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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to share this notice regarding the NEO Staff module and the Staff Certification Report for the current (FY 24) school year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please remember this data is extremely important for the calculation of school funding for all public SAUs in the EPS funding formula. Please consider updating all your staff data as early as possible so it is accurate, correct, and timely
for our use in the EPS formula <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
😊</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mainedoenews.net/2023/07/14/staff-certification-report-opens-on-8-1/">https://mainedoenews.net/2023/07/14/staff-certification-report-opens-on-8-1/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">All staff in the Maine Department of Education’s NEO Staff reporting module for all school administrative units (SAUs)
have been rolled over to the new school year in <i>Pending Status</i>. All staff will need to be reviewed, updated, or deleted in NEO Staff for the current school year. Update email addresses and phone numbers for district personnel, this information is used
by the DOE to contact proper individuals for various purposes. Years of experience increment automatically for individuals with previous experience in a position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">A webinar about this year’s report will be hosted on Tuesday, October 3rd at 10:00 am. Please join the webinar at the
specified time using this link: <a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWUwYmZlOTItZjc1OC00NzFkLWJkZWItZTk0ZmM1ZTQ5OTdi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%22413fa8ab-207d-4b62-9bcd-ea1a8f2f864e%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%220c473e4e-ad70-43fa-8ced-32d7a9bd8f17%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">EPS
– Staff Certification Webinar</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Reporting Resources:<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"><a href="https://youtu.be/43C3f4IxDyA"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">Staff Training Video</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E"><a href="https://youtu.be/CHtvxFrO34w"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">2022 Staff Certification Webinar</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E"><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/StaffCertification.pdf"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">Staff Certification Instructions
Document</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">For training in the completion of these reports please contact Data Quality Trainer <a href="mailto:Alexandra.Cookson@maine.gov"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">Alexandra.Cookson@maine.gov</span></b></a> or
call 207-446-3897<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">For issues with reports in Synergy and/or NEO please contact <a href="mailto:MEDMS.Helpdesk@maine.gov"><b><span style="color:#0074D9">MEDMS.Helpdesk@maine.gov</span></b></a> or
call 207-624-6896<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">________________________________________</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Paula Gravelle</span></b><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director of School Finance </span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maine Department of Education</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">23 State House Station</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Augusta, Maine 04333-0023</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:paula.b.gravelle@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0070C0">paula.b.gravelle@maine.gov</span></a>
</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Phone</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: 207-624-6792<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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