Maine Education Matters With Matt & Matt

Matt and Matt wrap up their review of the 2019 session with the list of enactments by Governor Mills

Matt interviews the Maine ASCD Executive Board Dr Leigh Alley Executive Director Shannon Shanning President and Mary Bellavance PastPresident Matt is also the VPPresidentElect of Maine ASCD They discuss the whole child approach that ASCD is focused on microcredentialing how they are helping communities the Journal of Maine Education proficiencybased education how ASCD is united around a common vision and mission in Maine and lots of other great conversationMaine has lots of trees and also lots of good educators So says MattFind them at httpmaineascdorg and follow them on social media at maineascd everywhere

Matt and Matt keep reviewing bills this session Governor Mills has signed a few more and even more are in the House and Senate and have been voted on We are here to talk about them all

Matt and Matt continue the neverending session of the Education Committee with a preview and a review of the last hahahaha bills before the committee They also discuss some more enacted bills Godzilla the Avengers You know the usual Nonsense throughout but some discussions about what weve done and where we are going Coming soon firstsessionend awards

More enactmentsWhat does recede and concur mean Recede Action whereby in the face of a conflicting action on a bill by the other chamber one chamber elects to revoke its prior action Frequently this action is coupled with the decision to agree with the other chamber ie to recede and concur 000 247 intro247 356 LD 318 An Act To Prepare All Students for Work and Life by Requiring That Students Receive Instruction in Vocational Preparation and Practical Life Skills356 545 LD 712 An Act To Increase the School Construction Debt Service Limit545 809 LD 300 An Act To Provide School Personnel Paid Hourly a Wage Pay Option this is where the recede and concur part happened We didnt really know hence the above note809 921 LD 412 An Act To Restore System Administration Allocations in Maine School Administrative Units to the Level Prescribed for Fiscal Year 201718921 1111 LD 307 An Act To Limit the Number of Charter Schools in Maine1111 1601 LD 1050 An Act To Require Education ab

May 28 and June 3 Preview000 328 intro328 850 LD 1765 An Act To Expand and Clarify the Prohibition of Hazing at Elementary Schools Secondary Schools and Postsecondary Institutions850 1104 LD 1773 An Act To Clarify Bonding Authority for School Management and Leadership Centers1104 1508 LD 1778 An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning the Childrens Cabinet and Its Advisory Councils1508 end LD 1785 An Act To Amend Certain Education Laws

000 053 intro 053 236 LD 930 An Act To Give Maine Schools Additional Options To Make Up Missed School Days 236 433 LD 1024 An Act To Destigmatize Mental Illness through Health Instruction That Emphasizes the Relationship between Physical and Mental Health in Schools 433 612 LD 576 Resolve Directing the Department of Education To Study and Develop an Online Learning Platform for Students and Educators 612 741 LD 858 Resolve Directing the Department of Education To Study and Make Recommendations Relating to School Safety and Security 741 912 LD 388 An Act To Recognize Employee Background Checks Conducted for Outofstate Schools Eligible for Maine Tuition Assistance 912 1128 LD 944 An Act To Ban Native American Mascots in All Public Schools 1128 1306 LD 651 Resolve To Fac

000 112 intro112 417 LD 1382 An Act To Establish Computer Science Courses and Content in Kindergarten to Grade 12 Schools417 806 LD 1425 An Act To Maintain the Integrity of the Department of Education by Prohibiting Its Promotion of Policies and Practices That Are Not Based on Rigorous Peer Review and Analysis Limiting Acceptance of Private Funding in Implementing and Influencing State Policy and Retaining the Home Rule Powers to School Administrative Units806 1035 LD 1521 An Act To Expand Skill Development Opportunities for Maine Youth1035 1208 LD 1593 An Act To Support Infrastructure Improvements in Schools1208 1400 LD 1628 An Act To Authorize Career and Technical Education Regions To Enter into Energy Conservation Performance Contracts for School Facilities1400 1801 LD 1376 An Act To Direct the Department of Education To Amend Its Rules To Ensure That Physical Restraint and Seclusion Policies Are Followed for Special Education Students and Make Biennial Reports on the Use of Ph

Matt and Matt preview the May 21 public hearing Only one bill today LD 1715 An Act To Reorganize the Provision of Services for Children with Disabilities from Birth to 5 Years of Age No controversy there were sure

Review of enacted bills000 047 intro047 408 LD 98 Resolve Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 122 Grant Application and Award Procedure Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education408 549 LD 283 Resolve Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 122 Learning Results Parameters for Essential Instruction a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education549 717 LD 97 Resolve Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 38 Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education717 1254 LD 92 An Act To Amend Educator Evaluation Requirements1254 1355 LD 350 An Act To Exempt School Buses from Snow Tire Restrictions1355 1519 LD 441 An Act To Reduce Childhood Exposure to Harmful Ultraviolet Radiation by Allowing Students To Use Sunscreen in Schools1519 1800 LD 247 An Act To Increase the Amount of Time School Counselors

May 3 and 6 public hearings testimony review000 051 intro051 112 LD 161 An Act To Increase Access to Career and Technical Education112 324 LD 358 An Act To Fully Fund Career and Technical Education for Fiscal Year 20182019324 406 LD 504 An Act To Enhance the Development of Innovative Career and Technical Education Programs406 627 LD 1036 Resolve Establishing a Task Force To Study the Creation of a Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System To Support Workforce Development627 950 LD 1606 An Act To Increase Funding for Career and Technical Education Programs950 1228 LD 1064 An Act To Address Maines Firefighter Shortage by Offering Firefighter Training for Credit in High School Career and Technical Education Programs1228 1649 LD 1029 An Act To Expand Educational Opportunities for Students Attending Public Secondary Schools with Enrollments of 300 or Fewer Students1649 2306 LD 1227 An Act To Allow Parents To Apply to the Commissioner of Education To Enroll Their Children in a Receiving

This was a long one So much testimony not really but lots of information Matt amp Matt learn stuff especially around the EPS formulaMay 1 and 2 public hearings testimony review000 359 intro359 2532 LD 309 An Act To Eliminate the Regional Adjustment for Public School Systems2532 2722 LD 385 An Act To Base School Funding on the Number of Students Sent by a Town to a Regional School Unit2722 2751 LD 412 An Act To Restore System Administration Allocations in Maine School Administrative Units to the Level Prescribed for Fiscal Year 201720182751 2924 LD 1497 An Act To Recognize Highperforming Efficient School Districts with Regard to the System Administration Allocation2924 3149 LD 712 An Act To Fully Fund Afterschool and Preschool Programs in the School Funding Formula Increase the Economically Disadvantaged Student Factor in the School Funding Formula and Increase the School Construction Debt Service Limit3149 3250 LD 468 An Act To Require That the State Fund on an Ongoing Basis a Minimum of 50 Perc

May 13 and 15 public hearing previews000 126 intro126 445 LD 1641 An Act To Strengthen the School Transportation Workforce445 834 LD 1376 An Act To Direct the Department of Education To Amend Its Rules To Ensure That Physical Restraint and Seclusion Policies Are Followed for Special Education Students and Make Biennial Reports on the Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion834 1631 LD 1607 An Act To Create the Department of Early Care and Learning1631 2240 LD 1638 An Act To Provide for Gubernatorial Appointments to the Maine Charter School Commission2240 2355 LD 685 An Act To Amend Laws Governing the Maine School for Marine Science Technology Transportation and Engineering2355 2721 LD 721 An Act To Encourage Public Participation in School Board Meetings2721 end LD 1700 Resolve To Promote the Inclusion of AfricanAmerican History and Culture in the Curricular Offerings of School Administrative Units

Matt and Matt preview the public hearings scheduled for May 6 and May 10 2019000 129 intro129 406 LD 1606 An Act To Increase Funding for Career and Technical Education Programs406 926 LD 296 An Act Regarding Student Privacy with Respect to Video Recordings926 1200 LD 1331 An Act To Amend the Student Information Privacy Act1200 1342 LD 512 Resolve To Create the Task Force To Study and Plan for the Implementation of Maines Early Childhood Special Education Services1342 1546 LD 632 An Act To Promote Free Appropriate Public Education1546 1724 LD 1592 An Act To Allow the Dissolution of Regional School Units Composed of a Single Municipality1724 1827 Happy birthday to Matts Dad1827 2007 LD 718 An Act To Increase Funding for Adult Basic Literacy Workplace Education and College Preparedness2007 2240 LD 1382 An Act To Establish Computer Science Courses and Content in Kindergarten to Grade 12 Schools2240 2331

Matt and Matt update and review bills before the Labor Committee that are related to education000 intro103 258 LD 240 UPDATE258 1158 LD 300 An Act To Protect Hourly School Personnel Pay During School Days Missed Due to Weather or Emergency Closures1158 1634 LD 1412 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Collective Bargaining Rights of Employees of School Management and Leadership Centers1634 1825 LD 1041 An Act Regarding Collective Bargaining for Public Employees under the Municipal Public Employees Labor Relations Laws1825 2252 LD 900 An Act To Expand the Rights of Public Employees under the Maine Labor Laws2252 2733 LD 1184 An Act Regarding Penalties for Early Retirement for Certain Members of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System2733 end LD 1354 An Act To Eliminate the Penalties for State and Teacher Retirees Who Return to Employment

Matt and Matt review testimony from the April 22nd and 23rd public hearings000 050 intro050 521 LD 1050 An Act To Require Education about the Holocaust521 904 LD 665 An Act To Enact the Campus Free Expression Act904 1045 LD 259 An Act To Require the State To Meet the Mandatory 55 Percent Contribution to Schools1045 1332 LD 1170 An Act To Raise the Floor of State Education Funding1332 1710LD 1216 An Act To Support Community Schools1710 1941 LD 237 An Act To Appropriate Funds for Coaching Services for Existing and New Prekindergarten Programs1941 2030 LD 1262 An Act To Allow Funds from the Federal ERate Program To Be Applied to Maine Preschool Programs2030 end LD 1343 An Act To Improve Health Education and Physical Education in Schools

Matt and Matt review testimony from the public hearings on April 19 2019000 122 Intro 122 144 LD 210 An Act To Increase Technology and Engineering Education for Grade 7 to 12144 LD 1046 An Act To Authorize the Department of Education To Provide Flexibility in the Required Credentials for Teachers in Career and Technical Programs339 522 LD 1369 An Act To Create an Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts Teachers To Foster Career and Technical Subjects in Maine Schools522 906 LD 1182 An Act To Improve School Safety by Requiring Law Enforcement Visits906 1251 LD 454 An Act To Encourage the Purchase of Local Produce for Public Schools1251 1356 LD 577 An Act To Increase Access to Nutritious Foods in Schools by Implementing an Afterschool Food Program for Atrisk Students1356 1543 LD 541 Resolve To Reduce Food Waste in Schools1543 1634 LD 1344 An Act To Improve Nutrition in Maine Schools1634 end LD 1351 An Act To Allow for the Recovery and Redistribution of Food in Public Schools

May 123 preview of public hearings000 114 intro 23 bills to previewMay 1 morning preview114 603 LD 309 An Act To Eliminate the Regional Adjustment for Public School Systems603 832 LD 385 An Act To Base School Funding on the Number of Students Sent By a Town to a Regional School Unit832 1013 LD 412 An Act To Restore System Administration Allocations in Maine School Administrative Units to the Level Prescribed for Fiscal Year 2017181013 1254 LD 1497 An Act To Recognize Highperforming Efficient School Districts with Regard to the System Administration Allocation1254 1708 LD 712 An Act To Fully Fund Afterschool and Preschool Programs in the School Funding Formula Increase the Economically Disadvantaged Student Factor in the School Funding Formula and Increase the School Construction Debt Service LimitMay 1 afternoon preview1708 1740 LD 468 An Act To Require That the State Fund on an Ongoing Basis a Minimum of 50 Percent of the Costs Associated with Public Preschool Programs1740 1857 LD 1043 An Act To Esta

Apr 16 and 17 review of testimony000 intro and a confessionApril 16 public hearings115 427 LD 318 An Act To Prepare All Students for Work and Life by Requiring That Students Receive Instruction in Vocational Preparation and Practical Life SkillsApril 17 public hearings427 925 or so What the heck is up with the sea of red Lots of nonsense by Matt here925ish 1535 LD 1370 An Act To Address Violent Behavior in the Classroom1535 3401 LD 985 An Act To Maintain High School Diploma Standards by Repealing Proficiencybased Diploma Standards3401 end LD 866 An Act To Support College Completion by Homeless Youth in Maine and LD 1347 An Act To Promote Highquality Afterschool Programs in Public Schools

Matt and Matt review testimony from the April 8910 public hearings000 109 introductionApril 8 afternoon109 303 LD 307 An Act To Limit the Number of Charter Schools in Maine303 432 LD 513 An Act To Limit the Number of Students and Prevent the Addition of Grade Levels at Virtual Public Charter Schools432 716 LD 438 An Act To Allow the Creation of New Innovative School Models by Removing the Cap on the Number of Authorized Charter SchoolsApril 9 afternoon716 LD 185 An Act To Provide a Method for a Student To Be Excused from Standardized Testing1038 1112 LD 1152 An Act To Make the Maine Educational Assessment Optional for Kindergarten to Grade 81112 1321 LD 1168 Resolve To Improve Maines Response to Childhood Trauma1321 1708 LD 1341 An Act To Provide Flexibility for Efficient and Effective Management of School Management and Leadership CentersApril 10 afternoon1708 1836 LD 642 An Act Regarding Kindergarten readiness for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing1836 end LD 1306 An Act To Promote Safe S