Maine Department of Education

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Maine 4 Kids!

Public Pre-K Forums

Forum: n. 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion 2: a public facility to meet for open discussion forum. Dictionary.com. Word Net® 2.0, Princeton University. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/forum (accessed: November 02, 2006)

Previous Forum Events: October 5th, 2006 - Southern Maine (at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester) May 10th & 17th, 2007 -Combined Summary of the Outcomes of the May Forums October 4th, 2007 - Aroostook County Forum (at UMaine Presque Isle) Questions, Comments, and Ideas Generated at the Maine 4 Kids! Public Pre-K Forums: in PDF version or in RTF version

For more information, contact:

Janine Blatt

Early Childhood Education Consultant

Maine Department of Education

Phone: 207-624-6632

E-mail: Janine.Blatt@maine.gov

Elise Washer

VISTA Project Assistant

Maine Department of Education

Phone: 207-624-6737

E-mail: Elise.Washer@maine.gov

The Maine Department of Education has received funding from Pre-K Now which collaborates with state advocates and policymakers nationwide to lead a movement for high quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten for all 3 & 4 year olds. The following funders contributed to making this important work possible:

The Pew Charitable Trusts, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Schumann Fund for New Jersey.

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