School Custodian Award for Excellence Nominations
Each year the Maine Department of Education partners with Educational Plant Maintenance Association of Maine to host the Custodial and Maintenance Conference at Waterville Senior High School. One...
View ArticleRegistration Now Open for 2018 State Custodial and Maintenance Conference
Registration is now open for the 50th Custodial and Maintenance Conference for Maine school custodians and facilities directors. Location: Waterville Senior High School, Waterville, Maine Dates:...
View ArticleEPA Releases Diesel Emissions Grant Information for Tribal Applicants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the Clean Diesel Tribal Grant Competition, a grant competition for tribal applicants with projects that reduce diesel emissions in high-impact...
View ArticleThe State of Maine announces the first round of competitive funding under the...
Some public and private schools may have school buses eligible for Maine’s Volkswagen (VW) settlement allocation. The U.S. District Court in Northern California approved a partial consent decree to...
View ArticleSchool Bus Refurbishment Update
Maine Military Authority (MMA) has completed its work for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority contract. As part of the process of winding down operations, MMA will no longer be able to...
View ArticleSchool Safety and Security Bulletin: If You See Something, Say Something
Throughout the 2018- 2019 school year, the Maine Department of Education, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Department of Health and Human Services, Maine State Police, Maine Sheriffs Association, Maine...
View ArticleInteractive Three-day Workshop on the Application of School Transportation...
Transfinder University is coming to Augusta, Maine! Maine public school transportation staff are invited to attend a three-day workshop which will provide participants with information regarding bus...
View ArticleSchool Safety and Security Bulletin: Transportation Safety
Throughout the 2018- 2019 school year, the Maine Department of Education, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Department of Health and Human Services, Maine State Police, Maine Sheriffs Association, Maine...
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Maine Schools Join Others Around The Nation to Recognize National School Bus...
National School Bus Safety Week, scheduled October 22-26 this year, is a public education program that promotes school bus safety. Nationally, each day about 480,000 school buses travel the nation’s...
View ArticleStudents, Parents, and Schools Celebrate School Bus Driver Appreciation Week...
A school bus driver’s career is about safely delivering the world’s most precious cargo – our students. Making a positive difference in the life of a child is what motivates school bus drivers....
View ArticleSchool Safety and Security Bulletin: Planning for those with Access and...
Throughout the 2018- 2019 school year, the Maine Department of Education, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Department of Health and Human Services, Maine State Police, Maine Sheriffs Association, Maine...
View ArticleNational Congress on School Transportation Writing Committees Seeking Input
The National Congress on School Transportation (NCST) is accepting change requests from any interested party on the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures. All change requests...
View ArticleFY2018/2019 Tribal Clean Diesel Funding Request for Applications (RFA)...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has combined fiscal year 2018 and 2019 Clean Diesel Grant funding into one Request for Applications (RFA). An additional $2.0 million in grant funding has been...
View ArticleAdministrative Letter: Clarification Concerning Local School Bus Purchase and...
Administrative Letter: #24 Policy Code: EEAEB To: Public School Administrators, Business Managers, Transportation Directors, and School Bus Vendors Date: 26 March 2019 Subject: Clarification Concerning...
View ArticleTips for Supporting Muslim Students During Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr
Maine is home to many Muslim families, and the Maine Department of Education would like to provide some general information about Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr to schools, so they can support their schools’...
View ArticleThe State of Maine Announces the Second Round of Competitive Funding Under...
Some public and private schools may have school buses eligible for Maine’s Volkswagen (VW) settlement allocation. The U.S. District Court in Northern California approved a partial consent decree to...
View ArticleMaine Prepares to Respond to National Transportation Safety Board Safety...
Maine was one of 44 states that received a letter with safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) following the NTSB June 18, 2019 report, School Bus Run-Off-Road and...
View ArticleMaine Schools Join Others Around The Nation to Recognize National School Bus...
National School Bus Safety Week, scheduled October 21-25 this year, is a public education program that promotes school bus safety. Nationally, each day about 480,000 school buses travel the nation’s...
View ArticleSchool Bus Purchase Program Applications Open November 1
The Maine Department of Education is accepting applications to receive subsidy for new school buses purchased through the School Bus Purchase Program. The application period is November 1 through...
View ArticleRegulatory Alert Update: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...
Yesterday, February 4, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) received approval to announce a two-year delay in the compliance date for all aspects of its 2016 final rule,...
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