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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Good Afternoon, in preparation for the 4<sup>th</sup> Annual Social Emotional Learning Day I wanted to share the attached DOE Newsroom release. As a school social workers,
you and/or staff in your school, work hard to provide social emotional learning activities, instruction, and curriculum integration to support student growth. As DOE prepares to celebrate this hard work and your investment in your students, we are asking you
to <span style="color:#1E1E1E;background:white">share your <strong>SEL highlights during the school year and beyond</strong> and/or share your school’s <strong>2024 SEL Day activities</strong> and initiatives by </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GToyaO3s3hrFNrlzmZRvWHeZUOURZRFlCTExVUzhaUUpOTkZUTDVGTjFIVS4u"><b><span style="color:#0074D9;background:white">filling
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1E1E1E">Submissions received from this form will help Maine come together as a state to recognize the amazing work of Maine schools at a national level to be included on the <a href="https://selday.org/leaderboard/"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">SEL4US
Leader Board</span></b></a>. Together, let’s make Maine a shining example of SEL excellence!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1E1E1E">You can also share your #SELdayME2024 highlights during the week of March 8th by posting to your school’s social media and tagging Maine DOE, using #SELday or #SELdayME2024 and
tag the Maine DOE at @MaineDepartmentofEducation1 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaineDepartmentofEducation1" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#0074D9;text-decoration:none">Facebook</span></strong></a> and @mainedepted on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mainedepted" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#0074D9;text-decoration:none">Instagram</span></strong></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1E1E1E"><a href="https://mainedoenews.net/2024/02/08/celebrate-the-5th-annual-international-sel-day-on-march-8th-todays-students-tomorrows-leaders/"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">Check
out some of the toolkits and resources for #SEL Day that the Maine DOE shared earlier this month here</span></b></a>. For more details on the day or on inclusive ideas, send questions to <a href="mailto:DOEStudentandSchoolSupports@maine.gov"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">DOESchoolandStudentSupports@maine.gov.</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1E1E1E">THANK YOU for everything you are doing to support Social Emotional Learning in your schools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1E1E1E">Link to newsroom release:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://mainedoenews.net/2024/02/22/celebrate-selday-2024-by-sharing-your-school-highlights/">Celebrate #SELday 2024 by Sharing Your School Highlights! – Maine
DOE Newsroom</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Ken Rautiola, LCSW, NCSSW (he/him)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Mental Health Distinguished Educator</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Office of School and Student Supports</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Maine Department of Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">23 State House Station</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Augusta, Maine 04333-0023</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Email</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">: <a href="mailto:kenneth.a.rautiola@maine.gov"><span style="color:blue">kenneth.a.rautiola@maine.gov</span></a>
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