Revocation of Teacher's license [Article]
What is the process for revoking a teaching certificate in Montana? Can you give me examples of cases where this has occurred? Montana law provides the process by which an educator's c
- School bus drivers with Diabetes [Article]
Employers of CDL drivers having diabetes can require that the driver see a doctor more often than annually.
FMCSA Regulations §391.64 Grandfathering for certain drivers participating in vision and ...
- Election Judges-Training [Article]
Q: What is required for the training of election judges?
A: School district election judges must meet the requirements of 13-4-203, MCA. The Secretary of Sta
- What is the “Summary of Performance”? [Article]
What is the “Summary of Performance”? The district is required to provide a Summary of Performance to students leaving school due to graduation or exceeding the age eli
- Can measurable postsecondary goals be changed year to year? [Article]
Can measurable postsecondary goals be changed year to year? Yes. If the student’s strengths, preferences, and interests, student’s desired post-school activities
- How do you develop appropriate measureable postsecondary goals? [Article]
How do you develop appropriate measurable postsecondary goals? Through a review of the student’s strengths, preferences and interests, his or her desired post-school ac
- Who conducts the age-appropriate transition assessments? [Article]
Who conducts the age-appropriate transition assessments? Teachers, special education specialists, other school personnel, parents or family members, the student, or others may cond
- What are examples of age-appropriate transition assessments? [Article]
What are examples of age-appropriate transition assessments? Educational: individualized, classroom, grade or schoolwide academic assessments, observational reports by teach
- Can a school district choose to still use a severe discrepancy model to identify... [Article]
Can a school district choose to still use a severe discrepancy model to identify a child with a specific learning disability? Yes. The criteria for establishing the existence of a
- How have the criteria for specific learning disability changed? [Article]
How have the criteria for specific learning disability changed? The IDEA 2004 no longer allows a state to require only the use of a severe discrepancy formula for the identificatio
- What happens if the Youth Court does not make a surrogate appointment in a timel... [Article]
What happens if the Youth Court does not make a surrogate appointment in a timely manner?
The youth court is obligated to make the appointment within 20 days of receipt of the paperwo
- What does the school district do when it finds that two parties may act as the p... [Article]
What does the school district do when it finds that two parties may act as the parent, when one of the parties is, in fact, the child’s parent? When the child’s parent
- What does the school district do when it finds that two parties may act as the p... [Article]
What does the school district do when it finds that two parties may act as the parent, when one of the parties is, in fact, the child’s parent?
When the child’s parent sti
- What is the school district’s responsibility for children who are wards of the s... [Article]
What is the school district’s responsibility for children who are wards of the state? The school district must make reasonable efforts to ensure that a surrogate parent is ap
- What is the surrogate parent requirement for unaccompanied homeless youth? [Article]
What is the surrogate parent requirement for unaccompanied homeless youth? If an unaccompanied homeless youth enrolls in a school district, administrators must ensure that a surrog
- Surrogate Parent - Timeline [Article]
What is the timeline for surrogate parent appointment
A surrogate parent must be appointed by the youth court not more than 30 days after the school district determines that the child ne
- For students who are graduating from high school with a regular diploma or excee... [Article]
For students who are graduating from high school with a regular diploma or exceeding the age eligibility for special education services, what is the “Summary of Performance”?
- IEPs - What are “Measurable Postsecondary Goals” for students aged 16 and older? [Article]
What are “Measurable Postsecondary Goals” for students aged 16 and older?
These goals are based on age-appropriate transition assessments and identify the student&rs
- When must IEP progress reports on the annual goals be provided to parents? [Article]
When must IEP progress reports on the annual goals be provided to parents? When report cards are provided by the district or school.
- When may a school remove a student to an interim alternative educational setting... [Article]
When may a school remove a student to an interim alternative educational setting for 45 school days without conducting a manifestation determination?
There are three inst