Need endorsement to teach Indian Education? [Article]
Fellow teachers and I have "heard" that for the 06-07 school year or the 07-08 year that ALL teachers will need to be certified in teaching Indian Education. Is this true? Will we need to have a certa...
Do teachers need to be "certified" in Indian Education? [Article]
Fellow teachers and I have "heard" that for the 06-07 school year or the 07-08 year that ALL teachers will need to be certified in teaching Indian Education. Is this true? Will we need to have a certa...
Should Indian Education for All be integrated in all subject areas at all grade ... [Article]
Yes. Indian history and contemporary issues should be integrated into all content areas at every grade level. Montana has a long history of Indian Education for All. In 1972, Montana established in Ar...
How does a student qualifies for special education services? [Article]
How does a student qualify for special education services?
Montana’s procedures for the evaluation of students are contained in the Child Find and Evaluation guide that can b
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
What is the K-12 Course Code Mapping Tool? [Article]
What is the K-12 Course Code Mapping Tool?
To help districts determine which standardized codes apply, OPI has cr
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
How should I report a full-time teacher who is also our coach? [Article]
...-time teacher who is also our coach?
Report the teacher as 1.000 FTE using the teacher position code (TC01
What position code should be used for the following assignments? [Article]
What position code should be used for the following assignments? Teacher on Special Assignment? PC10 Program Coordinator (requires Educator License) Election Judg
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]
... 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]
...te 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?
The f
What are the position codes? [Article]
What are the position codes?
The list of school employee position codes i
If the SEID number for a licensed educator is the person’s folio number (i.e., l... [Article]
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 f
What is an SEID? [Article]
What is an SEID?
SEID means School Employee Identifier. The SEID number is a unique number assigned by OPI to ide
WIDA ACCESS for ELLs Test shipping and Logistical questions [Article]
TEST SHIPPING AND LOGISTICAL QUESTIONS
I don't have a barcode label for a student; is every line on the back of the booklet (Student ID, # of years req
ACCESS for ELLs Test - Definition [Article]
What is the ACCESS for ELLs test?
ACCESS for ELLs is an annual assessment designed to measure English Learners’ social and academic language proficiency in English. 
What are the Montana STEM Initiative goals for 2012-13? [Article]
Q: What are the Montana STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Initiative goals for 2012-2013?