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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> mesppsdir <mesppsdir-bounces@maillist.informe.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ferguson, Sarah (DOE)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 11, 2024 12:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> mesppsdir@maillist.informe.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Mesppsdir] SPPS Director's Meeting Agenda 9/11/24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks for joining us this morning for our first SPPS Director’s Meeting of the 24-25 school year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Important information that was not discussed is that Jody Raymond and Eric Campbell will continue to host SPPS meetings. If you are interested in attending, please email either
<a href="mailto:jraymond@chcs-me.org">jraymond@chcs-me.org</a> or <a href="mailto:ecampbell@spurwink.org">
ecampbell@spurwink.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Information that was discussed today is that:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There is no SPPS Director’s meeting in October. See you in November.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Audra Cole and Paula Perkins host a Standards Based Grading Consortium. If you are interested in that, please email either
<a href="mailto:audra.cole@jfmh.org">audra.cole@jfmh.org</a> or <a href="mailto:pperkins@centralaroostookassociation.com">
pperkins@centralaroostookassociation.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">________________________________________<br>
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<b>Sarah Ferguson, MS SpEd</b><br>
Education Specialist III – State Agency Programs Team <br>
Office of Special Services & Inclusive Education <br>
Maine Department of Education<br>
23 State House Station<br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023<br>
<b>Email: </b><a href="mailto:sarah.ferguson@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">sarah.ferguson@maine.gov</span></a>
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<b>Phone</b>: 207-592-6498<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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