Welcome to the Montana Board of Public Education
Notice: The Montana Board of Public Education is a Renewal Unit Provider. If you attend a Board of Public Education meeting, or a Certification Standards and Practices Advisory Council Meeting you may be eligible for renewal units. Please contact Kris Stockton for more information at 444-0302 or kmstockton@mt.gov
Looking for information on the MONTANA COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS? Click here for a "Myths and Facts" document, or visit the Office of Public Instruction Common Core page for more detailed information.
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- The Board of Public Education May meeting will be held May 23-24th at the School for the Deaf and Blind. Please click here for the agenda and agenda packet.
***The Board of Public Education and the Board of Regents will meet together as the Board of Education on July 16th, 2013. Please check back for more information.***
Committee meetings for the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind are now posted. Please see the meeting schedule for specific dates. If you have any questions please call the Board of Public Education at 406-444-0302.
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The Board of Public Education was created by the Montana Constitution of 1972 to exercise general supervision over the elementary and secondary schools of the state.
Some of the things we do include:
- Adopt standards of accreditation for Montana schools and establish the accreditation status of each school
- Effect a system of teacher certification, including the accreditation of the teacher and administrator training programs
- Consider the suspension or revocation of teacher certificates and hear appeals from the denial of teacher certificates
- Administer and order the distribution of state equalization aid
- Adopt policies for the special education of handicapped and gifted and talented students
- Act as the governing agency for the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
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Last updated September 12, 2011.
