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Hello Maine,
I am very new to this chat board. As a matter of fact I
live in Florida and have never been to Maine in my life.
However, I have always wanted to experience something new
and different. I do not know my way in Maine, safe areas to
live and work, least expensive,etc. Just to let you know...See More/blockquote>
Hello Maine,
I am very new to this chat board. As a matter of fact I
live in Florida and have never been to Maine in my life.
However, I have always wanted to experience something new
and different. I do not know my way in Maine, safe areas to
live and work, least expensive,etc. Just to let you know I
have my masters degree in School Guidance and Counseling. I
am a black single female. I am very flexible and open to
moving to new places. I just do not know where to begin.
Maine is so big but I just want to know where the safest
places to live are. I am very interested in trying out this
state. Any advice would be appreciated. I know Maine has
so many counties and areas but I just want some advice. Oh,
I am also 31 years of age. I really enjoy suburban
neighborhoods. I do not mind working in the city but I
would want to come home to a quiet place. I just need some
guidance for myself right now. Thanks for all of your help
and please fill me up with some great advice, areas,
certification, salary-teacher, etc. You all are great!!!!
Tasha
by Special Ed. Teacher in Texas
Sep 13, 2007
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I am a special ed. teacher in Texas. I teach at a high
school of about 2000 students. School started 3 weeks ago
and I had a student from Maine in my resource social
studies and readingc classes. She did pretty well for me
academically, but I understand that she was not successful
in courses such as math...See More/blockquote>
I am a special ed. teacher in Texas. I teach at a high
school of about 2000 students. School started 3 weeks ago
and I had a student from Maine in my resource social
studies and readingc classes. She did pretty well for me
academically, but I understand that she was not successful
in courses such as math and science. There was an ARD
(IEP) meeting yesterday for her. From what I am told the
meeting did not go well.
The state has told us we have to put more of our students
in general education classes. So we went to inclusion. We
do not have all of the papers from the school district in
Maine. This is what we do know. Mother told the
diagnostician that the student has significant cognitive
impairment which the diagnostician later told us is the
same thing as mental retardation. The mother told the
diagnostician that the student was in life skills classes
in Maine and those were the classes she wanted her in
here. Supposedly the mother was told that life skills is
for MR kids but we did what the mother wanted. The mother
could not tell us how many credits the girl has but said
she should have graduated last year in Maine.
I have taught special ed. for 10 years and I have never
known a student in a life skills class to speak in
grammatically correct complete sentences. The other
special ed teachers here have said the same thing.
How many credits do you require for graduation for your
splecial ed. students? In this Texas district, the girl
is going to need 22 credits to graduate on a minimum
plan. That minimum plan is going to mean 4 years of
English, 4 years of social studies, 3 years of math, 3
lyears of science, 1 year of speech, 1 year of fine arts
2 years of physical education and health. The remaining
credits come from electives. We are concerned that when
we reconvene the ARD that the mother is not going to be
happy if the girl does not have the credits required for
graduation. The mother accused the general ed. math
teacher of causing problems for her child.
In the three weeks that I had this student prior to her
being placed in what may be an inappropriate program, the
student told me that her mother thought it was stupid that
kids could not quit school until they are 17. The student
said that he/she would like to work at a certain grocery
store here. If the student is MR under federal
guidelines, that particular store probably will not hire
her. There are many other businesses who would work with
the school in getting the student a job but as one of our
special ed teachers who does community based instruction,
many businesses do not want to hire kids with special
needs.
by Katherine at DonorsChoose.org
Sep 21, 2007
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Hello,
My name is Katherine and I was born and raised in Maine. I
attended public schools, and my mother was a teacher. I now
work at a non-profit in New York, DonorsChoose.org.
DonorsChoose.org is dedicated to addressing the scarcity and
inequitable distribution of learning materials and
experiences...See More/blockquote>
Hello,
My name is Katherine and I was born and raised in Maine. I
attended public schools, and my mother was a teacher. I now
work at a non-profit in New York, DonorsChoose.org.
DonorsChoose.org is dedicated to addressing the scarcity and
inequitable distribution of learning materials and
experiences in our public schools. Founded in 2000 by
Charles Best, a social studies teacher in the Bronx,
DonorsChoose.org has steadily grown--and has just opened to
serve EVERY public school in the United States!
We recently received a generous grant to help fund our
expansion into the state of Maine, and I'm helping in the
effort to reach as many teachers in Maine that I can!
So please, help us spread the word: Now, ANY public school
teacher in Maine - from Fort Kent to Kittery - can request
valuable resources for their classrooms. Tell a public
school teacher to submit a classroom project today. Or even
better, submit your own project!
Our website provides a teacher tutorial and more information
about the process. Also, I am happy to help any Maine
teacher learn about all of the amazing resources they can
receive for their classrooms!
Best of luck,
Katherine
DonorsChoose.org
by sue johanson
Nov 2, 2007
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Is there a maximum resource room caseload for sped teachers
in Maine? Is it a law, policy, etc. and if a law, can it be
enforced?
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Hi, I am moving to ME from MA and am wondering if Maine
offers teaching reciprocity. I tried looking on the ME DOE
website, but I couldn't find any related links. I guess
most DOE websites are confusing! Thanks in advance!
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On 9/13/07, Tasha wrote:
> Hello Maine,
>
> I am very new to this chat board. As a matter of fact I
> live in Florida and have never been to Maine in my life.
> However, I have always wanted to experience something new
> and different. I do not know my way in Maine, safe areas to