IDEA Fiscal

IDEA Data

Dispute Resolution

 

Recruitment and Retention

This content is currently in development. More information to come!

For questions, contact:

Special Education Endorsement Project

Please see the link for more information regarding the requirements, eligibility, and application.

School Psychologist Stipend

Speech Language Pathologist Stipend

Occupational Therapy Stipend

Para Pathways 

  • (more information to come!)

Hearing Conservation Program (HCP)

Sign Language Interpreters/EIPA

Sign Language Interpreting Administrative Rule

 


 

 

EIPA Written Assessment Dates are scheduled for May 5, 2024 at the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind in Great Falls, MT

EIPA Performance Assessment Dates are scheduled for May 4, 2024 at the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind in Great Falls, MT

Please contact Lucy Beltz to register or for general questions.

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

Blogs

Other Special Education Resources

 

 


OPI Staff are here to help:

Meet the Special Education Team

Kelley Brown, General Information, Meetings, and Events, 406-444-5661

Ty House, Contracts and Payments, 406-444-2504

Administration
Danni McCarthy State Special Education Director 406-594-3610
Danni McCarthy Fiscal Management 406-594-3610
Kimberlea Emmons Fiscal & Reporting Manager 406-444-3124
Continuing Education & Technical Assistance
Tammy Lysons Unit Manager 406-431-2309
Katie Mattingley Montana Autism Education Program 406-437-3874
Jenny Jarvis GT/MTSS Program Support Specialist 406-410-1140
Anne Carpenter Program Support Specialist 406-465-0922
Annette Viciedo Young Continuing Ed & Stipend Programs 406-444-0299
Lucy Beltz Early Learning Specialist, Special Education Preschool 406-431-4654
School Improvement Supports
John Gorton Unit Manager 406-459-4281
Mercee Cislo School Improvement Specialist 406-437-2369
Alicia Herman School Improvement Specialist 406-438-1363
Chris McCrea School Improvement Specialist 406-444-3864
Desiree Johnson School Improvement Specialist 406-431-1081
Data Systems and Reporting
Kristie Sears IDEA Part B Data Accountability Specialist 406-444-4430
Shara Blair AIM Special Education Data System & Behavior Data 406-444-0685
Dispute Resolution
Mandi Gibbs Early Assistance Program & Dispute Resolution 406-444-5664
Angie Griner Paralegal 406-444-2046