Recorded Professional Learning
Below and to the right-hand side are recent professional development opportunities that have been recorded and made available for on-demand viewing as well as resources to support high-quality programming.
- Public Pre-K Self-Assessment and Continuous Quality Improvement Tool
- Public Pre-K Technical Assistance Series- 2023
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- March 30, 2023: Rule Chapter 124, Pre-K Guidebook & the Technical Assistance Process
- April 13, 2023: Public School & Community Partnerships
- April 27, 2023: Student Recruitment, Enrollment & Screening
- May 11, 2023: High-Quality Environments, Curriculum & Assessment
- May 25, 2023: Child Development Services: Working Relationships
- June 8, 2023: Student Inclusion, SEL & Challenging Behaviors
- June 22, 2023: Early Childhood Teacher Training & Maine Roads to Quality
- July 13, 2023: Family Engagement & Transitions
- Request for Applications (RFA) #202207106 Public Pre-K Expansions
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The informational meeting was held on August 23, 2022 from 10:00am-12:00pm. This meeting was recorded and is now available for viewing.
Those wishing to access the recording can do so here. The runtime is one hour, twenty-five minutes.
The RFA is housed on the Division of Procurement Services website.
Answers to frequently asked questions will be posted here no later than 9/30/2022. Any amendments made to the RFA will be posted here as well.
A direct link to the RFA is here and a link to ammendment #1 is here.
- Applications are due no later than 10/13/2022 at 11:59pm local time.
- Additional details and instructions can be found within the RFA itself.
- Public Pre-K Technical Assistance Series
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- April 11, 2022: Pre-K Application in Accordance With Ch. 124 and the Pre-K Guidebook Review & Reflect
- April 25, 2022: Community Needs/Recruitment/Enrollment/Transitions
- May 9, 2022: Partnering with Community Providers exploring MoUs & CC licensing
- May 23, 2022: CDS Relationships/Coordination/Screening
- June 13, 2022: Curriculum and Assessment Choices
- June 27, 2022: High-Quality Classroom Environments & Materials
- July 11, 2022: Early Childhood Development Teacher Training and MELDS
- July 25, 2022: Family Engagement Strategies
- NAEYC Week of the Young Child
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A fun-filled week celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, families, and communities.
- Request for Applications (RFA) #202107114 Public Pre-K Expansion
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The informational meeting was held on October 7, 2021 from 3-4:30pm. This meeting was recorded and is now available for viewing.
Those wishing to access the recording can do so here. The runtime is one hour, twenty-eight minutes.
The RFA is housed on the Division of Procurement Services website.
- Answers to frequently asked questions will be posted here no later than 10/21/2021.
- Any amendments made to the RFA will be posted here no later than 10/28/2021.
- Applications are due no later than 11/4/2021 at 11:59pm local time.
- Additional details and instructions can be found within the RFA itself.
A direct link to the RFA is here.
- Working with Community Partners to Provide State-Funded Pre-K
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This 3-part series will look at the benefits, barriers and how-tos of developing a formal public Pre-K partnership.
- Session 1 of 3: An Overview of High-Quality School and Community Partnerships
- Session 2 of 3: Panelist Contributions
- Session 3 of 3: Where to Begin
- Unpacking the Pre-K Guidebook
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This 7-part series will look at each section of the newly released Guide to High-Quality Publicly-Funded Preschool.
- Session 1 of 7: Standards & Program Structure
- Session 2 of 7: Student Support
- Session 3 of 7: Collaborations and Partnerships
- Session 4 of 7: Pre K Budgets
- Session 5 of 7: Family Engagement
- Session 6 of 7: Transitions into Pre-K and Kindergarten
- Session 7 of 7: Technical Assitcance (TA)
- Head Start Resources
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- Office of Head Start
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services
- Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
- Child Care Licensing
- Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network
- New England Head Start Association
- Maine’s Child Development Services
- Maine Child Care Subsidy Program
- Women, Infants, and Children
- Quality for ME
- State Entity Resources
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- Maine Association for the Education of Young Children (MAEYC)
- University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
- Maine Roads to Quality
- Child Development Services (CDS)
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
- Maine Home Visiting Programs
- Maine Parent Federation
- Maine SPARK
- Educate ME
- National Entity Resources
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- Alliance for Early Success
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
- Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
- Division of Exceptional Children (DEC)
- Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
- Harvard Graduate School of Education
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Association for Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
- National Governors Association
- National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
- Zero to Three
- General Resources
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- Promoting Equity for Young Multilingual Children and Their Families
- Dispatch: Maine’s Public Preschool Programs and Section 504 of the ADA (DOC)
- The Power of a Good Idea: How the San Francisco School District is Building a PreK-3rd Grade Bridge (PDF)
- Framework for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating PreK-3rd Grade Approaches (PDF)
- Social and Emotional Learning:
- A Policy Vision for the Future (PDF)
- The Primary Years Agenda: Strategies to Guide District Action (PDF)
- Child Care Subsidy Program (PDF)
Contact
Nicole Madore
Early Childhood Specialist
Phone: 207-446-3967
Email: nicole.madore@maine.gov