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Education Commissioner affirms commitment to accountability in wake of...
AUGUSTA – Maine’s Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen released a statement today in response to the resignation of Florida Education Commissioner Dr. Tony Bennett, affirming his Department’s...
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Commissioner Bowen to help honor inaugural grads of Maine’s first charter school
HINCKLEY – Less than two years after Governor Paul R. LePage’s landmark student choice legislation finally allowing public charter schools in Maine went into effect, his Education Commissioner will...
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Bowen tapped to lead nationwide education innovation
AUGUSTA – The success of the LePage Administration’s school reforms have been recognized across the country, and now its Education Commissioner is being tapped to take that transformation nationwide....
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A letter from Commissioner Bowen: A new opportunity
It has been a great honor to serve students and schools as the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education for the past two and a half years. In that time, we’ve made incredible progress in...
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Commission receives notice of 7 charter school proposals
AUGUSTA – Seven groups informed the Maine Charter School Commission (MCSC) that they plan to submit applications to open public charter schools in Maine. All of the groups hope to open a school in the...
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Message to administrators on superintendents’ agreements
Dear Superintendents, Last fall, former Commissioner Stephen Bowen sent you a letter on the topic of superintendents’ agreements. In that letter, he explained why he has tended to overturn the...
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State of Maine approves new virtual high school program
The Maine DOE has granted the Virtual High School (VHS) Collaborative approved online learning provider status. The Department has found VHS courses to meet the State’s standards, enabling middle and...
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Transfer decisions refocused on student best interest
AUGUSTA – Starting today, superintendents who reject a parent’s request to send their child to school in another district will have to explain why that transfer would not be in the best interest of the...
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Clarity on charter school special education student funding
In response to several questions from the field, the Department is providing clarity for charter schools regarding funding allocations for students who are newly identified as special education but...
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Commissioner applauds strong start of charter schools
Monitoring by the Maine Charter School Commission of the two charter schools that served students during the 2012-13 academic year show the state’s first charters are meeting their missions AUGUSTA –...
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Charter Commission advances 3 applications, schedules public hearings
Following committee reviews, three proposed public charter schools including one in Lewiston and two virtuals have moved to the next stage in the State’s application process, which includes public...
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Charter Commission to vote on applications March 3
The Maine Charter School Commission will vote at its March 3 meeting on whether to move forward the applications of three public charter schools proposed to open in Maine this fall. The Commission’s...
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Education Commissioner applauds expansion of student learning opportunities
The Maine Charter School Commission voted today to approve the state’s first virtual charter school, which could begin start serving students this fall AUGUSTA – Education Commissioner Jim Rier...
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Charter commission seeks proposals for 2015 school opening
The Maine Charter School Commission is currently soliciting proposals for new public charter schools that would begin serving students in the fall of 2015. In a request for proposals (RFP) published...
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Notice of intent for 6 charter school proposals received
Six groups informed the Maine Charter School Commission (MCSC) that they plan to submit applications to open public charter schools in Maine. All of the groups hope to open a school in the fall of...
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Maine Charter School Commission welcomes new leadership
For Immediate Release from the Maine Charter School Commission Thursday, July 17. Contact: Bob Kautz, Executive Director, (207) 592-8352 AUGUSTA – The Maine Charter School Commission (MCSC) has new...
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Maine DOE publishes guidance for districts processing charter school invoices
The Department has posted documents clarifying the process for preparing or disputing charter school invoices to resident school administrative units (SAUs). Clarification on how to determine the...
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