State Application for IDEA Funds

• Part B Annual State Application 2026
  • Montana Set Aside for IDEA Administration 2026 *Not yet available, please reference 2025 Set Aside below
• Part B Annual State Application 2025
  • Montana Set Aside for IDEA Administration 2025
• Part B Annual State Application 2024
• Montana's State Plan

Proportionate Share

• Proportionate Share

Subrecipient Monitoring

• Subrecipient Monitoring

IDEA Allocations

• Allocation Reports

Maintenance of Effort (MOE)

• MOE Reports
• MOE Memo October 2022
• MOE Exceptions Documentation Form
• Calculation of Maintenance of Effort
• MOE Hearing Request Form

Special Education Data Collections

• Special Education Data Collection Schedule
  • Child Count Data Verification
  • *NEW* Exiting Data Verification (April 2026)
  • Post-School Outcomes Data
  • *NEW* Behavior Data Collection (May 2026)
  • Personnel Data Information
  • Assessment Information

Educational Environments/Setting of Service Information

• School Age Setting of Service Grid
• Early Childhood Setting of Service Decision Tree and Grid

Public Reporting of IDEA Data

• Public Reporting (by Indicator)
• Special Education Report to the Board of Public Education (BPE) - Sept 2025
• IDEA Data Dashboard
• IDEA Section 618 Data Products (OSEP) (external link)

Significant Disproportionality

• Significant Disproportionality Technical Manual
• Significant Disproportionality Essential Questions and Answers
• Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Fiscal and Student Data Tracker
• Root Cause Analysis Tool

Assessment Data

• Accessing Special Education Assessment Proficiency Data
• Assessment Participation and Proficiency Data - FFY 2024

 

• Special Education Endorsement Project

• School Psychologist Stipend Program

• Speech Language Pathology Traineeship Program

• University of Montana SIMS Scholars Program (OSEP Funded) Offers scholarships for undergraduate and graduate special education and speech language pathology at UM. 

• Occupational Therapy Stipend (Coming Soon)

• Para Pathways

 

Hearing Conservation Program Guidelines

Summary Document

HCP Regional Contact List

HCP Map

 

Please contact Lucy Beltz for general questions.

Sign Language Interpreting Administrative Rule

Interpreter Mentoring, Education and Training (IMET) Self-Paced Online Courses

 

EIPA Written and Performance Assessment Dates: May 1-3, 2026 

(Registration now open-Registration closes five full days (to the hour) before the test date/time.)

Learn more and Register for the EIPA Assessment

Please contact Lucy Beltz regarding vouchers for EIPA Assessments fees and for general questions. 

If you have questions in regards to the test, please visit the EIPA Diagnostic Center

• Montana School for the Deaf & Blind
  • Blind & Visually Impaired Outreach Consultant Map
  • Deaf/Hard of Hearing Outreach Consultant Map
• MT Language Developmental Milestones, Assessment Tools, and Parent Resource for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
• HB 619 Language Development Report (2025)
• National Deaf Center

• Montana Empowerment Center
• Montana Association of School Psychologists (MASP)
• Montana Brain Injury Alliance
• Montana Effective Practices Matrix
• Sign up for OPI E-mail Updates (Special Education and Student Supports is at the bottom)