Montana Public Schools
Working Together for Students and Communities

Download the infographic to see how these examples are being
successfully implemented in public schools across Montana

Learner-Centered Design

  • Opportunities for Graduates until Age 19
  • Creation of Montana Digital Academy
  • Transformational Learning
  • Extended Education Access for Students with Disabilities until Age 22 under IDEA
  • Part-time Student Access to Extracurricular Activities
  • Expanded Definition of Pupil Instruction
  • Parent Access to Part-time Enrolment Generating ANB
  • Defined/Protected Proficiency-based Learning
  • Remote/Offsite Instruction
  • Open Public School Enrollment
  • Future Ready Payment
  • Enhanced Indian Language Immersion Programs

Transforming Teaching

  • STARS Act
  • Beginning Teacher Pay Incentives
  • Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program Enhancements
  • School Health Trust Incentives
  • Teacher Residency Programs
  • Alternative Teacher Credentialing
  • Stable NBC Certification Stipend with Inflation Adjustments

Early Learning

  • Early Learning Interventions for Children Below Grade-Level Proficiency
  • Preschool IDEA ANB

Pathways to Graduation

  • Advanced Opportunity Act
  • Equal Credit/Funding for Work-Based Learning
  • Expanded Funding for Advanced Opportunities
  • Innovative Education Tax Credits
  • Constitutionally Compliant Charter Schools
  • Montana Digital Academy and Clearinghouse
  • Align Labor Laws with Work-Based Learning


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