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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good afternoon, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I wanted to take a moment and share the following information for our School and Student Supports Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">Maine schools will celebrate the 4th annual International Social Emotional Learning (<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">SEL)
Day</span></b></a> celebration on March 8, 2024, and the week leading up to it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">We know that Maine schools are doing amazing things to cultivate the social and emotional learning of all of their students and we want to share that collective success with the nation. With that in mind, this year
we are asking you to participate in this national effort by sharing your <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SEL highlights during the school year and beyond</span></strong> and/or share your school’s <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2024
SEL Day activities</span></strong> and initiatives by <a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GToyaO3s3hrFNrlzmZRvWHeZUOURZRFlCTExVUzhaUUpOTkZUTDVGTjFIVS4u"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">filling out this form</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">Read more about this event in <a href="https://mainedoenews.net/2024/02/22/celebrate-selday-2024-by-sharing-your-school-highlights/">
the DOE Newsroom article here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Nicole Madore</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
Early Childhood Specialist – Early Learning Team<br>
Office of Innovation <br>
Maine Department of Education<br>
23 State House Station<br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023<br>
<b>Email: </b><a href="mailto:Nicole.madore@maine.gov">nicole.madore@maine.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Phone</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: 207-446-3967 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.maine.gov/doe" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE</span></a> |
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<a href="https://mainedoenews.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE Newsroom</span></a> <br>
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