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The Maine Council for English Language Arts is the Maine affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English.


MCELA provides Maine teachers of English language arts with opportunities to reflect upon and improve their teaching practices. Its activities include working to:
    • raise professional standards for the education and preparation of teachers of English language arts;
    • provide opportunities for teacher development;
    • improve the quality of English language arts learning and teaching in Maine schools.


Officers
President:
John Emerson, John Bapst Memorial High School
Vice-President:
Beth Carlson, Kennebunk High School
Secretary: Claudette L. Brassil, Mt. Ararat High School
Treasurer: David Dexter, Oxford Hills High School (retired)

SLATE Representative: Cynthia Dean, Erskine Academy
NCTE Liaison Officer: John Brassil, Mt. Ararat High School

Board Members
Cindy Allen, Camden Hills Regional High School
Michael Casey, Falmouth High School (Immediate Past President)
Patsy Dunton, English Language Arts Content Specialist, Maine Department of Education
Jilda Izzo, Falmouth Middle School
Renee Liepold, Erskine Academy
Charles Maddaus, Dirigo High School
Ruth Story, Coordinator for Maine Day on Writing, affiliated with NCTE's National Day on Writing



Membership
All paying attendees at MCELA's Annual Conference are automatically members until the subsequent conference. Others may join by sending $20 to: David Dexter, MCELA Treasurer, 420 Crockett Ridge Road, Norway ME 04268-5021


Annual Conference 2010
Reimagining Literacy in English
Friday, March 19, 2010


LOCATION: Southern Maine Community College - Bath Campus
Registration and program information has been mailed to Maine teachers.

Conference information, including registration form, is available by clicking "conference" next to "Subpages" at the bottom of this page.


CHECK OUR WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR UPDATED CONFERENCE INFORMATION



Maine Gallery of Writing
Affiliated with NCTE's National Gallery of Writing
Maine Gallery of Writing information is available by clicking the subpage link below.