review Process and Self-Assessment Tool (enclosed) - 08/19/05
- Letter #12, Resolution Sessions - 8/15/05
- Letter #11, New Certification Fee Structure - 08/19/05
- Letter #10, Update on Grade Level Expectations and Related Modifications to the Maine Education Assessment - 8/11/05
- Letter #9, Changes in the Reporting of Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) District Scores - 8/11/05
- Letter #8, Per Pupil Professional Development Funds - 8/15/05
- Letter #7, Fingerprint Fees - 8/9/05
- Letter #6, Major Capital Improvement Program – Special Priority List - 8/4/05
- Letter #5, Maine Learning Results District Review Team Invitation - 7/22/05
- Letter #4, School Bus Safety Recalls - 7/22/05
- Letter #3, SAFEGuard: A Police – Parent Partnership to Keep Our Teens Safe - 7/15/05
- Letter #2, Applications for FY 2006 Leased Space Programs - 7/14/05
- Letter #1, Fingerprinting Schedules to Resume - 7/8/05
2004 - 2005
- Letter #144, 34th Annual Student Transportation Safety Conference – July 27 - 29, 2005 at Sugarloaf/USA - 6/29/05
- Letter #143, FY 2004 - 2005 Final Subsidy Printout (ED 261) - 6/30/05
- Letter #142, Letter to private schools regarding reporting requirements to be approved for the receipt of public funds pursuant to 20-A MRSA Chapter 117, subchapter 2 (as amended by P.L. 2005 Chapter 153) “Approval for the Receipt of Public Funds by Private Schools” - 6/15/05
- Letter #141, Major Capital Improvement Applications – Amended Priority List - 6/13/05
- Letter #140, A Strategic Visioning Plan for Career and Technical Education (CTE) - 6/13/05
- Letter #139, 12 th Annual Education Law Conference - 6/7/05
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- Letter #137, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Reporting Requirements for FY06 Grants - 06/07/05
- Letter #136, Rule for Medication Administration in Maine Schools - 6/2/05
- Letter #135, Follow-up details on mid-course adjustments to the implementation of Maine’s Learning Results - 6/3/05
- Letter #134, Distinguished Educator Positions - 6/1/05
- Letter #133, Clarification of Informational Letter #132 - 5/27/05
- Letter #132, Important General Purpose Aid (GPA) Update - 5/26/05
- Letter #131, Budget Advisory – People’s Veto Referendum - 5/24/05
- Letter #130, Chapter 13, Qualifying Examinations for Teachers and Administrators - 5/25/05
- Letter #129, Redistribution of MLTI Laptops Because of Enrollment Changes in Grades 7 and 8 - 5/18/05
- Letter #128 , Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Grant Application - 5/13/05
- Letter #127, Read With Me Initiative/Letter From First Lady Karen M. Baldacci - 5/13/05
- Letter #126, Vocational School Transportation - 5/12/05
- Letter #125, LD 1424 – Briefing Sessions Scheduled Around the State - 5/11/05
- Letter #124, Education Committee Vote on LD 1424, An Act to Simplify Implementation of the Learning Results 5/10/05
- Letter #123, Criminal Background Check and Fingerprinting Requirements for Pupil Transportation Personnel - 5/10/05
- Letter #122, School Nurse Day - 5/9/05
- Letter #121, Local Assessment System Implementation Study All Schools Survey - 5/2/05
- Letter #120, Reading Recovery Program - 4/29/05
- Letter #119, Funding for PSAT/NMSQT for ALL 10 th Graders 5/1/05
- Letter #118, NCLB Report Card: Student Achievement Data Analysis and Teacher Quality Data - 4/26/05
- Letter #117, Amended Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Grant Application Guidance and Rubric - 4/19/05
- Letter #116, ED 281 Vocational Education Allocation and Implications for Cost-Sharing - 4/14/05
- Letter #114, New England Troops to Teachers Program - 4/12/05
- Letter #113, UPDATE: Title II, “Highly Qualified Teacher and Paraprofessional” State Results, 2003-2004 - 4/11/05
- Letter #112, Proposed Modifications to the Implementation of the System of Learning Results - 4/4/05
- Letter #111, Consent Agreement: Assurance of Discontinuance/Assurance of Voluntary Compliance by Maine Attorney General and National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA) - 3/30/05
- Letter #110, School Bus Component Recall/Repair Notice: Wabasto Scholastic 45,000 BTU Units 03/25/05
- Letter #109, Supplemental Educational Services, Application Workshop 03/23/05
- Letter #108, “Heritage of Maine” formerly “Character Counts in Maine” 03/24/05
- Letter #107, Timeline for Release of Information Regarding Proposed Modifications in the Implementation of Maine Learning Results 03/18/05
- Letter #106, Change of Location for Rethinking Accountability, Part 33 03/18/05
- Letter #105, Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Fees 03/23/05
- Letter #104, Teaching Wabanaki History and Culture in the Classroom 03/18/05
- Letter #103, SpringBoard Overview 03/11/05
- Letter #102, Extension of MEA Testing Window, 3/10/05
- Letter #101, MEDMS and MEA / NCLB COMPLIANCE ALERT 3/4/05
- Letter #100, Nominations for 2005-2006 School Nurse of the Year -- 3/4/05
- Letter #99, Summary of Answers and Skills Workshop 2/25/05
- Letter #98, Maine Educational Assessment: Use of MEDMS Student Information -- 2/25/05
- Letter #97, Developmental Asset Work in Schools -- 2/24/05
- Letter #96, Major Capital Improvement Applications – Priority List -- 2/23/05
- Letter #95, Comprehensive School Health Education Grant Application 2/28/05
- Letter #94, Accountability Event –Part 3 -- 2/16/05
- Letter #93, An Expanded Call for Content Panel Nominations for the MaineLearning Results Review -- 2/15/05
- Letter #92, Electronic Federal Grant Application: Remaining Rollout Sites 2/16/05
- Letter #91, Student Art Exhibits -- 2/11/05
- Letter #90, Request for Recommendations for the Talent Pool 2/18/05
- Letter #89, Reading First: Professional Development And Core Programs 2/8/05
- Letter #88, Criminal History Records Check Renewal 2/4/05
- Letter #87, Content Panel Nominations for the MaineLearning Results Review 2/1/05
- Letter #86, Reminder: Requirements for Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals 1/24/05
- Letter #85, Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program 2/1/05
- Letter #84, Reading Recovery 1/28/05
- Letter #83, Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Grant Application 1/26/05
- Letter #82, Special Education Distinguished Educator Positions 2/14/05
- Letter #81, Chapter 51 – Child Nutrition Programs in Public Schools and Institutions 1/26/05
- Letter #80, 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in Mathematics, Reading, and Science 1/24/05
- Letter #79, ATM Service and E-Rate, School Year 2005-2006 1/14/05
- Letter #78, Nominations for the 2006 Maine Teacher of the Year 1/14/05
- Letter #77, Clarification on School Subsidy Information at Superintendents’ Convocation 1/12/05
- Letter #76, Surveys of Enacted Curriculum 1/11/05
- Letter #75, Letter to Accounting Software Application Providers Regarding the Collection of Financial Data from School Administrative Units 1/6/05
- Letter #74, Collection of Financial Data from School Administrative Units 1/5/05
- Letter #73, Estimated General Purpose Aid for Local Schools (GPA) Funding for FY 2005-06 and FY 2006-07 1/4/05
- Letter #72, Informational Session on the SpringBoard Program 12/30/04
- Letter #71, Qualified Zone Academy Bonds 12/24/04
- Letter #70, Severe Need Breakfast Program Reimbursement 12/23/04
- Letter #69, 2005-2006 SCHOOL BUS SUBSIDY APPROVALS AND DENIALS 12/23/04
- Letter #68, EPA Bulletin: Praise for Mainers Curbing School Bus Pollution 12/21/04
- Letter #67, New Federal Commercial Driver License Requirements 12/21/04
- Letter #66, Update on the Local Assessment System (LAS) and Proposed Measures for Addressing Current Development Issues 12/16/04
- Letter #65, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Funds Available 12/17/04
- Letter #64, FY 2004-05 Lease Approvals 12/16/04
- Letter #63, December 13, 2004 - Informational Session on LD 1 12/9/04
- Letter #62, December 8, 2004, Accountability Event Postponed 11/29/04
- Letter #61, MEDMS Student Data Collection and Implications for the MEA 11/23/04
- Letter #60, 2004-2005 Tuition Rates 11/22/04
- Letter #59, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data Reporting Deadline and Errors Noted 11/19/04
- Letter #58, Operation Keep Me Warm 11/19/04
- Letter #57, 2004 Summary Report on the Immunization Status of School Children – Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 7, and Grade 8. 11/8/04
- Letter #56, School Calendars 11/5/04
- Letter #55, Request for Contact Information for Technology Coordinators 11/3/04
- Letter #54, Chapter 115 – Certification, Authorization, and Approval of Educational Personnel 11/2/04
- Letter #53, Announcing Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison Training Dates 10/27/04
- Letter #52, Letter to accounting software application providers regarding the collection of financial data from School Administrative Units 10/29/04
- Letter #51, Preventing Flu in Students 10/25/04
- Letter #50, Maine School Security Conference – November 8, 2004 10/25/04
- Letter #49, An Update on MEDMS Student Data Collection 10/22/04
- Letter #48, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Protecting US Schools 10/15/04
- Letter #47, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Seminar, November 12, 2004 10/18/04
- Letter #46, Reminder of Requirements for Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals 10/14/04
- Letter #45, State Student Assessment Programs 10/12/04
- Letter #44, Reporting Requirements and Procedures for No Child Left Behind, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data 10/1/04
- Letter #43, Local Assessment System (LAS) Data Collector 9/30/04
- Letter #42,National School Lunch Program Required Verification Procedure for Free and Reduced Price Meals Application 9/27/04
- Letter #41, MEDMS Student Information Data Collection – October 13, 2004 Deadline 9/22/04
- Letter #40, Maine School Security Conference – November 8, 2004 9/27/04
- Letter #39, MRSA Title 20-A, Section 4803, Sub-section 5, Alcohol Awareness Day 9/17/04
- Letter #38, Timeline for Adequate Yearly Progress Information 9/21/04
- Letter #37, Energy Savings Tip Contest for All Maine 4 th, 5 th, and 6 th graders 9/21/04
- Letter #36, A Grant Opportunity for Schools and Community-Based Partnerships 9/30/04
- Letter #35, Public School Annual "School Approval Report" (The School Approval "Blue Check List") EF-I-291 Annual 9/17/04
- Letter #34, UPDATE: Reporting of No Child Left Behind, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data 9/17/04
- Letter #33, Using Technology to Increase Access to Advanced Placement and Pre-AP Courses (2 hour ATM Session) 9/13/04
- Letter #32, U.S. Department of Education Publications 9/13/04
- Letter #31, Update Required of MEDMS Staff Information 9/10/04
- Letter #30,Roof Collapse in New York Attributed to U-Shaped Steel Joists 9/8/04
- Letter #29, Rulemaking for Medication Administration in a School Setting 9/13/04
- Letter #28, A Post-School Outcomes Study 9/9/04
- Letter #27, Local Assessment System Documents 9/10/04
- Letter #26, One Year Waiver Application for Local Assessment System (LAS) Implementation Timeline 9/3/04
- Letter #25, Freedom's Answer 8/27/04
- Letter #24, Advance Notice of Student Data Requirements 8/17/04
- Letter #23, Building Strong Assets and Coordinated School Health Planning Seminar 8/12/04
- Letter #22, Direct Certification List of Students Eligible for Free Meals or Milk 8/11/04
- Letter #21, Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools 8/10/04
- Letter #20, Today's Press Release by The School Information Partnership 8/10/04
- Letter #19, Burleigh Oxton Award for Excellence 8/10/04
- Letter #18, Immunization Rule Extended 8/9/04
- Letter #17, Clarification re: “Character Counts in Maine” 8/9/04
- Letter #16, Essential Programs and Services Funding Model 8/4/04
- Letter #14, Update On Maine's Unsafe School Choice Option Policy 8/13/04
- Letter #13, Commissioner to Host Conference Call – August 2, 2004 – to Answer Questions on the Proposal to Extend One-to-One Computing to the High Schools 7/30/04
- Letter #12, SAVE THE DATE – August 25 th – Follow-up to Superintendents' Conference 7/29/04
- Letter #11, School Nurse Summer Institute and New School Nurse Orientation 7/19/04
- Letter #10, UPDATE – Average Daily Attendance 7/16/04
- Letter #9, Private School Approval Rule Development Process 7/9/04
- Letter #8, Information from Superintendents' Conference 7/13/04
- Letter #7, UPDATE – Extending One-To-One Computing, Maine Learning Technology Initiative to the High School Level 7/13/04
- Letter #6, Annual Private School Approval Report 7/9/04
- Letter #5, Per Pupil Professional Development Funds 7/13/04
- Letter #4, No Child Left Behind “Highly Qualified” Teachers and Paraprofessionals LEA Data Reporting Extension 7/8/04
- Letter #3, UPDATE – Average Daily Attendance (ADA) Data Needed 07/06/04
- Letter #2, Local Assessment System Documents 7/2/04
- Letter #1, Request for Teachers to Serve on PRAXIS II Standard Setting Panels 7/8/04
2003 - 2004
- Letter #142, Arsenic-treated wood and playground safety 6/28/04
- Letter #141, School Bus Safety Recalls 6/28/04
- Letter #140, Keeping Maine's Children Connected 6/21/04
- Letter #139, Emergency Preparedness School Administrative Survey 6/23/04
- Letter #138, Grants to SAUs for Providing Educational and Related Services for Homeless Students 6/24/04
- Letter #136, Highly Qualified Teacher Identification – Teachers of Foreign Language 6/18/04
- Letter #135, Update on MLTI Proposal for Maine High Schools 6/11/04
- Letter #134, Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program Data Collection 6/9/04
- Letter #133, Save the Date – August 12th Accountability Event 6/9/04
- Letter #132, LD 1960, An Act Regarding the Continued Provision of Free Appropriate Public Education for Eligible Children of Kindergarten Age 6/4/05
- Letter #131, FY 2003-2004 Final Subsidy Printout (ED 261) 6/1/2004
- Letter #130, School Funding Reform, Essential Programs and Services, and Learning Results Timelines 5/25/04
- Letter #128, A Grant Opportunity for Schools and Community-based partnerships 5/20/04
- Letter #127, Read With Me Initiative/ Letter From Karen M. Baldacci 5/20/04
- Letter #126, Funding for PSAT/NMSQT for ALL 10th Graders 5/18/04
- Letter #125, Journey into Writing 5/17/04
- Letter #124, The Achievement of Boys: Myth or Reality 5/14/04
- Letter #123, NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND (NCLB) Title VI Rural Update 5/13/04
- Letter #122, 2004-05 MEA Administration Update 5/12/04
- Letter #121, Learning Results Review Process 5/12/04
- Letter #120, Local Assessment System Module of MEDMS 5/12/04
- Letter #119, GLE Assessment Plan 5/12/04
- Letter #118, Using the MEA in the Local Assessment System 5/12/04
- Letter #117, Learning Results Implementation Timelines 5/12/04
- Letter #116, "Batch" Distribution of Informational Letters on Learning Results Implementation Issues 5/12/04
- Letter #115, Reading Recovery® Teacher Training Grants 5/7/04
- Letter #114, Time Sensitive Survey on One-To-One Computing, Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) 5/10/04
- Letter #113, Grant Opportunity for Schools 5/7/04
- Letter #112, Second Request for Proposals (RFP): Maine Learn and Serve Service Learning Grant “Living Democracy” 5/10/04
- Letter #111, Annual Student Transportation Safety Conference 5/7/04
- Letter #110, Update to Accounting Handbook IIR 5/10/04
- Letter #109, Continuation of the MLTI (Laptops) Into the High Schools 5/6/04
- Letter #108, Assessment Development Institute for Career Preparation, Modern and Classical Languages, and Visual and Performing Arts 5/7/04
- Letter #107, Learning Results Implementation Timelines 5/4/04
- Letter #106, Career Technical Education Revisioning Process 5/7/04
- Letter #105, Initiative to Provide All Maine Tenth Graders with the PSAT 4/29/04
- Letter #104, Proposed Rule Amendments 4/28/04
- Letter #103, Teachers to Serve on PRAXIS II Standard Setting Panels 4/26/04
- Letter #102, Electronic Updates on Assessment 4/23/04
- Letter #101, Homeland Security Funding 4/13/04
- Letter #100, No Child Left Behind Maine Model for Identifying Highly Qualified Teachers 4/9/04
- Letter #99, UPDATE - Extending One-To-One Computing, Maine Learning Technology Initiative, to the High School Level 3/31/04
- Letter #98, Request for Proposals (RFP); Maine Learn and Serve Service Learning Grant" Living Democracy 3/30/04
- Letter #97, U.S. Department of Education Releases New Guidance, March 1, 2004: Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals Requirements 3/25/04
- Letter #96, A REMINDER : School Facilities Update Conference 3/24/04
- Letter #95, Chapter 13, Qualifying Examinations for Teachers and Administrators 3/24/04
- Letter #93, Sites Selected for Electronic Federal Grant Application 3/24/04
- Letter #92, Nominations to Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) Content Development Committees 3/17/04
- Letter #91, Comprehensive School Health Education Grant Application 3/17/04
- Letter #90, Special Education Distinguished Educator Positions 3/15/04
- Letter #89, Updated ParaPro Instructions for Districts Intending to Administer the Internet-Based Test (IbT) and/or the Paper-and-Pencil Assessment 3/5/04
- Letter #88, ATM Forum on School Funding and Regionalization 3/4/04
- Letter #87, MEA Administration Advisory on Word Processing 2/27/04
- Letter #86, MEA Testing and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students 2/26/04
- Letter #85, Request for Recommendations for the Talent Pool 3/8/04
- Letter #84, School Facilities Informational Meeting 2/19/04
- Letter #83, Nominations for 2003/2004 School Nurse of the Year 3/4/04
- Letter #82, Follow-up on Information Requests from MSSA Critical Issues Forum 2/17/04
- Letter #81, Career and Technical Education 2/11/04
- Letter #80, HIV Education in Maine Middle, Junior High and High Schools 2/6/04
- Letter #79, Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program 2/9/04
- Letter #78, No Child Left Behind Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Non- Regulatory Guidance 1/27/04
- Letter #77, Information on Crisis Planning 1/27/04
- Letter #76, USDA Commodity Beef Products 1/27/04
- Letter #75, Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) for March 1 – 12, 2004 1/27/04
- Letter #74, Update on Essential Programs and Services Model and Presentation on the Working Group on Special Education Issues 1/23/04
- Letter #73, ParaPro Assessment Update 1/23/04
- Letter #72, Teacher Shortage Areas for Federal Stafford Loan and Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS) Deferment and Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Reduction of Teacher Obligation for School Year 2003 - 2004 - 1/23/04
- Letter #71, Teachers to Serve on PRAXIS II Standard Setting Panels 1/23/04
- Letter #70, Extending One-to-One Computing, Maine’s Laptop Program, to the High School Level 1/23/04
- Letter #69, College Goal Sunday – Paying for College: February 8, 2004 1/16/04
- Letter #68, MaineCare School-Based Rehabilitation Services 1/15/04
- Letter #67, Urgent Weather Advisory 1/13/04
- Letter#66, Nominations for the 2005 Maine Teacher of the Year 1/12/04
- Letter #65, Informational Session with American College Testing Program (ACT) and the College Entrance Examination Board (SAT) 1/9/04
- Letter #64, Grant Opportunity - Project Safe Neighborhoods 1/9/04
- Letter #63, 2003-2004 Tuition Rates 1/8/04
- Letter #62, Deployment of Maine Troops and Its Impact on Maine Students 1/8/04
- Letter #61, Announcing Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison Training Date 1/6/04
- Letter #60, Update to the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) Online Implementation Plans 1/5/04
- Letter #59, No Child Left Behind Act Title IID Enhancing Education Through Technology Grant Request for Proposals (RFP) Issued
- Letter #58, 2004-2005 School Bus Subsidy Approvals and Denials 12/23/03
- Letter #57, The Country’s Heightened Alert Status and Emergency Messages to Schools 12/22/03
- Letter #56, Maine Learning Technology Initiative and The Maine Education Policy Research Institute Survey 12/17/03
- Letter #55, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Funds Available 12/15/03
- Letter #54, Working Group on Special Education Issues 12/11/03
- Letter #53, ATM Service and E-Rate, School Year 2003-2004 12/11/03
- Letter #52, College Planning Guide 12/10/03
- Letter #51, Web Survey on Civics Education 12/10/03
- Letter #50, Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools 12/1/03
- Letter #49, Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) Online Update 12/3/03
- Letter #48, MEDMS RELEASE 1 TRAINING 11/19/03
- Letter #47, Chapter 115 – Certification, Authorization, and Approval of Education Personnel 11/19/03
- Letter #46, Request for Proposals (RFP): Maine Learn and Serve Service Learning Grant 11/18/03
- Letter #45, Funding Opportunity for High School Soda/Snack Vending Project 11/17/03
- Letter #44, Using Confidence Intervals for Evaluating Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 11/6/03
- Letter #42, Energy Savings Tips Contest for All Maine 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders 10/30/03
- Letter #41, Tax Measure Printouts 10/30/03
- Letter #40, Grade Level Expectations for Reading 10/27/03
- Letter #37, UPDATE - Public Announcement on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 10/23/03
- Letter #36, Update on Maine DOE Activities Related to Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 10/21/03
- Letter #35, Student Art Exhibits 10/20/03
- Letter #34, Local Assessment System Implementation Study 10/16/03
- Letter #33, ATM Presentation on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - October 15, 2003
- Letter #32, Contracts to provide opportunities for Community Service and Related Services for Expelled and Suspended Youth 10/14/03
- Letter #31, Guidelines for the Implementation of K-12 Career Preparation Education, Modern and Classical Languages, and Visual and Performing Arts 10/8/03
- Letter #30, Fall/Winter 2003 - Local Assessment System (LAS) Seminar Series 10/9/03
- Letter #28, Grade Level Expectations for Mathematics and Reading 10/3/03
- Letter #27, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Continuous Improvement Priority Schools Communications Timeline 9/24/03
- Letter #26, New Federal EPA Standards For Arsenic Levels in Water Systems and New Testing Standards for Disinfection (Bleaching) of Water Systems 9/19/03
- Letter #25, Urgent! - Average Daily Attendance (ADA) Data Needed 9/17/03
- Letter #24, Pledge Across America – Request from Secretary of Education Rod Paige 9/15/03
- Letter #23, Timelines for Chapter 127 (Instructional Program, Assessment, and Diploma Requirements) and for Essential Programs and Services (EPS) 9/15/03
- Letter #22, Irradiated Foods – National School Lunch Program 9/10/03
- Letter #21, Requirements for Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals 9/3/03
- Letter #20, Information on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Identification of Continuous Improvement Priority Schools (CIPS) 08/29/03
- Letter #19, Educational Plant Maintenance Association Awards 8/28/03
- Letter #18, Interdependence Day – September 12, next day, next step 8/25/03
- Letter #17, Direct Certification List of Students Eligible for Free Meals or Milk 8/19/03
- Letter #16, MRSA Title 20-A, Section 4803, Sub-section 5, Alcohol Awareness Day 9/2/03
- Letter #15, Local Assessment Development Formal Field Test 8/19/03
- Letter #14, Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) Online 8/14/03
- Letter #13, Maine Educational Data Management System (MEDMS) Update 8/13/03
- Letter #12, No Child Left Behind Act - Assessment Plan 8/13/03
- Letter #11, Character Education Model Curriculum Grant Application 8/4/03
- Letter #10, Temporary Approval Cards 7/28/03
- Letter #9, School Bus Safety Recalls 7/28/03
- Letter #8, Maine’s Child Health Insurance Outreach – Year 6 7/23/03
- Letter #7, Applications for 2003-04 Temporary Interim Instructional Space and Administrative Lease Purchase Space 7/25/03
- Letter #6, Application Availability for Revolving Renovation Loan Fund - Priority Two and Priority Three Needs 7/24/03
- Letter #5, Grade Level Expectation Survey 7/14/03
- Letter #4, Survey on Implementation of Local Assessment Systems 7/7/03
- Letter #3, Basic School Approval Forms 7/8/03
- Letter #2, Annual School Approval Report 7/8/03
- Letter #1, New Standards For Pesticide Applications And Public Notification In Schools 7/8/03
2002 - 2003
- Letter #92, “School Leadership, New Technology and Planning for the Future Maine Summer Institute”……. sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ME Leadership Project 6/18/03
- Letter #91, Maine Education Data Management System (MEDMS) 6/16/03
- Letter #89, Request for Proposals: Blueberry Harvest School and Outreach Services 6/10/03
- Letter #88, No Child Left Behind Plan Approval Announcement 6/10/03
- Letter #86, Unsafe School Choice Option Policy 6/11/03
- Letter #85, Per Pupil Professional Development Funds 6/16/03
- Letter #84, State Ward/State Agency Client Program 6/2/03
- Letter #83, THIS FRIDAY– Informational Meeting on Essential Programs & Services 6/4/03
- Letter #82, Update - Maine Educational Data Management System (MEDMS) 6/4/03
- Letter #81, Maine Response to The Steps to a HealthierUS Initiative (STEPS) 6/6/03
- Letter #80, Teachers to Serve on PRAXIS II Standard Setting Panels 6/2/03
- Letter #79, Educational Technicians to Serve on ParaPro Test Standard Setting Panel 6/2/03
- Letter #78, Department of Environmental Protection Chemical Clean-out Program 5/27/03
- Letter #77, Supplemental Service Providers 5/27/03
- Letter #76, Informational Letter #76, Additional Clarification on “Proposed Criteria and Guidelines for Adoption of Local Assessment Systems in Compliance with Chapter 127” 5/14/03
- Letter #75, FY 2002 - 2003 Final Subsidy Printout (ED 261) 5/15/03
- Letter #74, Postponement of the Deadline Date for 2003-2004 Major Capital Improvement Process (MCIP) Applications 5/15/03
- Letter #73, UPDATE - Recall: Commodity Frozen Cooked Diced Chicken 5/13/03
- Letter #72, Maine Educational Data Management System (MEDMS) 5/12/03
- Letter #71, Read With Me Initiative/ Letter From Karen M. Baldacci 5/12/03
- Letter #70, June 10, 2003 Statewide Referendum 5/2/03
- Letter #69, Maine School Nurse Summer Institute and National School Nurse Day 5/2/03
- Letter #68, Roof Structure Failure in Carpenter Buses – Update Information 5/2/03
- Letter #67, Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) for the 2003-04 School Year 5/2/03
- Letter #66, Local Assessment System Update 5/2/03
- Letter #65, RECALL: Commodity Frozen Cooked Diced Chicken 4/23/03
- Letter #64, Roof Structure Failure in Carpenter School Buses 4/18/03
- Letter #63, Student Information System Vendors 4/16/03
- Letter #62, Distinguished Educator Positions 4/14/03
- Letter #61, Deputy Commissioner of Education Appointed 4/15/03
- Letter #60, Special Education Distinguished Educator Positions 4/14/03
- Letter #59, Informational Letter #59, Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program 4/9/03
- Letter #58, Facilities Management Template: Maintenance Expense Funding Level 4/8/03
- Letter #57, Nominations for 2002/2003 School Nurse of the Year 3/14/03
- Letter #56, Collocation of Child Development Services Regional Offices 3/26/03
- Letter #55, Designation of Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison 3/17/03
- Letter #54, Information on Our Country’s Alert Status and Coping With Current World Events 3/21/03
- Letter #53, Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools 3/21/03
- Letter #52, School Bus Inspections, 3/12/03
- Letter #51, Regulations – Maine’s Learning Results 3/14/03
- Letter #49, State of Maine School Bus Purchasing Contracts, 2003-04 3/6/03
- Letter #48 Training and Development Quality Standards web site 3/7/03
- Letter #47, Opt-In Agreement for EDS Software 3/4/03
- Letter #46, Informational Letter #46, Request for Recommendations for the Talent Pool 2/21/03
- Letter #45, Sensitivity Around Differing Opinions About Iraq and Its Impact on Children of Military Personnel 2/25/03
- Letter #44, Comprehensive School Health Education Grant Application 3/3/03
- Letter #43, Teacher Shortage Areas for Federal Stafford Loan and Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS) Deferment and Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Reduction of Teacher Obligation for School Year 2002 – 2003 2/21/03
- Letter #42, Governor’s Recommended Biennium Budget, FY 2004-2005: Education Highlights 2/11/03
- Letter #41, Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook 2/6/03
- Letter #40, Grant Opportunities for Schools 1/20/03
- Letter #39, Software Donation 1/21/03
- Letter #38, GPA Planning for FY 2003-04 1/16/03
- Letter #37, Nominations for the 2004 Maine Teacher of the Year 1/14/03
- Letter #36, 2002-2003 Tuition Rates 1/6/03
- Letter #35, Recommendations for Responding to Students with Head Lice 12/30/02
- Letter #34, Second Curtailment of Education Funding, FY ‘03 12/24/02
- Letter #33, 2003-2004 School Bus Subsidy Approvals and Denials 12/20/02
- Letter #32, No Child Left Behind Act Title IID, Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Competitive Grants
- Letter #31, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Funds Available 1/2/03
- Letter #30, Maine Education Data Management System 12/12/02
- Letter #29, Update: Budget Difficulties, FY'03 12/6/02
- Letter #28, MEA Participation Requirements 11/22/02
- Letter #27, The School Nurse Role in Delegation or Coordination of Health-Related Tasks 11/20/02
- Letter #26, Status of Maine’s Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act 11/15/02
- Letter #25, Assessment and Accountability 11/15/02
- Letter #24, ATM Service and E-Rate, School Year 2002-2003 11/14/02
- Letter #23, 2002 Summary Report on the Immunization Status of New School Enrollees Grades K-12 11/14/02
- Letter #22, State Budget Situation and Special Session of the 120th Legislature 11/8/02
- Letter #21, Healthy Weight Awareness Campaign 11/7/02
- Letter #20, Legislative Youth Advisory Council 10/29/02
- Letter #19, Local Assessment Pilot Process 10/17/02
- Letter #18, Provisions for Repair, Replacement, and Insurance for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) 10/16/02
- Letter #17, New Immunization Rule for Schools 9/9/02
- Letter #16, Public Water Systems: Requirement for a Licensed or Grandparented Water Operator 9/11/02
- Letter #15, Temporary Interim Instructional Space and Administrative Leased Space 9/16/02
- Letter #13, Announcing Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison Training Dates 9/6/02
- Letter #11, After School Programs Conference: September 24th, 2002 8/3/02
- Letter #10, Opening of School Reminders 9/3/02
- Letter #9, A Back to School Invitation to Celebrate America’s Ideals, Citizenship, and Character 8/28/02
- Letter #8, Designation of Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison 8/5/02
- Letter #7, Technology Planning Guidelines 7/26/02
- Letter #5, Deadline for Qualified Zone Academy Bonds Applications, Capital Asset Management Software Training, and Maine School Facilities Maintenance Plan 7/12/01
- Letter #4, MAINE’S NEW BOOSTER SEAT LAW - Child Passenger Safety Legislation, Effective January 1, 2003 7/3/02
- Letter #3, Public Law 2001, Chapter 67 (20-A M.R.S.A. § 263) Response to School Bomb Threats 7/3/02
- Letter #2, Per Pupil Professional Development Funds 7/22/02
- Letter #1, Maine’s Child Health Insurance Outreach – Year 5 7/16/02
2001 - 2002
- Letter #92, School Nurse Summer Institute - 6/25/02
- Letter #91, School Bus Safety Recalls 6/24/02
- Letter #90, Governor’s Response to Budget Shortfall: Effects on General Purpose Aid and Selected Other Education Programs 6/19/02
- Letter #89, Grants to SAUs for Providing Educational and Related Services for Homeless Students 6/17/02
- Letter #88, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Application for Funds and Allocations 6/14/02
- Letter #87, FY 2002 Final Subsidy Printout (ED 261)
- Letter #85, Reading Recovery® Teacher Training Grants 6/6/02
- Letter #84, Basic School Approval Forms (Private) 6/3/02
- Letter #83, Basic School Approval Forms (Public) 6/3/02
- Letter #81, Diesel School Bus Emissions 5/23/02
- Letter #80, National Student/Parent Mock Elections 5/17/02
- Letter #79, Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention Guidelines: A Resource for School Personnel 5/15/02
- Letter #77, Early Reading First Grants 5/8/02
- Letter #76, Read With ME Initiative/Letter From First Lady Mary Herman 5/8/02
- Letter #74, Solutions to School Facilities Needs 4/30/02
- Letter #71, Adoption of Supplemental Biennium Budget, FY 2001-02 and FY 2002-03 3/26/02
- Letter #70, Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Grant Application 3/26/02
- Letter #69, Request for Recommendations for the Talent Pool 3/28/02
- Letter #68, Maine Learning Technology Initiative and the Issue of Local Cost 3/19/02
- Letter #67, Legislative Progress Towards a Final Budget for FY 2001-02 and FY 2002-03 3/19/02
- Letter #66, Major Capital Improvements Priorities List 3/15/02
- Letter #65, Nominations To MEA Content Development Committees 3/15/02
- Letter #64, Involvement in Local Assessment System Development 3/13/02
- Letter #63, Federal Facilities Grants Information Sessions Rescheduled 3/15/02
- Letter #62, “AP Potential” 3/11/02
- Letter #61, New Teacher Induction Pilot Site Participation 3/21/02
- Letter # 60, Distinguished Educator Positions - 3/8/02
- Letter #59, Nominations for 2002/2003 School Nurse of the Year 2/20/02
- Letter #58, Federal Grant Opportunities for Schools 3/7/02
- Letter #57, Chapter 127, Instructional Program, Assessment and Diploma Requirements 3/1/02
- Letter #56, Comprehensive School Health Education Grant Application 3/5/02
- Letter #55, Commissioner's Recognition Awards Program - 3/1/02
- Letter #54, Capital Asset Management Software Training 2/22/02
- Letter #53, Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Fees and Test Preparation Materials 3/4/02
- Letter #52, Vouchers for Facilitation Services for the Process of Community Identification of Core Values 2/22/02
- Letter #51, Update: Biennium Budget 2/27/02
- Letter #50, Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grants 2/25/02
- Letter #49, Chapters 127 and 125 2/19/02
- Letter #48, Department Proceeds with Work on Local Assessment Development 2/6/02
- Letter #47, Training for Capital Asset Management Software 1/7/02
- Letter #46, Technical Assistance with Indoor Air Quality concerns from the American Lung Association of Maine 1/9/02
- Letter #45, Contract with Apple Computer 1/7/02
- Letter #44, Nominations for the 2003 Maine Teacher of the Year (M.T.O.Y.) 1/03/02
- Letter #43, Chapter 125 and Chapter 127 Rulemaking 12/18/01
- Letter #42, ATM Service and E-Rate, School Year 2002-2003 12/18/01
- Letter #41, 2001-2002 Tuition Rates 1/22/02
- Letter #40, Advanced Placement (AP) Workshops 12/18/01
- Letter #39, 2002-2003 School Bus Subsidy Approvals and Refusals 12/19/01
- Letter #38, Update and Changes to Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF) Application Process 11/27/01
- Letter #37, Proposed Rules for Immunization Requirements for School Children 11/14/01
- Letter #36, Proposed Rules for Medication Administration in the School Setting. 11/14/01
- Letter #35, The Economy, the Effects of September 11th, and School Budgets 11/8/01
- Letter #34, Ensuring Safety in our Schools – Adequate Planning and Effective Information Exchange 11/8/01
- Letter #31, Elevator Inspections 10/25/01
- Letter #30, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Administrators’ Workshop 11/29/01
- Letter #29, Procedures and Policy Guidelines for Distance Learning (ATM) School Sites 10/22/01
- Letter #28, Use of Vans to Transport Students 10/23/01
- Letter #27, Implementation of GASB No. 34 for School Administrative Units and Applied Technology Regions 10/11/01
- Letter #26, Sensible Precautions in Aftermath of September 11th 10/15/01
- Letter #25, School Safety Precautions in Light of September 11, 2001 10/11/01
- MEMORANDUM: Bond on School Facilities (Question 4) 10/11/01
- Letter #24, Temporary Interim Instructional Space and Administrative Leased Space 10/9/01
- Letter #22, Update and future plans of the Alternate Assessment to the MEA 10/9/01
- Letter #21, LD 1306, P.L. 2001, Chapter 452, An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Educational Programming at Juvenile Correctional Facilities 9/26/01
- Letter #20, Deferred Td Booster requirements and Public Law 326 – An Act to Amend School Immunization Requirements 9/26/01
- Letter #19, Dealing with Harassment of Those Who Are, or Are Perceived To Be, of Middle Eastern Descent 9/20/01
- Letter #18, Literacy Strategies For All Students Conference 9/14/01
- Letter #17, Reflections on Tuesday’s Terrorist Attacks; National Day of Prayer and Remembrance 9/14/01
- Letter #16, Accounting Handbook IIR 9/20/01
- Letter #14, Ensuring a Safe Learning Environment for All: Local Codes of Conduct, Hazing, and Harassment 9/13/01
- Letter #13, Maine Assessment Portfolio Project 9./14/01
- Letter #12, Suicide Prevention Materials Distribution Advance Notice 9/10/01
- Letter #11, Resource for Local Comprehensive Assessment System REGISTRATION for Maine Assessment Portfolio Pilot in Social Studies 8/27/01
- Letter #9, Criminal History Records Check Applications 8/24/01
- Letter #8, Selected Updates for the Opening of the 2001-2002 School Year 8/22/01
- Letter #7, Removal of Mercury from Schools 8/16/01
- Letter #6, 2000-2001 EF-S-202: Annual Update of the Gifted and Talented; Educational Program Phase-In Plan for Continuous Program Improvement; 2001-2002 EF-S-206 EZ: Application for Gifted and Talented Educational; Program Approval and Approval of Program Costs for State Subsidy 8/14/01
- Letter #5, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Funds Available 8/11/01
- Letter #4, Withholding of Subsidy 8/13/01
- Letter #3, Critical Survey for the Maine Learning Technology Endowment 8/9/01
- Letter #2, Maine's Child Health Insurance Outreach -- Year 4 8/2/01
- Letter #1, School Bus Safety Recalls 7/25/01
2000 - 2001
- Letter #80, Basic School Approval Forms 6/23/01
- Letter #79, Maine Assessment Portfolio Pilot 6/20/01
- Letter #78, Summer Institute for School Nurses and New School Nurse Orientation 5/30/01
- Letter #76, Update on Criminal History Records Checks 5/22/01
- Letter #75, LD 21, P.L. 2001, Chapter 85, An Act to Allow the Awarding of High School Diplomas to Veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict 5/18/01
- Letter #74, Vertical Team Follow-up Workshop 5/29/01
- Letter #73, Read With Me Initiative Letter From Mary Herman 5/16/01
- Letter #72, UPDATE – State Budget, FY ’02-’03 and Selected Legislative Issues 5/4/01
- Letter #71, George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute Statewide Investigation of Post-Secondary Education in Maine 5/4/01
- Letter #70, Federal Budget Update 5/4/01
- Letter #69, New Teacher Induction Pilot Site Participation 4/24/01
- Letter #68, Conflict Resolution/Character Education Grant Application 4/20/01
- Letter #67, Deadline for Qualified Zone Academy Bonds, Facilities Management Listserve, Tools for Schools workshops 4/18/01
- Letter #66, Revolving Renovation Fund Status Reports for Applications Submitted by School Administrative Units 4/10/01
- Letter #65, Teacher Shortage Areas for Federal Stafford and Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS) Deferment and Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Reduction of Teacher Obligation for School Year 2000 - 2001 4/9/01
- Letter #64, Education Committee’s Recommended School Funding Plan for FY 2002 3/23/01
- Letter #63, April 23, 2001 ASCD Conference: “Promoting Standards of Ethical and Responsible Student Behavior”; 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., with Rushworth M. Kidder, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden 3/23/01
- Letter #62, Maine TV-Turnoff Week, April 23-April 29, 2001 3/26/01
- Letter #61, Student Assistance Team Unit Initial Team Trainings 4/6/2001
- Letter #60, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program 3/9/01
- Letter #59, Mentor Recognition Day and Mentor Awareness Month to be Proclaimed 3/12/01
- Letter #58, Information on school health including the new school nurse consultant 3/5/01
- Letter #57, Comprehensive School Health Education Grant Application 3/9/01
- Letter #56, Federal Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program 3/15/01
- Letter #55, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program: Vertical Teaming Competitive Grant Opportunity 3/7/01
- Letter #54, Reading Recovery® Teacher Training Grants 3/5/01
- Letter #53, Taking Responsibility: Standards for Ethical and Responsible Behavior in Maine Schools and Communities 3/1/01
- Letter #52, Letter Requesting Recommendations for the Talent Pool 2/20/01
- Letter #51, Maine’s New Title I Adequate Yearly Progress System 2/28/01
- Letter #50, General Purpose Aid, FY 2002-2003; Debt Service Limit; Fingerprinting 2/21/01
- Letter #49, Final Report of the Essential Programs & Services Transportation Task Force 2/21/2001
- Letter #48, Mitchell Scholarships 2/14/01
- Letter #47, Distinguished Educator Positions 3/9/01
- Letter #46, State of Maine School Bus Purchasing Program 2/20/01
- Letter #45, English/Language Arts Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) Vertical Teaming Workshop 2/14/01
- Letter #44, Title II Higher Education Act Grant/Enhancing Teacher Quality 2/14/01
- Letter #43, Final Report of the Task Force on the Maine Learning Technology Endowment (MLTE) 2/5/01
- Letter #42, Full Implementation of Criminal History Records Checks 1/24/01
- Letter #41, Comprehensive School Reform Grant Application Deadline Extended 1/16/01
- Letter #40, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Administrators’ Workshop 1/12/01
- Letter #39, Update – “The Move” 1/3/01
- Letter #38, Nominations for the 2002 Maine Teacher of the Year 12/20/00
- Letter #37, Alternative Delivery Construction Methods - Implementation of L.D. 2311 12/20/00
- Letter #36, Statewide Workshop Days 12/11/00
- Letter #35, Conference/Rollout for Early Literacy Report – A Solid Foundation: Supportive Contexts for Early Literacy Programs in Maine Schools 12/12/2000
- Letter #34, Department of Education's Move to the Burton M. Cross State Office Building 12/13/00
- Letter #33, Full Implementation of Criminal History Records Checks 11/30/00
- Letter #32, ATM Service and E-Rate, School Year 2000-2001 11/20/00
- Letter #31, School Construction Survey 11/15/00
- Letter #30, MSAD 27 School Bus Operations – One of America’s “Great Fleets” 10/30/00
- Letter #29, Proposed Revisions to Title 20-A M.R.S.A. §6051, Audits 11/1/00
- Letter #28, Reminder of Missing Reports and Withholding of Subsidy 10/23/00
- Letter #27, Juvenile Justice Advisory Group - Request for Proposals to provide "Alternatives to School Suspension and Expulsion" 10/5/00
- Letter #26, Status of Criminal Records Checks 10/2/00
- Letter #25, Choosing an External Auditor – A Guide for Making a Sound Decision 9/27/00
- Letter #24, Federal Loans for School Renovation 9/18/00
- Letter #23, Reminder of missing reports and withholding of subsidy 9/25/00
- Letter #21, Major Capital Improvements Application 9/22/2000
- Letter #20, MRSA Title 20-A, Section 4803, Sub-section 5, Alcohol Awareness Day 10/1/00
- Letter #19, Bus Safety Advisory – Bendix ABS Air Brake System Recall 9/5/00
- Letter #18, Web-based School Profiles 8/25/00
- Letter #17, Comprehensive Assessment System Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) Recommendations and Follow-up Measures 9/6/00
- Letter #16, Resource for Local Comprehensive Assessment System Maine Assessment Portfolio Project REGISTRATION 8/21/00
- Letter #15, Transfer of Education Records 8/9/00
- Letter #14, Withholding Subsidy 8/16/00
- Letter #13,Use of chlorpyrifos pesticides 8/16/00
- Letter #12, Status of Criminal History Records Check - 8/11/00
- Letter #11, Complimentary Maine Education and School Statutes 2000-01 Edition - 8/11/00
- Letter #10, Advanced Placement Incentive Program Application (APIP) - 8/9/00
- Letter # 9, Predetermination of Students for Free Meals or Free Milk - 8/1/00
- Letter #8, Bus Safety Recalls 8/1/00
- Letter #7, 1999 - 2000 Maine Postsecondary Enrollments; 1998 - 1999 Maine Postsecondary Completions; 1999 - 2000 Maine Colleges and Universities - Institutional Characteristics 7/31/00
- Letter #6, Maine’s Child Health Insurance Outreach -- Year 3 7/28/00
- Letter #5, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program 7/17/00
- Letter #4, Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program Funds Available 7/14/00
- Letter #3, Training for New Adult Education Directors 7/7/00
- Letter #2, Results of the Learning Results implementation data collection that took place during regional planning retreats 7/7/00
- Letter #1, 2000-01 Home School Application Materials 7/6/00
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