[DOE-Arts] Arts Ed Newsletter #27

[Argy Nestor]

WHOOOoo OoOooooOOoo!  The February 12th Arts Ed Newsletter #27 is  
available for your reading enjoyment.  I am really pleased with the  
way it looks and I hope you find the varied information helpful!  I  
am sorry for the delay but the new format is taking much longer to  
create and to post to the web. Thank goodness for yesterday's snow  
storm which kept me next to the computer plugging away.  And thanks  
to those that send me links, articles, and other information to include!

Just a couple of items that are not in the newsletter...
I hope you've had a chance to attend an MDOE forum where information  
is being presented on the changes needed for Chapter 125: Basic  
Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units  
and Chapter 127: Instructional Program, Assessment and Diploma  
Requirements.  If you are unable to attend a forum PLEASE go tohttp:// 
www.maine.gov/education/21stcentury/index.html, watch the 35 minute  
video of Commissioner Gendron and fill out the feedback form.  This  
is your opportunity to give suggestions and ideas.  The deadline for  
feedback has been extended to March 3rd!

Registration for Arts, Innovation and Creativity Institute April 6  
and 7th will be available in the next few days at: http:// 
www.mainelearns.org/

IMPORTANT TIMELY INFORMATION: ACT NOW!
Three easy-going fine arts teachers (all women working in Belfast and  
Brunswick) are planning to attend the National Art Education  
Association conference held this year in New Orleans. We have  
reserved a quad for Tuesday 3/25/08 (3 pm) through Sunday 3/30/08  
(noon) at the convention site: Hilton New Orleans Riverside. We are  
looking for a fourth person to lower our costs. The total cost for  
the hotel stay, including taxes is: $1478.35. Split four ways, your  
share would be: $369.59. If interested, please contact Heidi  
O'Donnell at hodonnell at sad34.net as soon as possible. We are  
currently looking into flight costs. Reminder that the earlybird  
registration ends February 15, 2008!

Link to Arts Ed Newsletter #27:
http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/newsletter/artsed27.pdf

Or you can go to the newsletter page on the arts ed website at the  
Department:
http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/newsletter/index.html

HAPPY READING and HAPPY WINTER VACATION!

Make it a great day,
Argy

Argy Nestor
Visual and Performing Arts Specialist
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
207-624-6825
fax: 207-624-6821
argy.nestor at maine.gov
	





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