| REMINDER - Mandated use of AIM Special Education Tool on March 1, 2010 | Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:07:04 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents and Principals The Special Education Division has determined the following with regard to the Special Education Tool in AIM: * We are mandating use on March 1, 2010; school administrators may mandate t |
| State CTE Enrollment Reports | Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:23:27 | Please Direct This Message To: District Superintendents, High School Principals, Perkins Grant Managers, and CTE Instructors CTE Enrollment Reports--UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Division of Career and Technical Education (CTE) is upgrading the way in |
| Paraprofessional Recognition Letter and Paraprofessional Certificate | Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:31:33 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals The week of February 1-6, 2010, has been proclaimed as Paraprofessional Recognition Week. The following link provides information regarding the Paraprofessional Recognition Letter and Paraprofe |
| Waiver Request for Title I School Improvement Grants | Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:10:12 | Please Direct This Message To: Authorized Representatives, Title I Directors, Principals, Clerks, Federal Program Directors The Office of Public Instruction (OPI) plans to submit a state application for Title I School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding on |
| Limited Funding for Students With Significant Needs | Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:00:45 | Please Direct This Message To: Responsible Officials, Superintendents, Principals, Clerks February 1, 2010 The Office of Public Instruction is making available limited funding for the costs of students with significant behavioral or physical needs se |
| Juneau Encourages Teachers to Apply for Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program | Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:12:59 | Monday, February 1, 2010, 2:27 pm Juneau Encourages Teachers to Apply for Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program Contact: Media Contact Jessica Rhoades 406.444.3160 or jrhoades@mt.gov Today Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau announced |
| FY 2010-11 Indirect Cost Rate Applications Now Available | Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:04:58 | Please Direct This Message To: Business Managers, District Clerks, County Superintendents, Superintendents, Treasurers', Principals, School Finance Personnel Districts that plan to charge indirect costs (e.g., general administration, accounting services, |
| Youth Serve Montana Scholarship | Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:32:25 | Thursday, January 28, 2010, 2:22 pm Youth Serve Montana Scholarship Contact: Faith Moldan 444-5643 or fmoldan@mt.gov The Governor's Office of Community Service announced that $140,000 in Youth Serve Montana Scholarship funds is available to Montana hi |
| OPI Submits Proposal for 5% General Fund Reductions | Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:57:36 | Please Direct This Message To: School Superintendents and Business Officials Today Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau will submit a set of proposed budget reductions to the Governor’s Office in response to his request for 5% state gener |
| The NEW MAEFAIRS web application is ready for Spring Enrollment reporting | Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:55:24 | Please Direct This Message To: Business Managers, District Clerks, County Superintendents, Superintendents, Treasurers', Principals, School Finance Personnel Follow these instructions to complete enrollment. Log into MAEFAIRS at the following link: http |
| Five-Year Comprehensive Education Plan | Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:28:34 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, County Superintendents, Curriculum Directors As of this morning, the server for the Five-Year Comprehensive Education Plan and the Effectiveness Report is up and running. Schools and distric |
| Five-Year Comprehensive Education Plan | Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:43:28 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, County Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, those working with the 5ycep Due to the server difficulties, we are extending the deadline for the Five-Year Comprehensive Education Plan and Effect |
| Five Year Comprehensive Education Plan | Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:49:45 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, County Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, To those of you completing the Five-Year Comprehensive Education Plan and Effectiveness Report, the server is down. You will be notified thro |
| Missing Children Information | Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:02:35 | Please Direct This Message To: Building Principals 44-2-506, MCA requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to assist the Missing Children Information Program by distributing the list of missing school children on a monthly basis. School di |
| Completion Date Reminder | Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:56:10 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Directors, and Anyone assisting with the 5ycep Congratulations to all schools and districts that have completed their Five-Year Comprehensive Education Plans (5YCEP) as well as the Ef |
| I Love to Read Month | Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:31:07 | Please Direct This Message To: Teachers, School Librarian Please join us in celebrating February as "I Love to Read Month." The Office of Public Instruction is designating a month to highlight reading to assist teachers in fostering, within their studen |
| January 2010 School Funding Payment | Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:11:30 | Please Direct This Message To: District Clerks, Business Managers, County Superintendents, Superintendents, Treasurers', School Finance Personnel The January 2010 DSA-QEC-IEA-SAG-SPED-TUIT School Funding Payments have been posted to the OPI website at th |
| Governor's flag lowering proclamation | Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:22:59 | Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Governor's flag lowering proclamation Contact: Faith Moldan 444-5643 or fmoldan@mt.gov Governor Brian Schweitzer has requested that all flags in the State of Montana be lowered to half staff on Thursday morning January 21, 201 |
| Coming Soon! OPI to Launch New Web Site | Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:46:19 | Please Direct This Message To: Please distribute this email throughout your district. The Montana Office of Public Instruction is pleased to announce a new version of our Web site to be launched on January 27, 2010. The upgraded and updated version of |
| Parent Notifications Required by Title I under the No Child Left Behind Act | Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:44:51 | Please Direct This Message To: Authorized Representatives, Title I Directors, Federal Program Directors, Title I or Federal Programs Administrative Assistants The Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is pleased to announce that we have purchased a statewid |
| CRT and CRT-Alternate Reminders | Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:12:44 | Please Direct This Message To: test coordinators, administrators, special education directors, teachers 1. January 15: Window for registering currently enrolled students for the CRT-Alt closes 2. On January 15, Measured Progress will mail a memo to Sy |
| January 2010 State and Federal Grant Payments | Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:37:34 | Please Direct This Message To: District Clerks, Authorized Representatives, County Treasurers & County Superintendents The Office of Public Instruction has made January payments of grant funds through the Electronic Grants Management System (E-Grants). |
| Mandatory 8th Grade Student Technology Literacy Assessment -Title II, Part D Part | Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:00:32 | Please Direct This Message To: District Superintendents, Middle Grades School Principals, Test Coordinators and Technology Coordinators January 11, 2010 To: District Superintendents, Middle Grades School Principals, Test Coordinators and Technology |
| 2010 Assessment Conference | Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:02:48 | Please Direct This Message To: Teachers, Special education teachers, test coordinators, administrators The agenda is online at the following link: http://www.opi.mt.gov/AssessConf/Index.html Contact: Judy Snow Division: Assessment Email: jsnow@mt.gov |
| Webinar on Differentiated Instruction | Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:25:50 | Please Direct This Message To: Principals, Superintendents, Curriculum Coordinators The fourth webinar on Differentiated Instruction is scheduled for January 12 starting at 3:30 p.m. This webinar, "Setting the Stage: Developing a Differentiated Lesson P |
| January 2010 School Finance Newsletter | Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:00:49 | Please Direct This Message To: Business Managers, District Clerks, County Superintendents, Superintendents, Treasurers', Principals, School Finance Personnel The January 2010 School Finance Newsletter has been posted to the OPI website at the following l |
| MontCAS Updates and Reminders | Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:48:19 | Please Direct This Message To: test coordinators, administrators, special education directors, teachers, special education teachers Assessment Conference, January 28-29, Red Lion Colonial Inn, Helena http://www.opi.mt.gov/AssessConf/Index.html January 15 |
| Indian Education For All Best Practices Conference | Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:46:25 | Please Direct This Message To: School administrators, curriculum coordinators, counselors, teachers SAVE THE DATE! Please join us for the fourth Indian Education for All Best Practices Conference, Feb 16 and 17, 2009, Read Lion Colonial Inn, Helena, MT. |
| Online Presentation: Integration of Indian Education for All in the Montana Conte | Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:04:35 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Directors, Teachers The Office of Public Instruction invites you to learn about the integration of Indian Education for All in the Montana Content Standards and the importance for Mo |
| Title IV Part A SDFSC Funds eliminated for 2010 | Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:47:32 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, principals, Safe and Drug Free Schools specialists, clerks The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2010 was signed by the President December 16, 2009. The Title IV A Safe and Drug Free School and Community P |
| December School Nutrition Program Payment | Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:52:46 | Please Direct This Message To: Clerks, Business Managers, Treasurers, Co Superintendents The following School Nutrition Program Payments for the month of December has been posted on the OPI website at the following link: http://www.opi.mt.gov/payments/ |
| School Mental Health Conference (Registration Deadline) | Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:04:00 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, and other Administrators NOTE --- Please disregard the registration deadline. We are still accepting registrations. Also, if you have not completed the Survey, please do so. (If you tried and |
| December 2009 School Funding Payments | Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:29:49 | Please Direct This Message To: Business Managers, District Clerks, Treasurers', County Superintendents, Superintendents, School Finance Personnel The December 2009 DSA-QEC-IEA-SAG-SPED School Funding Payments have been posted to the OPI website at the fo |
| ARRA School Level Data Collection | Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:17:14 | Please Direct This Message To: Business Managers, District Clerks, County Superintendents, Superintendents, School Finance Personnel From: BJ Granberry and Denise Ulberg The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) requires a one time data |
| School Mental Health Conference | Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:44:15 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, and other Administrators The Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) are working together on an important statewide initiative. On Febru |
| Aversive Procedures in IEPs | Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:40:25 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Building Principals http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_4247.html Good day everyone. Congress is considering legislation which would greatly impact schools' ability to implement aversive pro |
| MBI Newsletter | Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:39:16 | Please Direct This Message To: Principals, Teachers, MBI Teams, RTI Teams Welcome to the first bimonthly newsletter of the Montana Behavioral Initiative (MBI), Montana's positive behavior interventions and supports process! Within the newsletter are new |
| December 2009 State and Federal Grants Payments | Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:43:56 | Please Direct This Message To: District Clerks, Authorized Representatives, County Treasurers and County Superintendents The Office of Public Instruction has made a December payment of grant funds through the Electronic Grants Management System (E-Grants |
| Quarter 2 ARRA Reporting Now Open – Due by 12/31/2009 | Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:40:24 | Please Direct This Message To: Business Managers, District Clerks, County Superintendents, Superintendents, Co-ops, School Finance Personnel The OPI MAEFAIRS web-based program is now open to complete the quarterly "1512" reporting requirements associated |
| MASP Supervision Institute 2010 | Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:36:51 | Please Direct This Message To: School Psychologists Supervision training for experienced Class 6 School Psychologists will begin in the spring of 2010. The following link provides information for the training: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SpecED/Link/09De |
| MBI 2010 Summer Institute | Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:03:55 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, teachers The 2010 MBI Summer Institute Date Saver provides general information and registration information and can be accessed at the following link: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/MBI/2010MBIDate |
| Safe Routes to School Grant Deadline December 31, 2009 | Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:07:36 | Please Direct This Message To: Principals, Superintendents, Health and PE Teachers Montana Safe Routes to School Application Deadline December 31, 2009. There is a line item for Training on the SRTS application. You can sponsor a local or regional works |
| Educational Interpreters Performance Assessment Training | Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:11:56 | Please Direct This Message To: Authorized Representatives, Superintendents For the opportunity to receive free training and an opportunity to network with other interpreters within the state of Montana, use the following link for information on the avai |
| December JUMP | Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:56:44 | Please Direct This Message To: administrators, counselors, special education directors, test coordinators, teachers The December issue of JUMP, the OPI electronic newsletter is online http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/Assessment/NewsLetters/09DecJUMP.pdf Con |
| ***SCAM ALERT: Fake H1N1 Email Circulating*** | Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:01:42 | Please Direct This Message To: Computer users ***SCAM ALERT: Fake H1N1 Email Circulating*** WARNING: Clicking on the links in a new email scam will not protect you from H1N1, but could put your computer at risk for malicious viruses. Beware of fake a |
| Governor's Flag Lowering Proclamation | Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:42:28 | Please Direct This Message To: Mail LE Governor Brian Schweitzer has requested that all flags in the State of Montana lowered to half staff on Thursday December 3, 2009 until sundown on Friday, December 4, 2009 to honor the memory of U.S. Army Private F |
| December 2009 School Finance Newsletter | Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:28:13 | Please Direct This Message To: Business Managers, District Clerks, County Superintendents, Superintendents, Treasurers', Principals, School Finance Personnel The December 2009 School Finance Newsletter has been posted to the OPI website at the following |
| Service-Learning Grant Opportunities | Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:57:52 | Please Direct This Message To: Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, Curriculum Directors Applications for the 2009-2010 Learn and Serve Montana Grant Program are now available. The purpose of this program is to provide funding for service-learning opp |
| FY2010 Budgets | Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:10:01 | Please Direct This Message To: Business Managers, District Clerks, County Superintendents, Superintendents, Treasurers', School Finance Personnel The OPI School Finance Division has posted FY2010 Budgets on the website at the following link: http://www. |
| Missing children information | Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:36:22 | Please Direct This Message To: Building principals, school clerks 44-2-506, MCA requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to assist the Missing Children Information Program by distributing the list of missing school children on a monthly ba |