Explore the Pine Project I’m Your Neighbor Books and the Maine DOE produced the Pine Project: Professional Development, a self-led, SEL-driven training you can take —anonymously. It is designed to increase your ability to talk about race, culture, and the barriers and pathways to classroom and community belonging. Within the Pine 3 module (timestamp: 18:22-34:00),… Read more »
Maine Department of Education
The Pine Project: Welcoming Library Celebration – A Vibrant Step Toward Belonging
By D.D. Rathnayake Dr. Megan Welter, Associate Commissioner for Public Education at Maine Department of Education, set the tone for an extraordinary celebration of diversity and inclusion at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center on September 13, 2024. “A warm welcome is so much better.” —Dr. Megan Welter, Maine Department of Education Hosted in partnership with… Read more »


