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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Greetings from the Maine Department of Education. I’m sharing this opportunity that is currently open for applications to be sure you are aware of it. The application period closes on July 10.
Feel free to reach out with any questions. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Montserrat">Leading Early Learning—<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Montserrat">A Professional Learning Series for Elementary School Administrators<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">“Participating in the series has helped me to look at the decisions we make about our instructional programming and school community through the lens of early learning and what is
developmentally appropriate for our youngest learners.” –Quote from Cohort 1 participant</span></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">As Maine elementary schools have added preschool programming and are promoting whole student approaches across the Pre-K -Grade 3 span, elementary principals have requested professional
learning to support their work as educational leaders. The Maine Department of Education (DOE) and several Maine educational organizations (listed below) have collaborated to design an exciting professional learning series to address identified needs and
support professional growth. The Leading Early Learning series has supported cohorts during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. We are pleased to announce the third cohort for this series will launch during the 2023-24 school year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">The series will not only provide participants with opportunity to deepen their knowledge of early learning pedagogy and best practices related to supporting students and teachers across
Pre-K-3, but it will also provide a professional learning network, opportunity to design a concept for an implementation project, and be supported through facilitated discussions. Participants will engage in a variety of modes of learning, from asynchronous
modules to professional learning communities to attendance at a statewide early learning conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">If this opportunity interests you, please review the details for the series in the <a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Leading%20Early%20Learning%20Informational%20Sheet%202023-24_0.pdf"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">informational
guide</span></b></a>. <strong><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">A link to apply for the series is included in the informational guide.</span></strong> The series will support up to 30 participants. Applications will be received through July 10,
2023. Once spaces are filled, a waiting list will be generated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">For additional information, please contact Lee Anne Larsen, Director of Early Learning at Maine DOE, <a href="mailto:leeann.larsen@maine.gov"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">leeann.larsen@maine.gov</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Leading Early Learning Partner Organizations</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Maine Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Maine Association for the Education of Young Children<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">UMaine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lee Anne Larsen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Director of Early Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Maine Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">23 State House Station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Augusta, ME 04333-0023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">207-446-3629 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:leeann.larsen@maine.gov">leeann.larsen@maine.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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