http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers en-us http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers ActiveKB NX SMeredith@metnet.mt.gov Sat, 25 May 2013 19:19:12 MDT 20 http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/464/ How should we report FTE for Substitute Teachers on the Terms of Employment report (TOE)? Substitutes work on an as-needed basis, so we don’t know how much they will work during a year. Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:32:34 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/463/ What differences will Special Education Cooperatives see in the Terms of Employment, compared to school district reports? Cooperatives will need to identify the Cooperative employees who are ... Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:31:23 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/462/ Do Special Education Cooperatives also have to submit the Terms of Employment Reports? Yes, cooperatives do have to submit the TOE reports. Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:29:14 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/461/ Will the base salaries reported on the Terms of Employment have to match actual base salaries paid on the Compensation Expenditure Report? No. The contracted base salary and actual compensati ... Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:27:14 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/460/ Are base salary/contracted amounts required to be reported for ALL employees on the Terms of Employment Report? No. The base salary amounts and contract information will not be collected for ... Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:20:55 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/459/ Why does OPI need the employee’s contracted amount at the beginning of a school year? What will the information be used for? OPI needs contract information for certified/licensed positi ... Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:15:21 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/458/ What are the TEAMS Reports? TEAMS stands for: Terms of Employment, Accreditation, and Master Schedule. The TEAMS reports being implemented during 2012 and 2013. TEAMS will fulfill a number ... Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:10:27 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/457/ How should insurance premium discounts and dividends be reported in the Compensation Expenditure Report? These credits are applied to the organization as a whole and cannot be identified as cred ... Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:03:54 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/456/ What amount should we reported if an employee’s compensation for the fiscal year has not been completely paid to an employee by the end of that fiscal year? For example, what if a person i ... Cheri Bergeron Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:59:42 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/454/ Is the actual compensation determined on a calendar year or fiscal year basis? Fiscal year, which is from July 1 through June 30. When reporting in October/November, the actual compensation w ... Cheri Bergeron Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:41:34 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/453/ How are payments to independent contractors to be reported? The Compensation Expenditure Report will not collect district payments to independent contractors. It will collect compensation pai ... Cheri Bergeron Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:39:46 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/452/ How will OPI provide the compensation report information to districts? OPI plans to develop the district compensation reports in the GEMS data warehouse and make links available for each dist ... Cheri Bergeron Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:36:44 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/451/ Will the employees’ names be reported with their compensation amounts? No, individuals will be listed by SEID number only. Cheri Bergeron Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:33:44 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/450/ What will OPI report for district employee compensation under 20-7-104, MCA? Beginning in December 2013, OPI will post district employee compensation information required by 20-7-104, MCA. Em ... Cheri Bergeron Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:31:04 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/449/ What employee compensation information will OPI collect? The Compensation Expenditure Report each October will collect actual compensation by expenditure line-item for each SEID for the previ ... Cheri Bergeron Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:29:49 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/448/ ances.What are the SB 329 reporting requirements? SB 329 was passed by the 2011 Legislature. It was codified as http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/20/7/20-7-104.htmIn summary, MCA 20-7-104 requires ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:04:02 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/447/ How can our school get credit for aggregate hours for having structured recess? Unstructured recess time will not be included as aggregate hours of instruction for the school day and year. Howe ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:51:18 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/446/ Where can I find information on Elementary course mapping? For information about how to map elementary courses using the new K-12 Course Codes, see:http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SchoolStaffing/El ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:47:30 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/445/ Where is the Mapping Tool? Is there a users’ guide? The mapping tool is posted at: http://data.opi.mt.gov/ncescoursecodemappingtool/A users’ guide is here: http://www.opi.mt.gov/p ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:42:26 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/444/ What is the K-12 Course Code Mapping Tool? To help districts determine which standardized codes apply, OPI has created a K‐12 Course Code Mapping Tool. The tool enables districts to map ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:39:29 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/443/ When are the standard K-12 Course Codes first needed? Districts were asked in May 2012 to map all their 2012-13 courses to the K-12 Course Codes to enable them to submit the Accreditation and ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:27:27 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/442/ Why do we need a standardized set of course codes? As Montana builds its statewide longitudinal data system for P‐20 education, it is increasingly important to use a standardized system ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:25:18 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/441/ What are the K-12 Course Codes? New 5‐digit codes replace the existing 4‐digit codes that are currently used for OPI’s Annual Data Collection. The new codes tie to specific cour ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:11:37 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/440/ What should the position code "RT01 Retiree-Non Employee Receiving Benefits" be used for? RT01 Retiree-Non Employee Receiving Benefits is for reporting people who are no longer on the payroll ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:07:19 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/439/ How should I report a full-time teacher who is also our coach? Report the teacher as 1.000 FTE using the teacher position code (TC01 or TC03) and identify the extra duty coaching position using D ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:03:33 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/438/ What position code should be used for the following assignments?Teacher on Special Assignment? PC10 Program Coordinator (requires Educator License)Election Judge? DS01 ... Cheri Bergeron Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:00:39 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/437/ If an employee of the elementary and high school is paid only using one of the district’s budgets, why must I report the employee’s position under both districts? For accreditatio ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:29:15 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/436/ If an employee has a stipend for having extra training or experience, should I report this as a separate position code or extra duty assignment? (9/25/2012) No. If an employee is paid a stipe ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:26:13 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/435/ Should "extra duty" assignment, such as debate team coach, coaching, and other extracurricular assignments, be reported using separate position codes? (9/25/2012) Yes. Report an "extra duty" ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:19:14 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/434/ How will position codes be reported to OPI? When is the first data collection that requires position codes? The first data collection that requires the position codes is the Terms of Employme ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:11:37 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/433/ What should school districts do to prepare to report position codes? Districts and cooperatives should make changes needed to enter and track position codes for each employee in the local dis ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:08:59 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/432/ What are the position codes? The list of school employee position codes is posted at: http://opi.mt.gov/pdf/SchoolStaffing/PositionCodelist.pdf Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:07:20 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/431/ Why are position codes required for employees? Position codes are needed to identify the duties of the employee for several purposes. For example, OPI must match the district’s course o ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:04:36 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/430/ If the SEID number for a licensed educator is the person’s folio number (i.e., licensure number on the Montana Educator Licensure System), do we have to apply for an SEID for that employee ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:01:59 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/429/ What if a person works for more than one school district or cooperative? Does that person have more than one SEID? No, each person will have a single, unique SEID. When you request an SEID, t ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:57:54 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/428/ Will SEIDs be required for any non-employees? Maybe. In order to document that all services and licensure requirements are met for accreditation purposes, the district may have to request SEI ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:50:18 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/427/ When will SEIDs first be used in reporting? The first use of the SEID for reporting will be the FY 2012-13 Terms of Employment data collection in October/November 2012. All districts must hav ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:48:18 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/426/ Is there a way to get SEID numbers without providing Social Security Numbers (SSNs)? No, the last 4 digits of the SSN are needed in order for OPI to determine whether any previous registratio ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:45:31 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/425/ Why is the Social Security Number (SSN) needed when requesting an SEID? It is critical that SEIDs are correctly assigned to employees. Collecting the SSN will greatly improve the reliability ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:41:31 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/424/ What information does a district or cooperative submit when requesting an SEID number? Social Security Number (SSN- last 4 digits), First Name, Last Name, Middle Name (optional), Date of Birt ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:38:42 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/423/ How does a school district or cooperative request an SEID number for an employee? School districts and cooperatives must request an SEID for each employee. The initial request can be made for ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:35:54 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/422/ What is an SEID? SEID means School Employee Identifier. The SEID number is a unique number assigned by OPI to identify each individual employed by a school district or special education coope ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:46:24 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/421/ I missed earlier email messages from OPI concerning the School staffing project and I want to catch up! Where can I find archived messages? (9/25/2012) Look for "Latest News" on the School ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:42:18 GMT http://opi.mt.gov/GetAnswers/questions/420/ Where can I find a general description of the School Staffing Project? A brief narrative overview is posted at: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SchoolStaffing/OverviewSchoolStaffingProj.pdf The ... Cheri Bergeron Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:36:03 GMT