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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please see below for links to two announcements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Pre-registration is open for the
<i>For ME</i> Instructional Programming summer trainings. Schools interested in registering educators should have a principal or instructional leader complete the form to indicate interest in summer trainings by May 16, 2025. In mid-May, schools that have expressed
interest will be contacted to confirm participation and provide attendee details. Additional information on training locations and preparation requirements will be shared then. For more details and access to the pre-registration form,
<a href="https://mainedoenews.net/2025/03/14/summer-training-pre-registration-open-for-the-for-me-instructional-programming/">
read the full article here</a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is offering a free professional learning opportunity for educators interested in becoming trained facilitators
of professional learning communities (PLC), focused on emergent literacy for children ages 3-6. Read more about this free
<a href="https://mainedoenews.net/2025/03/14/free-emergent-literacy-facilitator-training-for-early-childhood-educators/">
Emergent Literacy Facilitator Training for Early Childhood Educators here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">________________________________________ <br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<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 Teaching and Learning <br>
Maine Department of Education<br>
23 State House Station<br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023<br>
<b>Email: </b></span><a href="mailto:Nicole.madore@maine.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">nicole.madore@maine.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><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"><a href="http://www.maine.gov/doe" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Maine DOE</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> |
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaineDepartmentofEducation1/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> |
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/mdoenews" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> |
</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mainedepted/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> |
</span><a href="https://mainedoenews.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Maine DOE Newsroom</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <br>
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