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Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-9 - SCHOOL FACILITIES

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9.01 Indoor:
				Minimum requirement shall be 35 square feet per child. Areas not to be
				calculated as usable space include but are not limited to: hallways, lockers,
				cubbies, door swings, closets, supply cabinets, corridors, bathrooms, teacher
				spaces, food preparation areas and offices.
A. All classroom spaces must be accessible to
				all children, including children with disabilities.
B. There shall be a water source in the
				classroom for hand washing, and drinking water is readily available to children
				throughout the day.
C. The indoor
				environment shall be designed so staff can supervise children by sight and
				sound at all times. Supervision for short intervals by sound is permissible, as
				long as teachers check frequently on children who are out of sight (e.g.,
				independent toileting).
D. Toilets,
				accessible for use by all participating children, must be within 40 feet of the
				indoor areas that children use. It is preferable to have them within the
				classroom.
E. Electrical outlets in
				public preschool classrooms shall be protected by safety caps, plugs or other
				means.
F. Natural light must be
				present in any classroom used for four-year-old program activities.
G. Easily accessible and individual space
				shall be made available for children's outside clothing and personal
				possessions.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-10 - FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

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10.01 Programs
				identify how they will engage in a process of partnership-building with
				families to establish mutual trust and to identify child strengths, goals, and
				necessary services and supports.
10.02 Programs have written policies and
				procedures that demonstrate intentional practices designed to foster strong
				reciprocal relationships with families, including, but not limited to:
				application information, family orientation, parent conferences, parent
				education-specifically around literacy and numeracy, newsletters, PTA
				participation, home visits, family events, program evaluations, and these
				policies and procedures are to be translated in a language understandable to
				parents/guardians.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-11 - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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Programs establish relationships with community-based
				  learning resources and agencies, such as libraries, arts education programs,
				  and family literacy programs.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-12 - COORDINATED PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

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12.01 Any
				school administrative unit that wishes to develop an early childhood program
				for children 4 years of age must submit a public preschool program
				implementation plan for children 4 years of age for submission to and approval
				by the department. Evaluation of the proposal must include consideration of at
				least the following factors:
A. Demonstrated
				coordination with other early childhood programs in the community to maximize
				resources;
B. Consideration of the
				extended child care needs of working parents; and
C. Provision of public notice regarding the
				proposal to the community being served, including the extent to which public
				notice has been disseminated broadly to other early childhood programs in the
				community. [
				20-A MRSA
				§4502(9) ]
D. Demonstrated coordination with Child
				Development Services.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-13 - TRANSITION

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13.01 Enrollment transition into the public
				preschool program. Public preschool programs will have a process for enrollment
				transition from home and or other early childhood programs. The process will
				involve parents/legal guardians, including parental consent for transition of
				the pertinent educational records.
13.02 Public preschool to kindergarten
				transition. Public preschool program will have a process to provide transition
				between four-year-old programs and the kindergarten program. This includes
				links, by the elementary school, with other area Head Start and early childhood
				programs serving young children who will be entering kindergarten. The process
				will involve parents/legal guardians, including parental consent for transition
				of pertinent educational records.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-14 - TRANSPORTATION

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14.01 If a school transports public preschool
				children, it is recommended that the standard of care offered to public
				preschool students meet the standard of care as defined by "Guideline for the
				Safe Transportation of Preschool Age Children in School Buses," which is
				provided by the National Highway Transportation Safety Agency, as follows:
A. Children should be in a child safety
				restraint system appropriate for the age, weight and height of the
				student.
B. There should be at
				least one aide on board the bus to assist with loading, unloading, correct
				securement and behavior/emotional support.
C. There will be training, communication and
				operational policy items for drivers, aides, parents, students and routes.
NOTE: Pursuant to
				  20-A MRSA
				  §5401(3-A) school
				  administrative units are not required to provide transportation for public
				  preschool children.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-15 - RECORDS AND REPORTS

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If the public preschool program operates within the school
				  administrative unit (SAU), the SAU addresses these provisions within the basic
				  school approval.
If the public preschool program operates in an external
				  facility and/or under a contract with the SAU, the contract between the SAU and
				  the contractor must address the provisions of this section.
15.01 Student Records
Each school board shall adopt a policy in accordance with the
				  Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that establishes the procedure
				  for changing a student record by adding or removing items, and for controlling
				  access to records.
A. Each school
				administrative unit shall maintain accurate and up-to-date education records on
				each enrolled student. Education records shall be defined as in FERPA and shall
				include academic records, disciplinary records, and other information including
				directory information.
(1) Academic records
				include information relating to the student's educational performance including
				student performance on the local assessment system and on other assessments as
				may be required for an individual student.
(2) Disciplinary records include, but are not
				limited to, a record of suspensions and expulsions, and other violations of the
				Student Code of Conduct adopted by the school board.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-16 - PUBLIC PRESCHOOL APPROVAL

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16.01 Approval
				Procedures
A. A school administrative unit
				shall obtain approval from the Commissioner prior to opening a new public
				preschool program. All new public preschool programs implemented in the 2015-16
				school year must be approved prior to opening. By July 1, 2017 all public
				preschool programs implemented before 2015-16 must comply with programs
				standards contained in this rule.
B. A school administrative unit seeking
				approval status for any public preschool program shall make this intention
				known to the Commissioner in writing at least nine months prior to the school
				year. School units that have received school construction approval from the
				State Board of Education shall be deemed to have met this notice
				requirement.
C. An Implementation
				Plan for initial approval status shall be made on forms provided by the
				Commissioner and available on the Maine Department of Education Public
				Preschool website. The superintendent of the school administrative unit is
				responsible for supplying all information necessary for a determination that
				the school is entitled to approval. The implementation plan application form
				must be signed by the superintendent of the school administrative unit in which
				the school is located, certifying that the form contains information that is
				accurate at the time of reporting. Prior to receiving approval from the
				Commissioner, the facility shall be approved for safety by the State Fire
				Marshal or local municipal fire department official, and certified as sanitary
				by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
D. Two months prior to the initial opening
				the applicant school must arrange for an on-site inspection by a representative
				of the Commissioner.
E. Approval
				status shall be awarded when the Commissioner determines that the school is
				likely to comply with all approval standards.
F. Upon obtaining approval by the
				Commissioner, the school administrative unit shall be entitled to operate the
				public preschool program and to receive state subsidy aid to which it is
				otherwise entitled.
G. Six weeks
				after student occupancy, representatives of the Commissioner shall visit the
				public preschool program while it is in session to determine if all applicable
				school approval standards are being met. If school approval standards are not
				being met, approval status shall continue until compliance is demonstrated or
				until the end of the school year, whichever is the earlier date.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 124 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 071-124-17 - PRESCHOOL PROGRAM MONITORING

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17.01 Public
				preschool programs, including partnerships, will complete the electronic Public
				Preschool Program Annual Report online and submit to the Maine Department of
				Education no later than 30 days after the end of the school year.
17.02 Each public preschool program,
				including partnerships, will receive a site visit by the Department no less
				than once every three years.
17.03
				The review will utilize observational instruments, implemented by qualified
				individuals with demonstrated reliability, that assess:
A. Compliance with the program
				standards,
B. Classroom quality,
				and
C. Multiple dimensions of
				teacher-child interactions that are linked to positive child development and
				later achievement.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 125 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS › Section 071-125-1 - GENERAL OBJECTIVES

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1.01
Establishment of School Approval Rules
This rule establishes the substantive school approval
				  standards pertaining to public schools. Public schools comprise: schools
				  governed by a school board of a school administrative unit, including
				  authorized public charter schools; career and technical education regions;
				  schools in the Unorganized Territory; magnet schools; the Maine Educational
				  Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Governor Baxter School for the
				  Deaf; and any school located in or operated by a juvenile correctional
				  facility. This rule establishes procedures for comprehensive reviews of these
				  school administrative units and schools by which the Commissioner will
				  determine compliance with applicable standards and methods of enforcement for
				  ensuring compliance.
Note: Although listed here due to its regional nature, it
				  should be noted that
				  20-A M.R.S.
				  §8451 states that a career and technical
				  education region "shall function as an extension of the secondary schools and
				  middle schools located within the region's boundaries."
1.02
School Administrative Unit
				Responsibilities
Each school administrative unit shall provide a free, public
				  education for its resident students and shall meet all school approval
				  requirements of Title 20-A,
Maine Revised Statutes
(20-A
				  M.R.S.), other statutes, rules applicable to the operation of public schools,
				  and the requirements of this rule.
1.03
Parent and Student
				Responsibilities
Parents shall be responsible for the education of a child
				  not educated at public expense. Students are not required to meet the content
				  standards of the system of Learning Results established in Maine Department of
				  Education Regulation 131 unless enrolled in a public school, a private school
				  approved for attendance purposes pursuant to
				  20-A M.R.S.
				  §2902, or in a private school approved
				  for tuition purposes that enrolls at least 60% publicly funded students
				  pursuant to
				  20-A M.R.S.
				  §2951(6).
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 125 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS › Section 071-125-2 - DEFINITIONS

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2.01
Assessment
: "Assessment"
				means an educational instrument or activity designed to determine what a
				student knows and is able to do.
2.02
Commissioner
:
				"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education or a
				designee.
2.03
Comprehensive
				Education Plan
: "Comprehensive Education Plan" means a compilation of
				policies, plans and requirements as defined in this Chapter required under 20-A
				M.R.S. for public school administrative unit and public school approval. This
				Plan must address all policies, plans, reports, protocols, and processes
				required by the Commissioner, which considered together shall comprise the
				focus for continuous school improvement.
2.04
Curriculum
: "Curriculum"
				means the school administrative unit's written document that includes the
				learning expectations for all students for all content areas of the system of
				Learning Results, as well as for other content areas specified by the local
				school board. The curriculum shall reflect continuous, sequential and specific
				instruction aligned with the content areas of the system of Learning
				Results.
2.05
Department
: "Department" means the Maine Department of
				Education.
2.06
Evidence-based
: "Evidence-based" means an activity, strategy, or
				intervention that
(i) demonstrates a
				statistically significant effect on improving student outcomes or other
				relevant outcomes based on at least one of the following criteria:
(I) strong evidence from at least 1
				well-designed and well-implemented experimental study;
(II) moderate evidence from at least 1
				well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or
(III) promising evidence from at least 1
				well- designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical
				controls for selection bias; or
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 125 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS › Section 071-125-3 - APPLICABILITY

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3.01
Applicability
This rule applies to the school administrative units and
				  public schools of the state as outlined in Section 1.01.
For purposes of this rule, all requirements and duties
				  pertaining to a school administrative unit shall also apply to those public
				  schools that are not part of a school administrative unit, except as indicated
				  in Section 3.02. In this rule where reference is made to the superintendent,
				  such requirements and duties shall apply to and be carried out by the chief
				  administrator of the school. In this rule where reference is made to the school
				  board of a school administrative unit, such requirements and duties shall apply
				  to and be carried out by the policymaking entity with responsibility for the
				  school. The Commissioner shall be deemed to exercise the authority of the
				  school board for the schools in the Unorganized Territory. The Commissioner of
				  Corrections shall be deemed to exercise the powers of the school board for
				  schools located in or operated by a juvenile correctional facility.
3.02
Exceptions
A. For a school administrative unit that
				tuitions 100% of its resident students out of the resident unit, the resident
				unit may work with the receiving public school administrative unit to develop
				policies and procedures for the population served.
1. The resident unit may not delegate the
				following requirements and/or policies to be covered under another unit's
				policies:
a. Nondiscrimination/Equal
				Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan;
b. School Finances, Accurate Account, Audit,
				and Report to School Board;
c.
				Disposal of Personal School Property;
d. Transportation;
e. Personnel Clearance and
				Certification;
f. Personnel
				Directory and Confidentiality;
g.
				Opportunities for CTE Participation;
h. Section 504 and Special Education
				Programming;
i. Response to
				Intervention;
j. Student
				Rosters;
k. Students Records Policy
				(FERPA);
l. Education Records
				Release Policy; and
m. Education
				Records Retention Policy.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 125 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS › Section 071-125-4 - REQUIREMENTS AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PLAN

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4.01
Purpose
The purpose of a Comprehensive Education Plan is to document
				  the development and implementation of the required statutory compendium of
				  school approval resources and requirements by each school administrative unit
				  or other public school. A unit will not submit its Plan to the Commissioner
				  unless requested or in accordance with Sections
				  6 and
				  7.
4.02
Development of the Comprehensive
				Education Plan
Each school administrative unit shall have one Comprehensive
				  Education Plan to guide the schools and the school administrative unit.
A. The Comprehensive Education Plan shall
				include an assessment of needs conducted at least every five years, based on
				ongoing collection and analysis of data related to indicators of student
				performance and development. The Comprehensive Education Plan shall reflect
				current educational research and practices that relate to student achievement
				of the content standards of the system of Learning Results, will be focused on
				the learning of all students, and oriented to continuous improvement to ensure
				that each student enrolled in a Maine public school is provided with a quality
				education. The superintendent shall be responsible for the continuous
				improvement process in each school administrative unit and shall convene a
				School Approval stakeholder group representative of the school and community.
B. The school administrative unit
				shall determine the format of the Comprehensive Education Plan. The unit's
				Comprehensive Education Plan shall address all documentation and data required
				by the Department to meet state and federal requirements. This may be done by
				integrating the multiple requirements or by including each required plan or
				requirement as a distinct component of the Comprehensive Education
				Plan.
C. The Comprehensive
				Education Plan shall address the shared vision of the school administrative
				unit, and establish goals and strategies that are equally inclusive and
				reflective of all schools in which the unit's resident students are educated.
				These goals and strategies must consider and coordinate with pre-kindergarten,
				applied technology education and adult and community education programs, where
				such programs exist.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 125 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS › Section 071-125-6 - SCHOOL REVIEWS AND INSPECTIONS

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6.01
Procedure
The Commissioner shall review or inspect a school
				  administrative unit as provided in this section, and annually review
				  educational programs for juveniles in corrections facilities. Any report
				  written for the Commissioner as part of a review or inspection shall be
				  presented to the school board in a public meeting, unless the privacy rights of
				  personnel or students require that portions of the report be presented in
				  executive session.
6.02
School Reviews
The Commissioner will initiate a comprehensive review of a
				  school administrative unit when student performance in a school indicates that
				  a review is warranted.
6.03
School Inspections
The commissioner shall inspect a school or schools in a
				  school administrative unit and report the findings and recommendations to the
				  school board, addressing the concerns of the petition in light of applicable
				  school approval standards, when:
A.
				Petitioned by 60% of the parents of the children in one school in the school
				administrative unit;
B. Petitioned
				by 20% of the registered voters of the school administrative unit; or
C. Requested in writing by the school board
				or by the superintendent.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 125 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS › Section 071-125-7 - SCHOOL APPROVAL STATUS

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7.01
Initial
				Approval Procedures
A. A school
				administrative unit shall obtain initial approval from the Commissioner prior
				to opening a new school.
1. A school
				administrative unit seeking initial approval status for any school shall make
				this intention known to the Commissioner in writing as soon as possible prior
				to the initial opening. School units that have received school construction
				approval from the State Board of Education shall be deemed to have met this
				notice requirement.
2. Prior to the
				initial opening, the facility shall complete any local code enforcement
				requirements and be approved for safety by the State Fire Marshal or local
				municipal fire department official, and certified as sanitary by the Department
				of Health and Human Services.
3.
				For a new school administrative unit or other public school, adoption of a
				proposed Comprehensive Education Plan shall be on the agenda of at least one
				meeting of the school board. The school board shall invite participation and
				discussion of the Plan by parents, citizens, staff, and students. After
				receiving comments on the proposed Plan, the school board shall review the
				proposal, make any modifications deemed appropriate, and adopt a final
				Comprehensive Education Plan prior to the initial opening.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 125 - BASIC APPROVAL STANDARDS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS › Section 071-125-8 - WAIVERS

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The Commissioner may grant a waiver from compliance with any
				  provision of this rule.
8.01
Application
The Commissioner may grant a waiver upon finding that, due
				  to unforeseeable circumstances or undue hardship, the school administrative
				  unit is unable to comply with this chapter and that the compliance plan that
				  the school administrative unit has submitted is reasonable. In such cases the
				  application for a waiver shall contain:
A. Documentation of actions taken to meet the
				requirements prior to applying for the waiver;
B. A description of the unforeseeable
				circumstances or undue hardships, including financial hardship, that led to the
				application;
C. A statement
				explaining how the waiver requested will not create learning inequities for the
				students enrolled in the schools in the school administrative unit;
				and
D. The plan that the school
				administrative unit will implement to reduce reliance on waivers in subsequent
				years.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 126 - IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN › Section 071-126-1 - DEFINITIONS

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A. For the purpose of this rule, the
				following terms have the following meanings:
1.
Certificate of immunization
means a written statement from a physician, nurse or public health official who
				has administered an immunizing agent to a child, specifying that the required
				dosage was administered and the month, day and year in which it was
				administered.
2.
Children
				entering school
means any child who enters a school for the first time
				via pre-kindergarten or kindergarten enrollment, transfers from one school to
				another, or otherwise enrolls in a school for the first time.
3.
Disease
means diphtheria,
				varicella (chickenpox), measles, mumps, pertussis, poliomyelitis, rubella,
				meningococcal meningitis and/or tetanus.
4.
Enroll
means to complete a
				formal procedure of adding or maintaining a student to a roster as a pupil in a
				public school or school administrative unit, as appropriate, or private
				school.
5.
Immunizing
				agent
means a vaccine, toxoid or other substance used to increase an
				individual's immunity to disease.
6.
Parent
means a child's
				parent, legal guardian, or custodian. A person is regarded as a child's
				custodian if that person is an adult and has assumed legal charge and care of
				the child.
7.
Proof of
				Immunity
means laboratory evidence of immunity or reliable documented
				evidence from a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant that the
				individual is immune to a specific disease.
8.
Public health official
means
				the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, or any
				designated employee or agent of the Department of Health and Human
				Services.
9.
School
means any public or private elementary or secondary or special education
				facility providing instruction for any combination of pre-kindergarten through
				grade 12. For the purpose of complying with this rule, this definition includes
				in-person classes and remote learning programs offered by the school.
10.
Student health record
means
				documentation of health information and school nursing services provided to
				individual students including, but not limited to, immunizations, health
				screening, health assessment and nursing care plans, as needed.
11.
Superintendent
means the
				superintendent of a school administrative unit or his designee, or the chief
				administrative officer of a private school.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 126 - IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN › Section 071-126-2 - IMMUNIZATION REQUIRED

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A.
Parental
				Responsibility
Except as otherwise prohibited by law, every parent must
				  cause to be administered to his child the required dosage of an immunizing
				  agent against each of the following diseases.
1. Diptheria,
2. Measles
3. Meningococcal meningitis
4. Mumps
5. Pertussis
6. Poliomyelitis
7.  Tetanus
8. Rubella
9. Varicella
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A.
Enrollment or Attendance Without
				Immunization Information
A child who does not provide a certificate of immunization or
				  proof of immunity against a disease listed in this rule is not permitted to
				  enroll in or attend school unless one or more of the following circumstances
				  apply:
1. Written Assurance from
				Parent of Private Effort to Immunize Child: The parent provides the school with
				a written assurance that the child will be immunized by private effort within
				90 days of enrollment or of the child first attending, whichever date is the
				earliest, in accordance with
				20-A MRS
				§6355(1).
The granting of this 90-day period is a one-time provision.
				  If, after 90 days have passed, the parent fails to provide the required
				  certificate of immunization or proof of immunity against each of the diseases
				  listed in this rule, then the superintendent must exclude the student from
				  school and may permit the student's return upon receipt of evidence of the
				  required immunizations, immunity or exemption under law.
2. Written Consent to Immunize Child: The
				parent grants written consent for the child's immunization by a public health
				officer, physician, nurse or other authorized person in their employ, or acting
				as an agent of the school, where such immunization programs are in
				effect.
3. Medical exemption in
				accordance with
				20-A MRS
				§6355(2).
4. Individualized Education Plan: In
				accordance with
				20-A MRS
				§6355(4), a student
				covered by an individualized education plan on September 1, 2021 who elected a
				philosophical or religious exemption from immunization requirements on or
				before September 1, 2021 pursuant to the law in effect prior to that date, may
				continue to attend school under that student's existing exemption as long as:
a. The parent or guardian of the student
				provides a statement from a licensed physician, nurse practitioner or physician
				assistant that the physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant has
				consulted with that parent or guardian and has made that parent or guardian
				aware of the risks and benefits associated with the choice to immunize; or
b. If the student is 18 years of
				age or older, the student provides a statement from a licensed physician, nurse
				practitioner or physician assistant that the physician, nurse practitioner or
				physician assistant has consulted with that student and has made that student
				aware of the risks and benefits associated with the choice to immunize.
If a student has an immunization exemption in accordance with
				  this section, the student will be able to maintain that exemption after
				  dismissal from special education services and will be considered exempt until
				  the child is no longer eligible for free, appropriate public education (FAPE).
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 126 - IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN › Section 071-126-4 - CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION; EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY

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A.
Certificate of Immunization
To demonstrate adequate immunization against each disease, a
				  child must present the school with a certificate of immunization from a
				  physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant or public health official
				  who has administered the immunizing agent(s) to the child. The certificate must
				  specify the immunizing agent, the dosage administered and the date(s) on which
				  it was administered.
B.
Proof of Immunity
In the absence of a certificate of immunization, the child
				  must present the school with laboratory evidence demonstrating immunity or
				  reliable documented history of immunity provided by a physician or other
				  primary care provider.
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The following schedule shows the minimum requirements for
				  immunizing agents administered to children enrolling in or attending
				  school.
A.
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DPT/DTaP/Tdap/Td):
1. For pre-kindergarten students only, four
				doses of DPT/DTaP are required. The third and fourth dose must be separated by
				at least six months.
2. For
				students ages six years old and younger in kindergarten or grades above, a
				total of five doses of DPT/DTaP are required, except that, if the fourth dose
				was administered on or after the child's fourth birthday, then only four doses
				are required.
3. For students
				seven years of age and older, a minimum of three doses of DPT/DTaP with the
				last dose administered on or after the child's fourth birthday is required. A
				student who did not complete their primary DTP/DTaP immunization series or who
				has an unknown vaccine history, requires a single dose of Tdap followed by
				either Tdap or Td until three doses have been achieved.
4. In addition to receiving the required
				doses for DPT/DTaP, one dose of Tdap vaccine is required for students entering
				grade 7. Any valid dose of Tdap after age seven satisfies the requirement for
				7th grade entry.
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A.
Exclusion
				by Order of Public Health Official
A child not immunized or immune from a disease must be
				  excluded from school and school activities when a public health official
				  determines that the child's continued presence in school poses a clear danger
				  to the health of others. The superintendent must exclude the child from school
				  and school activities during the period of danger, or until the child is
				  immunized. If another child attending the same school is infected with, or
				  shows symptoms of, the same disease during the period of danger, the exclusion
				  period for the student who is not immunized or immune must be extended for
				  another full term of the incubation period set forth below.
The following periods are defined as a "period of
				  danger":
1.
Measles:
15
				days (one incubation period) from the onset of symptoms of the last identified
				case in the school.
2.
Rubella:
23 days (one incubation period) form the onset of
				symptoms of the last identified case in the school.
3.
Mumps:
18 days (one
				incubation period) from the onset of symptoms of the last identified case in
				the school.
4.
Varicella:
21 days (one incubation period) from the onset of
				symptoms of the last identified case in the school.
In accordance with
				  20-A MRS
				  §6356(1), the
				  superintendent must make arrangements to meet the educational needs of any
				  child excluded from school for more than ten days. This section does not
				  require the provision of off-site classes or tutoring.
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A.
Designated
				Record Keeping
1. The school nurse (or
				head school nurse) in each school unit or private school is responsible for the
				maintenance of immunization records. If no school nurse has been employed, the
				superintendent must designate another responsible person.
2. If immunization and student health records
				are physically maintained in individual school buildings, a designated person
				in each building must have responsibility for supervision of the
				records.
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A.
Superintendent's Responsibility
The superintendent is responsible for submitting a summary
				  report regarding the immunization status of students within his or her
				  jurisdiction by December 15 of each year, on a prescribed form, to the
				  Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education.
B.
Summary Report
1. The summary report will include the
				following information at a minimum: specific information identifying the
				school, the superintendent; the total student enrollment, the number of new
				students identified by vaccine type, as either immunized, exempt or out of
				compliance, and the number of students who are previously enrolled and
				unimmunized. The summary report will not include the name or any other
				personally identifying information of any individual student. The report must
				denote the number of students enrolled pursuant to a written assurance
				exemption. The summary report will be constructed so as to reflect meaningful
				data by grade. The school superintendent must certify each report as accurate
				and complete.
2. Additional
				requirements regarding the immunization of children or employees of any school
				adopted by ordinance of the municipality, regulation of school board policy, or
				policy of a private school's governing board must be included in the summary
				report.
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This rule establishes the instructional program requirements,
				  requirements for local assessment systems, and secondary school diploma
				  standards for the public schools of the state, and for private schools that do
				  not receive school approval through accreditation by the New England
				  Association of Schools and Colleges.
Parents shall be responsible for the education of a child not
				  educated at public expense, including a child whose education is provided
				  through an equivalent instruction plan as set forth in Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg.
				  130. These students are not required to meet the content standards of the
				  system of Learning Results.
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Each school administrative unit shall provide programs and
				  instructional approaches that support the variety of learning styles of the
				  students in the schools of the unit. The school board shall adopt a policy that
				  provides all students with equitable opportunities to access the content
				  standards of the system of Learning Results.
3.01 Ethical and Responsible Student Behavior
Instruction in ethical and responsible behavior shall be part
				  of the educational program of each student. This shall be reflected in the Code
				  of Conduct of the school administrative unit as specified in Me. Dept. of Ed.
				  Reg. 125.
3.02 English as
				the Language of Instruction
English shall be the language of instruction in all
				  elementary and secondary schools except in modern and classical language
				  courses and as provided in this rule.
A. Transitional Instruction
Students of limited English proficiency may be provided with
				  transitional instruction for a period of time sufficient to enable them to
				  attain a proficiency in English language skills that allows for their
				  participation in the regular course of study. Transitional instruction may
				  include instruction using bilingual teachers or paraprofessionals in all or
				  some of the courses. Alternatively, it may take the form of support in a
				  content area to assure student achievement of the content standards of the
				  system of Learning Results and a specialized English as a Second Language
				  course or sequence of courses in which students are given concentrated basic
				  instruction in English language skills.
B. Bilingual Instruction
The school board of each school administrative unit may
				  establish, subject to approval of the Commissioner, bilingual programs for the
				  purpose of providing proficiency in both English and a second language.
				  Bilingual programs intended to aid English-speaking students gain proficiency
				  in a second language shall not be limited to enrollment by national
				  origin.
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4.01 State-wide
				Assessment Program
Each school administrative unit and each student enrolled in
				  a school covered by this rule shall participate in the Maine Education
				  Assessment (MEA) in grades 4, 8, and 11. Participation can be through standard
				  administration of the MEA, through administration with accommodations, or
				  through alternate assessment.
4.02 Local Assessment System
The school board of each school administrative unit that
				  operates a school shall, by the end of the 2003-2004 school year, adopt and
				  fully implement a local assessment system as the measure of student progress on
				  achievement of the content standards of the system of Learning Results
				  established in Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg. 131. The assessment system shall address
				  the grade spans of the schools operated. For school units that tuition all
				  students in a grade level, assessment of that grade level shall be the
				  responsibility of the receiving unit or school.
A. Purpose of Assessment
The purpose of assessment is to:
1). Produce high quality information about
				student performance that will inform teaching and enhance learning,
2). Monitor and hold school administrative
				units accountable for students achieving the content standards of the system of
				Learning Results; and
3). Certify
				student achievement of the content standards of the system of Learning
				Results.
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5.01
				Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Programs
Kindergarten is a one or two-year program prior to grade one
				  designed to serve as an introduction to the academic environment.
				  Pre-kindergarten is a one-year program prior to kindergarten. Pre-kindergarten
				  and kindergarten programs shall provide activities that promote the development
				  of feelings of self-worth as a learner and the development of skills in the
				  following areas: social interaction, academic readiness, language expression,
				  and fine and gross motor coordination. When resources and facilities are
				  available, school administrative units may provide full-day kindergarten
				  programs to reduce the risk of school failure.
5.02 Standards and Expectations for Learning
				Grades Pre-kindergarten through 4
A. Each
				school board operating an elementary school shall adopt a curriculum aligned
				with the content standards of the system of Learning Results in up to three
				grade spans: Pre-kindergarten-2 and 3-4, and, where appropriate, 5-8. Each
				school administrative unit shall determine the instructional methods and
				educational materials needed to give each student the opportunity to meet the
				content standards of the system of Learning Results. This may include an
				extended school day or school year for students who need more than the minimum
				time established in Me. Dept of Ed. Reg. 125 to meet the content standards of
				the system of Learning Results.
B.
				The required content areas for each elementary school student shall include
				five content areas of the system of Learning Results as follows: English
				Language Arts, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Science and
				Technology, and Social Studies.
C.
				The Comprehensive Education Plan developed by the school administrative unit in
				accordance with Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg. 125 shall address the implementation of
				Career Preparation, Modern and Classical Languages, and Visual and Performing
				Arts. Effective September 2006 the local curriculum shall include these content
				areas for all students contingent upon funding of Essential Programs and
				Services or its equivalent.
D. Each
				content area of the system of Learning Results is defined by the standards and
				performance indicators in Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg. 131.
NOTE: Until such time as the content list for Health
				  Education is included in Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg. 131, health education shall
				  continue to include instruction in community health, consumer health,
				  environmental health, family life, growth and development, nutritional health,
				  personal health including mental and emotional health, prevention and control
				  of disease and disorders, safety and accident prevention, and substance use and
				  abuse, including the effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
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6.01 Standards
				and Expectations for Learning Grades 5 through 8
A. Each school board operating a middle
				school shall adopt a curriculum aligned with the content standards of the
				system of Learning Results in the 5-8 grade span. Each school administrative
				unit shall determine the instructional methods and educational materials needed
				to give each student the opportunity to meet the content standards of the
				system of Learning Results. This may include an extended school day or school
				year for students who need more than the minimum time established in Me. Dept
				of Ed. Reg. 125 to meet the content standards of the system of Learning
				Results.
B. The required content
				areas for each middle school student shall include five content areas of the
				system of Learning Results as follows: English Language Arts, Health and
				Physical Education, Mathematics, Science and Technology, and Social
				Studies.
C. The Comprehensive
				Education Plan developed by the school administrative unit in accordance with
				Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg. 125 shall address the implementation of Career
				Preparation, Modern and Classical Languages, and Visual and Performing Arts.
				Effective September 2006 the local curriculum shall include these content areas
				for all students contingent upon funding of Essential Programs and Services or
				its equivalent.
D. Each content
				area of the system of Learning Results is defined by the standards and
				performance indicators in Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg. 131.
NOTE: Until such time as the content list for Health
				  Education is included in Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg. 131, health education shall
				  continue to include instruction in community health, consumer health,
				  environmental health, family life, growth and development, nutritional health,
				  personal health including mental and emotional health, prevention and control
				  of disease and disorders, safety and accident prevention, and substance use and
				  abuse, including the effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.