Zone A Council Meeting
WHERE: Washington Academy Library
WHEN: Tuesday, January 14, at 5 p.m.
The primary agenda items for this round of lobster zone council meetings is to discuss Maine’s whale proposal and to vote on the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (MLMC) board nominations.
This past summer, lobster zone council members were asked to provide nominees for the MLMC board harvester seats. Council members are being asked to provide those names at today's Zone C meeting for discussion. The law states that each lobster zone council shall submit up to three harvester seat nominees from its zone for consideration. As a reminder, a harvester nominee does not need to be a harvester, but should represent the interests of the lobster management zones. There are four appointed harvester representatives on the MLMC board.
The hope is that the lobster zone council members will be able to make harvester seat
recommendations at the January/February round of lobster zone council meetings.Traditional Passamaquoddy Music Wax Cylinders
The Sunday Afternoons at the Eastport Arts Center (EAC) series, a winter offering of informal and interactive programs every Sunday at 3 p.m. at the EAC, will open with a presentation by Donald Soctomah and Dwayne Tomah. It will feature a group of recordings from the 1890s captured on wax cylinders. The cylinders were made in Calais by anthropologist Jesse Walter Fewkes using an Edison cylinder recording machine. These 31 recordings were the first ethnographic field recordings ever made worldwide. They contain songs, stories, ceremonies of various kinds, and funeral songs performed by Passamaquoddy musicians and storytellers. The cylinders were originally in the Peabody Museum, in Massachusetts, and are currently stored at the Library of Congress.
In addition to sharing these fascinating recordings, the program will include discussion and interpretation.
Donald Soctomah, a noted Passamaquoddy historian, has a particular interest in language and other cultural topics, including petroglyphs. He has been active in the area of Passamaquoddy language preservation.
Dwayne Tomah, known as the Passamaquoddy ‘cultural language keeper,’ has spent considerable time in the ongoing project of transcribing the cylinder recordings.
Sunday Afternoons at the EAC programs are held downstairs at the EAC. Hot drinks and refreshments are offered; donations are gratefully accepted. The series will run through April, skipping Easter Sunday.
For more information, and to view the rest of the series lineup, please click here. The Eastport Arts Center is located at 36 Washington Street, Eastport and is handicapped-accessible.
Teacher of the Year Nominations
As part of the Maine Department of Education’s ongoing efforts to highlight Maine’s outstanding teachers, nominations are now open for the 2020 County Teachers of the Year and 2021 Teacher of the Year. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate educators who demonstrate a commitment to excellence and nurturing the achievement of all students.
Nominations can be made through the Maine Teacher of the Year Web site through 5 p.m. on February 3.
To be considered for the County and Maine Teacher of the Year award, a person must:
- hold the appropriate professional certification for their position;
- be employed by a Maine public school;
- be actively teaching students at least 50 percent of full-time at the time of nomination, and during the year of recognition;
- have been teaching for a minimum of five years – three of which are in Maine;
- and remain teaching in the county for which they are selected during year of recognition
The 2020 County Teachers of the Year serve as advocates for teachers, students, and the efforts underway in Maine’s public schools to prepare students for success in college, career, and civic life. In addition, County Teachers of the Year will serve as advisors to the Department of Education and to a regional group of students who comprise the Student Cabinet and Student Advisory. The 2020 County Teacher of the Year cohort will be recognized at an event in the State House Hall of Flags and at an end of the year Teacher of the Year gala. They will also receive on-going professional learning in addition to other State and county level leadership opportunities.
The 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year will be selected from the 16 county honorees. The field will be narrowed to eight semifinalists and then three state finalists before the Maine Teacher of the Year is announced by Maine’s Education Commissioner at a surprise school assembly in the fall.
On behalf of, and in partnership with Maine Department of Education, the Maine Teacher of the Year program is administered by Educate Maine, a business-led organization whose mission is to champion college, career readiness, and increased education attainment. Funding is provided by Bangor Savings Bank, Dead River Co., Geiger, Hannaford, the Maine Lottery, and Unum, with support from the State Board of Education and the Maine State Teachers of the Year Association.
Through the generous support of Maine businesses, there is no cost to the local district when the Teacher of the Year is out of the classroom on their official duties, which includes travel throughout the State and nation, a week at NASA Space Camp, and a visit to the White House.
For more information about the Maine Teacher of the Year program, visit the Maine Teacher of the Year Web site.
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