We are very excited to announce that MSMA’s 50th Annual Fall Conference will be held in person this year on October 26th and 27th - at the Augusta Civic Center!! 50 years is a ...
Maine School Management Association is seeking multiple experienced school board chairs, retired school board members, or retired superintendents to assist MSMA staff in the deliv...
Governor Janet Mills on Wednesday signed into law a state budget that for the second year in a row makes good on a promise to fund 55 percent of the cost of education. The state ...
Maine Department of Health and Human Services Jeanne M. Lambrew, Commissioner February 16, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Jackie Farwell, Maine Department o...
Each Legislative session many opportunities are presented for local school board members and superintendents/directors to offer testimony or connect with legislators regarding leg...
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of Education and National Association for Family, School and Community
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TO: School Board Members, School Board Chairs, Superintendents, and CTE Directors
FROM: Steven W. Bailey, Executive Director Student Safety: always a top prio...
On Wednesday, August 25, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it had received $5.14 billion in funding requests from the first round of applications which wo...
Maine DOE Child Nutrition has partnered with Nutri-Link Technologies, Inc., to provide Online Free and Reduced Application Entry services, Nutri-Cloud, to school districts in Main...
As schools across Maine prepare for the 2021/2022 school year with many changes, including the implementation of free school meals and the challenges of COVID-19, we are aware of ...
There will be a vote on Monday at the Legislature to override the governor’s veto of L.D. 677 – a move that would take power and responsibility away from local School Boards and o...
L.D. 32—An Act Regarding Remote Participation in Public Proceedings , has been signed into law by Governor Mills. It is set to take effect immediately once a policy has been adop...
Governor Janet Mills on Tuesday vetoed a bill, L.D. 677, that would take power and responsibility away from local School Boards and other elected officials when it comes to negoti...
L.D. 677 was defeated in the House this morning by one vote and is on its way to the Senate. Please contact your Senators now and ask them to vote against this bill. It would shif...
The full Legislature will meet on Wednesday to vote on a budget that includes unanimous support from the Appropriations Committee for the state to fund 55 percent of the cost of e...
In a radical change to the public sector bargaining law, L.D. 677 would shift ultimate responsibility over employee salaries and benefits from Maine school boards, towns, state un...
The House passed an amendment on L.D. 1373, the bill dealing with restrictions around restraint and seclusion, but that amendment did not resolve the serious issues we have with t...
The bill that would give teachers the right to strike and allow binding arbitration around wages and benefits – actions now prohibited under Maine law in the best interest of stud...
AUGUSTA: With the assistance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Maine public schools have long offered a nutritious breakfast and lunch meal program to thousands of children ...
The Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent of the Year program information for 2022 is now available.
Nominations for these awards often come from school board members or scho...