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Informational Letters
Links to Informational Letters that were sent to all Superintendents of Schools from the Commissioner.
2009–2010
- 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 [11/06/2010]
- Letter #045 School Facilities Management System (SFMS) Training [11/04/2009]
- Letter #044 Approval of FY 2010 Leased Space Applications [11/04/2009]
- Letter #043 Planning for Anticipated Reductions in Subsidy [11/03/2009]
- 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 [10/07/2009]
- Letter #035 Energy Savings Opportunities; Call for Participants in Carbon Footprint Survey [10/06/2009]
- Letter #034 Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Private Schools [10/01/2009]
- Letter #033 PRIORITY - Certification on Constitutionally Protected Prayer [09/25/2009]
- Letter #032 PRIORITY AND TIME SENSITIVE: ARRA Monthly Reporting Due Oct. 2 [09/25/2009]
- Letter #031 Update: Financial Strategies in Difficult Times [09/23/2009]
- Letter #030 Alcohol Awareness Day [09/23/2009]
- Letter #029 Chemicals in Schools: Inventory Reminder [09/22/2009]
- Letter #028 Postponement of Requirement to Collect Student Social Security Numbers [09/22/2009]
- Letter #027 HEALTH ALERT: Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinics Delay; Additional H1N1 Planning Resources [09/22/2009]
- Letter #026 New School Nurse Orientation [09/21/2009]
- Letter #025 Transportation Routing Software [09/21/2009]
- Letter #024 2009–2010 Maine Comprehensive Assessment System (MeCAS) [09/18/2009]
- Letter #023 HEALTH ALERT: Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Schools [09/17/2009]
- Letter #022 Important Message about H1N1, flu, and schools [09/14/2009]
- Letter #021 Federal Subsidies Immediately Available to Help with Two National Board Certification Activities [09/09/2009]
- Letter #020 Constitution Day - September 17, 2009 [09/08/2009]
- Letter #019 Observance of "Maine Week of Heroes" [09/08/2009]
- Letter #018 Materials to Support Wabanaki (Maine Native) Studies [09/08/2009]
- Letter #017 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act FY 2010 Application for State Fiscal Stabilization Funds – Phase 2 [09/01/2009]
- Letter #016 Urgent Information re: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu/Respond by Sept. 8, 2009 [09/01/2009]
- Letter #015 Ensuring Safety in our Schools: Homeland Security Grants for Fiscal Year 2009 [08/31/2009]
- Letter #014 Complimentary Maine Education and School Statutes 2009-2010 Edition [08/31/2009]
- Letter #013 Maine Course Pathways: Regional Informational Sessions [08/13/2009]
- Letter #012 Superintendent's Conference Follow-Up - Standards Based Education [08/06/2009]
- Letter #011 School Facilities Management System Update [08/06/2009]
- Letter #010 Changes to the State Required Special Education Forms [08/05/2009]
- Letter #009 Reminder: Maine Department of Education Regulation 118, Purposes, Standards and Procedures for Educational Personnel Support Systems [08/05/2009]
- Letter #008 Seasonal influenza vaccine opportunities for schools – Next steps [07/29/2009]
- Letter #007 Maine Course Pathways: Save the Date [07/27/2009]
- Letter #006 Data Reporting Guidance for Alternative Organizational Structures [07/24/2009]
- Letter #005 Changes to the State-Required Special Education Written Notice Form (effective June 22, 2009) [07/24/2009]
- Letter #004 Summary of Major Laws Related to Education Enacted by the First Regular Session of the 124th Maine Legislature [07/21/2009]
- Letter #003 Removal of a Question and Answer Regarding the Speech/Language Eligibility Form [07/15/2009]
- Letter #002 Applications for FY 2010 Instructional Leased Space Program [07/09/2009]
- Letter #001 2010 Census Materials [07/08/2009]
2008–2009
- Letter #113 Emergency Amendments to Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth To Age Twenty [06/25/2009]
- Letter #112 Use of Title I Funds for Laptops [06/18/2009]
- Letter #111 AMENDED - Year-End Pupil Transportation Reports – Due by July 31, 2009 [06/15/2009]
- Letter #110 2009 Maine Dropout Prevention Summit [06/12/2009]
- Letter #109 Wyeth Day [06/11/2009]
- Letter #108 October 14, 2009 PSAT/NMSQT Registration Announcement [06/09/2009]
- Letter #107 Seasonal influenza vaccine opportunities for schools [06/08/2009]
- Letter #106 School Facilities Management System [06/05/2009]
- Letter #105 Requirements to Receive ARRA Funds [06/05/2009]
- Letter #104 Guidance on Transfer of School Records within the RSU/AOS [06/04/2009]
- Letter #103 Re-admitting Students and Staff after Flu-like Symptoms [05/22/2009]
- Letter #102 Maine Learning Technology Initiative Grades 7-12 [05/20/2009]
- Letter #101 Qualified School Construction Bond Program [05/18/2009]
- Letter #100 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Application for School Administrative Units for State Fiscal Stabilization Funds – Phase 1 [05/08/2009]
- Letter #099 H1N1 (“Swine Flu”) Updated Guidance and Information [05/07/2009]
- Letter #098 Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Program Update (CIMP) [05/01/2009]
- Letter #097 H1N1 (“Swine Flu”) Update: School Closure Protocol [04/29/2009]
- Letter #096 Qualified Zone Academy Bond Program [04/29/2009]
- Letter #095 Swine Influenza Guidelines for Schools [04/28/2009]
- Letter #094 Statewide Conference: Development Of Early Childhood Public Preschool Programs [04/22/2009]
- Letter #093 Distinguished Educator Positions [04/22/2009]
- Letter #092 Revised Subsidy Reports [04/17/2009]
- Letter #091 Revenue Projections and the Funding “Cliff” [04/16/2009]
- Letter #090 Systemic Complaint Policy [04/16/2009]
- Letter #089 Request for Proposals for Adult Education State Grant Program: English Literacy/Civics Education [04/16/2009]
- Letter #088 Statewide Conference: Transitioning to a Standards-Based System of Education in Maine [04/13/2009]
- Letter #087 Conference Call RE: Update on Recovery (ARRA) Funds [04/08/2008]
- Letter #086 NECAP Accommodations – Time Sensitive Survey – Response Requested [04/06/2009]
- Letter #085 Introduction to NECAP – Live Online Interactive Workshops [04/06/2009]
- Letter #084 Comprehensive Sexuality Education [04/06/2009]
- Letter #083 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: Preparedness Conference to Offer Special Tools for Schools [04/06/2009]
- Letter #082 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Food Service Equipment Assistance [04/01/2009]
- Letter #081 Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) 21st Century High School Teacher Tools and Resources Program [03/31/2009]
- Letter #080 Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Program (CIMP) Update [03/27/2009]
- Letter #079 Preliminary General Purpose Aid for Local Schools (GPA) Funding for FY 2009-10 [03/26/2009]
- Letter #078 Nominations for 2009-2010 School Nurse of the Year [03/23/2009]
- Letter #077 Recovery Update 3/20/09: Funds Anticipated [03/20/2009]
- Letter #076 2008-2009 School Year Reporting Requirements and Procedures for No Child Left Behind, “Highly Qualified Teacher” and Paraprofessional Data [03/20/2009]
- Letter #075 Food Service Management Company Contracts [03/17/2009]
- Letter #074 Update on Federal Recovery Package - March 10, 2009 [03/10/2009]
- Letter #073 Inhalant Abuse Prevention [03/10/2009]
- Letter #072 Request for Proposals for the Special Services Team [03/09/2009]
- Letter #071 Conference Scheduled on Federal Recovery Package [03/06/2009]
- Letter #070 Federal Recovery Package [03/04/2009]
- Letter #069 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [03/04/2009]
- 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 [03/03/2009]
- Letter #067 Nominations Requested for Commissioner’s Recognition Awards Program [02/27/2009]
- Letter #066 Anticipated Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Schools for 2009/2010 [02/24/2009]
- Letter #065 Role of Adult Education in Maine’s Unified Special Education Regulations (Chapter 101) [02/24/2009]
- Letter #064 State Required Special Education Forms in Acholi, Arabic, Khmer, Mandarin, Nuer, Somali and Spanish [02/19/2009]
- Letter #063 Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Program (CIMP) for IDEA [02/12/2009]
- Letter #062 ATM Service and E-Rate for School Year 2009-2010 [02/09/2009]
- Letter #061 Spring 2009 Maine High School Assessment (MHSA)/SAT Initiative Updates [02/06/2009]
- Letter #060 Update on NECAP Participation [02/03/2009]
- Letter #059 2008 - 2009 TUITION RATES [01/29/2009]
- Letter #058 Seeking Recommendations for the Maine Talent Pool [01/28/2009]
- Letter #057 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [01/28/2009]
- Letter #056 Videoconferencing via ATM [01/27/2009]
- Letter #055 Regional Forums Facilitated by Members of the Diploma Stakeholder Group [01/26/2009]
- Letter #054 Supporting Children and Families of Deployed and Returning Members of the Reserves and National Guard [01/21/2009]
- Letter #053 Additions to the Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Speech/Language Eligibility Form and Classroom Observations [01/21/2009]
- Letter #052 APEX Learning Advanced Placement Exam Preparation [01/09/2009]
- Letter #051 Results from Profiled Data under IDEA State Performance Plan (SPP) Determinations [01/02/2009]
- 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 [12/08/2008]
- Letter #045 State Required Special Education Forms [12/03/2008]
- Letter #044 Nominations due for 2010 Maine Teacher of the Year [12/03/2008]
- 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 [11/07/2008]
- 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 [10/09/2008]
- Letter #026 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey [10/08/2008]
- Letter #025 Adjustments to School Construction Bonding Schedule [10/03/2008]
- Letter #024 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ANNOUNCEMENT: Youth Suicide Prevention Project Funding Opportunity for High Schools [10/02/2008]
- Letter #023 Daily Education Rates for Special Purpose Private Schools [10/01/2008]
- Letter #022 Approval of FY 2009 Leased Space Applications [09/26/2008]
- Letter #021 School Unit Responsibilities Regarding Homeless Children and Youth [09/26/2008]
- Letter #020 Advanced Placement Conference [09/25/2008]
- Letter #019 Emergency Rule and Provisionally Adopted Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [09/24/2008]
- Letter #018 ADVANCE NOTICE: Youth Suicide Prevention Project Funding Opportunity [09/18/2008]
- Letter #017 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Open House for School Administrators [09/18/2008]
- Letter #016 Maine Department of Education Special Education Due Process [09/17/2008]
- Letter #015 Capital Asset Management (CAM) Program Update [09/16/2008]
- Letter #014 Chemicals in Schools: Inventory Reminder [09/16/2008]
- Letter #013 Alcohol Awareness Day [09/11/2008]
- Letter #012 New School Nurse Orientation [09/09/2008]
- Letter #011 Announcing Local Educational Agency Homeless Liaison Training Dates [09/08/2008]
- Letter #010 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey [08/06/2008]
- Letter #009 Observance of “Maine Week of Heroes” [08/06/2008]
- Letter #008 Constitution Day – September 17, 2008 [08/06/2008]
- Letter #007 Proposed Rule Amendments, Chapter 61 – Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects [07/30/2008]
- Letter #006 Ensuring Safety in Our Schools: A Sample School-Based Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [07/25/2008]
- Letter #005 Applications for FY 2009 Instructional Leased Space Program [07/25/2008]
- Letter #004 Take It Outside Campaign – Save the Date [07/22/2008]
- Letter #003 Education and School Statutes 2008-2009 Edition [07/10/2008]
- Letter #002 Visual and Performing Arts in accordance with Chapter 104 and the Maine Learning Results [07/08/2008]
- Letter #001 FY 2007 - 2008 Final Subsidy Printout (ED 281) [07/02/2008]
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