Teacher's rights at school board meeting [Article]
What are my legal rights if a board member physically came at me during a school board meeting? I am a teacher at the school.
Answer: As a teacher, you can conta
How is the cost of pupil transportation funded in Montana what costs can be paid... [Article]
Q: How is the cost of pupil transportation funded in Montana?
A: The state and county share "on-schedule costs" to provide funding for parent mileage contracts and a mileage reimbursement fo
Bus Depreciation Fund [Article]
If your school owns a school bus or bus used to transport kids for athletics or activities, you should be familiar with the Bus Depreciation Fund.
Q: What is
Nonresident/Out-of-District Transportation [Article]
Question: Which school district is responsible for transporting a student who attends outside his district of residence? Answer:
Busing-3 Mile Rule [Article]
Question: What are the guidelines of the "3 Mile Rule"? Answer:
MCA 20-10-101(2)(c)(i) states “resides
Bus Drivers First-Aid [Article]
Q: Are bus drivers required to have CPR training?
A: No, state law does not require CPR training to be certified for driving a school bus. BUT, it's a very good idea
Preschool Teacher Qualifications - Head Start [Article]
What are the current requirements for Head Start teacher qualifications?
Each Head Start classroom in center-based programs must have a teacher w
How long do I have to get my GED? [Article]
How long do I have to get my GED? The current test sunsets on December 31, 2013. After this date none of your previous scores will be counted. The new test will be computer-based
Student Loan Forgiveness Programs - List of Low Income Schools [Article]
I am a first year teacher and I just read about Student Loan Forgiveness Programs. Can you tell me more about the program? Quality Educator Loan Forgiveness Program L
How old do I have to be to get a GED? [Article]
How old must I be to get my GED? You must be 16 years, or older AND not enrolled in school.
Back Button on Internet Explorer version 8 does not work [Article]
The OPI Web site uses iframe technology to embed information into some of our web pages. There is a well-known bug in internet Explorer 8 that the back button incorrectly focuses on the conten
Applications Fail to Launch from Firefox [Article]
Applications Fail to Launch from Firefox
Symptoms
Applications fail to launch, when attempting to launch applications using Web Interface site from Firefox. No error message
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) - Known Issues with Citrix Receiver for Mac [Article]
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) - Known Issues with Citrix Receiver for Mac
Document ID: CTX130356 / Created On: Jul 27, 2011 /
I keep getting disconnected after 30 minutes [Article]
Connecting to Citrix applications is an automatic, two-step process.
Step One, the Gateway. This is the web page that displays all the applications availa
Citrix Client for Windows 7 [Article]
Click here for the newest Citrix
Saving PDF to the Local C drive [Article]
Some Windows users may experience problems saving reports to their local C drive's "OPI Reports" folder. This folder is typically created when you first save reports from one of our Citrix application...
Infotrac database [Article]
Do we still have a subscription to Infotrac? I tried to log in this morning, but it failed.
The State of Montana has had a contract with Infotrac, for the past 10 years. Th
State Library Directory - Instructions [Article]
My high school students are doing a research paper. I would like them to be able to use the resources at MSL. How do we access them? I have a password for something called Edit Path and a library
How do I get access to E-Grants? [Article]
The attached form is submitted to the OPI by the LEA Authorized Representative (AR) to
How to Subscribe to our Newsletters [Article]
How to Sign up for an OPI Email Distribution List
1. On the left side of the OPI Home Page, click on "Subscribe to Our Newsletters"