Please define tenure for teachers. Is a teacher with tenure still reviewed? How ... [Article]
...law (Mont. Code Ann. §20-4-203) defines teacher tenure as "whenever a teacher has been elected by the offer and acceptance of a contract for the fourth consecutive year of e
- What are the legal parameters for classroom instruction utilizing paraprofessio... [Article]
The administrative rule adopted by the Board of Public Education in relation to Instructional Aides/...o Instructional Aides/Paras is set forth below. A school district may also have policies that deal w...
- What are the legal parameters for classroom instruction utilizing paraprofession... [Article]
... parameters for classroom instruction utilizing paraprofessionals? The administrative rule adopted by the Board of Public Education in relation to Instructional Aides/Paras
- Audit Requirements [Article]
Q; Does every School have to have an audit?
A: State law says a school district that receives $ 200,000 or more in total revenues in a year has to have an audit for t
- Restrictions on middle school class loads for health enhancement classes [Article]
The following is from the Montana Accreditation Manual: 10.55.713 TEACHER LOAD AND CLASS SIZE: HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND GRADES 7 AND 8 BUDGETED AT HIGH SCHOOL RATES (1) In addition...
- Paraprofessional Role in the Classroom - Legal Parameters? [Article]
The administrative rule adopted by the Board of Public Education in relation to Instructional Aide...o Instructional Aides/Paras is set forth below. A school district may also have policies that deal w...
- Case Load assigned to a Special Ed teacher [Article]
...es that address caseload or class size for special education. Howev...r special education. However, the school district is obligated to p... to provide the special education personnel necessary to ensure tha
- What differences will Special Education Cooperatives see in the Terms of Employm... [Article]
What differences will Special Education Cooperatives see in the Terms of Employment, compared to ...tives see in the Terms of Employment, compared to school district reports?
- Why does OPI need the employee’s contracted amount at the beginning of a school ... [Article]
Why does OPI need the employee’s contracted amount at the beginning of a school year? What will the information be used for?
- What amount should we reported if an employee’s compensation for the fiscal year... [Article]
...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
- What will OPI report for district employee compensation under 20-7-104, MCA? [Article]
What will OPI report for district employee compensation under 20-7-104, MCA?
Beginning in December 2013, OPI will
- How can our school get credit for aggregate hours for having structured recess? [Article]
How can our school get credit for aggregate hours for having structured recess?
Unstructured recess time will not be included as a
- When are the standard K-12 Course Codes first needed? [Article]
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
- Why do we need a standardized set of course codes? [Article]
Why do we need a standardized set of course codes?
As Montana builds its statewide longitudinal data system for P‐20 educa
- What are the K-12 Course Codes? [Article]
What are the K-12 Course Codes?
New 5‐digit codes replace the existing 4‐digit codes that are currently used for OPI&rsqu
- What should the position code “RT01 Retiree-Non Employee Receiving Benefits” be ... [Article]
What should the position code "RT01 Retiree-Non Employee Receiving Benefits" be used for?
RT01 Retiree-Non Employ
- If an employee of the elementary and high school is paid only using one of the d... [Article]
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 di
- If an employee has a stipend for having extra training or experience, should I r... [Article]
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?
- Should “extra duty” assignment, such as debate team coach, coaching, and other e... [Article]
Should "extra duty" assignment, such as debate team coach, coaching, and other extracurricular assignments, be reported using separate position codes?
- How will position codes be reported to OPI? When is the first data collection th... [Article]
How will position codes be reported to OPI? When is the first data collection that requires position codes?
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