April 21, 2020
Last week a virtual panel discussion was held regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and:
Lessons from past outbreaks that we can draw from today
Strategies for communica...
March 23, 2020
The New York Times (3/20, Green) reported “elementary and secondary schools will not be required to do standardized testing,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Friday....
March 19, 2020
WHEREAS , I proclaimed a state of emergency on March 15, 2020 to authorize the use of emergency powers in order to expand and expedite the State’s response to the many different...
March 17, 2020
The governor’s supplemental budget including
the General Purpose Aid reflected in the spreadsheets (ED 279s) sent out to
districts in late January is making i...
March 17, 2020
Please click the link below for updates/resources on COVID-19:
https://www.msmaweb.com/o/msma...
March 10, 2020
L.D. 900, An Act To Expand the Rights of Public Employees under the Maine Labor Laws, which would allow public employees, including teachers, to strike is before the House of Repr...
March 6, 2020
Washington,
D.C.: Following the Department of Education’s announcement to halt
a change to the methodology that determines which rural schools are eligible
for funding thr...
March 3, 2020
Response team met yesterday to build on Maine CDC’s work in coordinating coronavirus preparation and response to protect public health
Governor Janet Mills convened her Coron...
February 27, 2020
Maine DOE Newsroom
Reminders for School Communities Regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus!
Please note that at this time Maine has no confirmed cases associated with...
February 12, 2020
A bill that limits a district’s ability to transfer teachers is being heard in the Education Committee on Feb. 18, and we need you to reach out to legislators on that committee an...
January 31, 2020
The Department of Education has released
preliminary ED 279s showing state aid for districts in 2020-21. Linked
below is a spreadsheet showing the preliminar...
November 26, 2019
The following bills submitted by legislators and affecting the operation of schools and labor law have been accepted for consideration by the next session of the Legislature when ...
October 31, 2019
Planson International, a global IT solutions provider to international organizations focused on development, sustainability and emergency response, has received the Business Frien...
October 31, 2019
Carl Soderberg of Soderberg Construction has received the Business Friend of Education Award from the Maine School Boards Association for facilitating significant construction pro...
October 31, 2019
Dr. Don Burgess, a pediatrician at Southern Maine Health Care, has received the Maine School Boards Association Distinguished Service Award for his dedication and leadership to ke...
October 30, 2019
Dr. Chris Record, the Assistant Superintendent for the Gorham School Department, has been named Maine’s 2020 Assistant Superintendent of the Year for his commitment and focus on c...
October 29, 2019
Dr. David W. Murphy, superintendent of schools in SAD 44, Bethel, since 2002, has been named Maine’s 2020 Superintendent of the Year – a testament to his belief that all students ...
October 11, 2019
The Legislature has released a list of just over 400 bill titles that have been put in by legislators for next session, including 36 to be heard by the Education Committee and a h...
September 25, 2019
It is time to register for the 46th Annual MSMA Fall Conference. We are very pleased with the keynote and endnote speakers, number and content of "clinics", and new and returning...
August 30, 2019
The Maine Charter School Commission has moved forward one applicant for the final available slot under the state’s 10-charter-school limit for a high school in Waldo County target...