Click the link below for tips for School Board members to look and sound your best online during remote meetings
https://5il.co/fgez
Click on the following link to read the March/April 2020 issue of MSMA Policy Development News:
https://5il.co/fdv3
Center for Safe Schools COVID-19 Webinar - Navigating Virtual Education -- with Calm, Connectedness and Compassion
Roundtable Discussion Bios - https://5il.co/fd2n
Roundtable Discussion Overview - https://5il.co/fd2o
Please take time to Complete the 2020 Census Survey! So important for schools and state agencies to have a Complete Count for Maine!
Your Response Today Can Shape Your Future
The 2020 Census is underway. Over 70 million households have responded to date, representing 48.1% of all households in America. Make sure that you and your friends and family are included in this once-a-decade count.
https://2020census.gov/?utm_campaign=20200413chc20s1ccallrs&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Click on the following link to read the Spring 2020 issue of MSMA Labor Relations News: https://5il.co/f0dl
How Census Data Help the Nation Respond to Disasters
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/04/how-census-data-help-the-nation-respond-to-disasters.html
Cyberbullying Is On The Rise During The Coronavirus Pandemic
https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/coronavirus-cyberbullying-distance-learning/
Click on the following link to read the Spring 2020 issue of MSMA School Law News: https://5il.co/evkn
PRIORITY NOTICE: Unified Guidance Regarding Executive Orders and School Personnel: All School Services and Employees are Essential
https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=&u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=169f6e9329
Update from Commissioner Makin 3-27-20
https://mailchi.mp/maine/cu5lemq6y0-1321000?e=ebadcd071b
Video Message From Commissioner Makin Regarding Pandemic: March 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF562moq1yY&feature=youtu.be
Guidance from CDC for School-Based Operations
https://mainedoenews.net/2020/03/19/guidance-from-cdc-for-school-based-operations/
Proposed Rulemaking for Rule Chapter 112
https://mailchi.mp/maine/cu5lemq6y0-1320899?e=2cff93feff
Why Outbreaks like Coronavirus Spread Exponentially and How to "Flatten the Curve"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/
DOE Commissioner’s Message to the Field
https://mailchi.mp/maine/cu5lemq6y0-1320895?e=2cff93feff
Governor Mills, Maine Congressional Delegation Convene Call on COVID-19
https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-maine-congressional-delegation-convene-call-covid-19-2020-03-19
Governor Mills Takes Further Steps to Respond to COVID-19, Protect Health and Safety of Maine People
https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-takes-further-steps-respond-covid-19-protect-health-and-safety-maine-people
Governor Mills, Legislature Spearhead Emergency Legislative Package to Respond to COVID-19
https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-legislature-spearhead-emergency-legislative-package-respond-covid-19-2020-03-17
As COVID-19 spreads throughout the country, more schools are canceling classes and shifting their in-person instructional time online. Many teachers are now trying to understand the ins-and-outs of distance learning. The good news is: help is available! Many companies are offering teachers and schools access to their online platforms for free for the duration of their closure. The Center for Safe Schools has put together a list of free online resources.
This list can be accessed here: https://schoolchoiceweek.com/37-free-online-resources-for-schools-shifting-online-during-coronavirus/