Monatana. State Board of Education

The Montana State Board of Education is the board composed of the Board of Public Education and the Board of Regents as specified by article X, section 9, subsection (1) of the 1972 Montana Constitution. The Board of Public Education and the Board of Regents meeting together as the State Board of Education are responsible for long-range planning, and for coordinating and evaluating policies and programs for the state’s educational systems.

The Montana 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. The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to oversee all educational programs not within the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents of Higher Education. The State Board of Public Education is assigned specific responsibilities by the Montana Legislature. The Board is required to 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; and act as the governing agency for the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind.

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