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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://mainedoenews.net/2025/11/21/maine-doe-recruiting-educators-for-statewide-professional-learning-series-to-strengthen-instruction-for-multilingual-learners/">Maine DOE Recruiting Educators for
Statewide Professional Learning Series to Support Multilingual Learners – Maine DOE Newsroom</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is recruiting
<b>120 certified educators</b> to participate in a <b>statewide professional learning series</b> that serves as a key component of Maine’s coordinated Literacy and Numeracy Action Plans. These plans emphasize evidence-based instruction, multitiered systems
of support (MTSS), aligned supports, and equitable access for all learners. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Participants will earn 20 contact hours</span></b><span style="color:black"> and work in an elementary or secondary cohort for the duration of the professional learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">This professional learning series is offered in partnership with
<b>SupportEd,</b> <b>a nationally recognized leader</b> in multilingual learner instructional design and educator development. SupportEd experts will deepen WIDA ELD Standards integration, strengthen scaffolding practices, and refine classroom tasks and assessments. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">By expanding educator expertise in language-integrated instructional practices, this project aims to strengthen statewide capacity and close persistent achievement gaps for multilingual
learners (MLs) across Maine’s schools. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, contact Melanie Junkins, DOE Multilingual and Bilingual Education Specialist
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="mailto:Melanie.junkins@maine.gov" title="mailto:Melanie.junkins@maine.gov">Melanie.junkins@maine.gov</a></span></u><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b>Jane Armstrong (she,her,hers)<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) State Specialist <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">Office of Teaching and Learning<br>
Maine Department of Education <br>
23 State House Station <br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023 <br>
<b>Email: </b><a href="mailto:jane.armstrong@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">jane.armstrong@maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b>Phone:</b> 207-446-3294 <o:p></o:p></p>
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