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As we look forward to the New Year, I am excited for the opportunity to continue to serve the state of Montana’s public education system. As I’ve demonstrated to you in years past, my role has been to focus on the children, teachers, and parents in our state. Montana is unique in that public education ranges from large AA schools to small one room schoolhouses. My focus and support remain steadfast: to provide resources to the teachers who are engaging and enriching the lives of our youth, to advocate for the parents who are our chi...
While summer is upon us, Montana teachers know that the learning hasn't stopped. They are busy preparing for the new school year to begin, and planning lessons and activities for students across our state. As we head toward the new year, teachers will have new content standards to begin reviewing. The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) works to ensure the eleven state standards regarding various course topics are current and applicable. These standards lay out what students should learn and what they should know. The local curriculum...
This week, I had a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to discuss national responses to the COVID-19 outbreak and how the U.S. Department of Education can assist Montana schools. I encouraged flexibility for Montana schools. We also discussed equitable alternative education delivery and what that looks like in rural Montana, especially for special education and other at-risk student groups. As communities across Montana were forced to rapidly adapt in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, I was encouraged by how deliberately...
