level. Montana Migrant Education Program. She is dedicated After a year in the agencys special education division, she transitioned to a compliance monitor position in the accreditation division, which is tasked with verifying that each of Montanas 826 public schools meets student performance and educator licensing standards. The OPI staff administer a number of federally funded programs and provide a variety of information services, including the information systems necessary to assess student achievement and the quality of Montana's elementary and secondary school systems. In the past five years, Montanas Office of Public Instruction has experienced a turnover rate of nearly 90%, generating questions about the adequacy of agency staffing, loss of institutional knowledge, and downstream impacts on school districts statewide. It was here that she was immersed and fell in love directory information for just a single county, we strongly recommend going here for the most up-to-date and accurate information. MSU starting in 1991 in the accounting office of the MSU Bookstore. 406-444-3083. Georgetown Universitys Urban Educational Leadership certificate was completed in 2015. projects, which include the Montana Behavioral Health Workforce Network, the Montana Sign up for our free daily newsletter to get unbiased, independent Montana news sent directly to you. The agency has since hired a headhunter to aid in its search, Allen said, but potential in-state hires among retired education professionals have been reluctant to come back to work for fear of jeopardizing their state retirement plans. She received her B.A. NOSORH Emerging Leader Award in 2011. 4 0 obj
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Just award-winning local journalism for the people, by the people. The second highest was in 2018, when 38 employees left the agency 26 of them for personal reasons., Departures of OPI staff have been a source of increasing concern for leaders at several Montana education associations in recent years. TTY number is 406-444-1421. Lacey has been on the board for roughly 10 years. Edit your form online Type text, add images, blackout confidential details, add comments, highlights and more. 15 years experience and working knowledge of rural health issues and has worked closely Now more than ever, Montana needs quality local, independent journalism. English testing participation in those grades was 92%, with 46% testing proficient. Board member Susie Hedalen, who previously served as a deputy superintendent under Arntzen, added that in addition to recruitment, its important to consider retention-based considerations such as job satisfaction as well. implementation of hospital and clinic-based technical assistance programs and population in April 2015. Thank you for supporting Montana Free Press and being a part of our community. of Rural Healths Community Health Service Development. A meeting between Montana's eight AA school superintendents and the Office of Public Instruction scheduled for Friday afternoon was postponed. Tara began working for the Montana State Auditor's office where she worked for both the Rosendale and Downing Administrations as the Continuing Education Specialist. But that knowledge was embraced there within that unit and what was left., Tammy Lacey told MTFP that the Montana Board of Public Education, which she chairs, has been aware of concerns about staffing levels at OPI for several years. Support news by Montanans for Montanans. HiSET (Formerly GED)/HiSET Options Program, Educator License Options & Requirements Information, Earn Professional Development Units Online, Educator Licensing & Preparation Task Forces, Acceleration and Evidence-Based Instruction, Montana Alternative Student Testing Pilot Program, School Innovation, Flexibility & Efficiency, IT Resources for Schools - Programs & Grants. Thank you for supporting Montana Free Press and being a part of our community. office, you can find her hiking, skiing, trail running, camping, or traveling somewhere Indoor & Outdoor SMD Screens, LED Displays, Digital Signage & Video Wall Solutions in Pakistan Department of Labor Contact information; Walt Sullivan Building 1315 Lockey Avenue Helena, MT 59601: INFORMATION DESK: 444-2840: AUTOMATED LISTINGS: 444-3555 Web site. Beth Ann currently oversees all of the behavioral health-focused both winter and summer outdoor activities. MTFP has also requested the current total number of vacant positions at OPI but has not yet received that information. In that role, Granberry oversaw a handful of agency divisions, including those responsible for managing special education and federal assistance for low-income students. Anna was raised in Colbert, WA, and came to Helena to attend Carroll College. Telephone: (406) 994-6501 Email: [email protected] Undergraduate Programs. facilities to meet meaningful use requirements. [When] I leave this agency, I want it to be better than what it was when I walked in, Arntzen said. He transitioned into freelance journalism following the Indy's abrupt shuttering in September 2018, writing in-depth features, breaking More by Alex Sakariassen. OPI State Assessment Director Ashley McGrath also briefed the board Wednesday on the results of statewide standardized testing conducted in K-12 schools this year. That provision was the foundation of the Montana Supreme Courts. About a third of the office is currently working from home, she added. Sign up for our free daily newsletter to get unbiased, independent Montana news sent directly to you. Sign up for theCapitolizednewsletter and stay up-to-date on the latest legislative developments during the session. OPIs legal division informed MTFP via email that the agency began compiling the termination report data in January 2017, when Arntzen began her first term as head of the agency. According to McGrath, 91% of Montana students in grades 3-8 participated in standardized math testing, with 36% testing as proficient. Josh currently operates as a workforce coordinator and assists in the Office Mandy oversees the statewide, Montana Office of Rural Health/AHEC Advisory Board, Community Health Services Development Program (CHSD), Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP), MontanaGraduate Medical Education (GME) Council, Montana Healthcare Workforce Advisory Committee, Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE), Montana Healthy Communities Virtual Journey, Community Health Services Development (CHSD), Community Health Service Development (CHSD), Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training (BHWET). She is committed to learning, growth, and willingness to thrive within her career. No shouting. Units didnt walk out, individuals did, Arntzen said. Support news by Montanans for Montanans. You can help. Unbiased, unflinching journalism is critical to our democracy. A bill under consideration by the Montana Legislature aims to ease the burden of rental application fees on apartment-seeking Montanans by specifying that landlords and property management companies must reimburse unsuccessful applicants for any fees not used for specific expenses like credit checks. Working for Montana Retirement from Arntzen later denounced the comment, and the attendee, Missoula attorney Quentin Rhoades, apologized for the remark. endobj
Thats the highest annual departure count listed on the report. Natalee grew up in rural northwestern Montana and graduated from Montana State University It felt, Granberry added, like she was just going through the motions without any ability to influence the direction of the divisions she was charged with supervising. on Montanas statewide Nursing Action Coalition, is the Immediate Past President of ' So there is definitely interdependence between the two agencies, and I would worry that if OPI wasnt staffed with both the correct number and folks with the correct experience and understanding of educational policy, that the outcomes of the board wouldnt be as good as we need them to be for Montana students.. She graduated from Montana State University Lacey said she is unaware of any difficulties or issues that have arisen for the board as a result of agency turnover or vacancies to date, and said OPI has indicated they were doing all that they could in order to get people into those positions.. Contact your agency IT staff to make changes to the following telephone listings. projects, which include the Montana Behavioral Health Workforce Network, the Montana She added that while individuals may have left the agency, she believes their knowledge has been passed on to remaining staff in their former divisions, which she noted she has renamed units.. health employees in Montana. Lacey said the agenda item was not due to any specific concerns on the part of the board, but she noted that she has heard from people in educational circles that theyve been unsure who at OPI to contact with questions, since the employees theyre accustomed to talking to are no longer there. She provides overall grant management for the Montana Office of Rural Health and oversees Alex Sakariassen is a 2008 graduate of the University of Montana's School of Journalism, where he worked for four years at the Montana Kaimin student newspaper and cut his journalistic teeth as a paid news intern for the Choteau Acantha for two summers. I realized my input was not wanted or appreciated or even going to be solicited at all, no matter what the topic, Granberry said. Rural Health Association Rural Health Fellow. Through this large influx of Federal funds, Montana schools have an opportunity to focus on the whole child and maximize instruction, State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen said. But we dont need Washington dictating cumbersome terms of use to Montana schools. I trust our school administrators and teachers to use the money wisely to promote innovation in the classroom and enhance learning opportunities for our students. Our plan allows them to do just that, without sacrificing an ounce of accountability. OPI staff have worked diligently to ensure that the Montana State Plan they compiled recognizes local control, removes obstacles and barriers for schools, and enhances accountability without being overly burdensome. The State Plan template provided by USED was overly top-down and not tailored to the local control needs of Montana schools. Jenna currently serves on her local school board. 1 0 obj
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An October 2020 op-ed authored by six former OPI staffers described the situation as an exodus of critical staff.. process improvement specialist on Behavioral Health Workforce initiatives and the Community Health Services Development (CHSD) project. All Montana phone numbers are preceded by area code 406. Jennas work experience includes serving as a Field Representative for U.S. Parman attributed the discrepancy between that number and OPIs staffing report to the fact that a single FTE can represent two part-time positions, and urged OPI to present the total number of vacant positions, rather than vacant FTEs. MONTANA STATE GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE DIRECTORY Contact the General Information line at 406-444-2511 with any questions. A bill under consideration by the Montana Legislature aims to ease the burden of rental application fees on apartment-seeking Montanans by specifying that landlords and property management companies must reimburse unsuccessful applicants for any fees not used for specific expenses like credit checks. 03. and earned her Bachelor of Science from MSU in Anthropology in 2014. face with access to quality healthcare. and performing various administrative duties. She said the total number of full-time positions at OPI funded by the state budget is 154. John Massena Director of Undergraduate Admissions john.massena@umontana.edu 406-243-6266 Bio Natalie Abernethy Assistant Director for Campus Visits and Experience natalie.abernethy@umontana.edu 406-243-4955 Bio Jackson Thiebes Campus Visit Coordinator Campusvisit@mso.umt.edu 406-243-6266 Bio Josh Hovis Associate Director of Admissions Recruitment 2021-2022 Summative Assessment Scores 2023 Teacher of the Year OPI Organizational Chart Despite being less than one page long, proponents and opponents testified Tuesday that Senate Bill 154 would have a profound impact on the states reproductive rights landscape by explicitly exempting the right to an abortion from the Montana Constitutions clause enshrining the right to privacy. Sign up to get our reporting sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning. No name calling. Superintendent of Public Instruction Else Arntzen speaks at a parental rights rally at the state Capitol on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Records obtained by Montana Free Press this week show that 180 employees have left the Office of Public Instruction since Superintendent Elsie Arntzen first took office. Nine of the 180 departures documented in the termination report recorded end of assignment as the reason for leaving OPI. The outcomes of our work are very much dependent upon the quality and also the quantity of the people that are working at OPI, Lacey said. Driven by the motto: If opportunity doesnt knock, build a door. President for the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), The CFPA led by MORH/AHEC works to build academic, clinical, and community The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has issued a letter to state directors of special education that provides guidance and accompanying resource links for the education of children who move frequently such as military-connected children, migratory children, children who are homeless, and children in the foster care system. She is currently working on her Doctorate Beth Ann is the Assistant Director of Behavioral Health Programs. MISSOULA Montanas Board of Public Education was briefed about staff vacancies and recruitment challenges by Office of Public Instruction Deputy Superintendent Sharyl Allen Thursday. OPI Staff Directory; Response to Intervention (RTI) School Computer Equipment Program; School Laws Order Form; State and National Education Links; Wiki; . %PDF-1.3
We have teachers in rural Montana who are still waiting to have their licenses processed.. In her free In his free time, Josh enjoys Arntzen also said shes combined the school accreditation reporting process with the federally mandated reporting process for COVID-19 relief spending, and reorganized OPI to bring supervisors into more of a leadership role under the mentorship of agency managers including Allen and herself. Montana Rural Education Association Executive Director Dennis Parman challenged the OPIs assessment of vacancies during public comment Wednesday while speaking on behalf of the Montana Public Education Center, which represents six state education associations including the Montana Federation of Public Employees and the School Administrators of Montana. working on campus in 2006. Western Montana College provided an exceptional foundation to become an effective teacher. There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Tensions between Arntzen and Montana's superintendents came to a head one year ago when all eight of Montana's AA public school districts sent a letter to Superintendent Arntzen expressing "no. The Montana Board of Public Education (BPE) at their Nov. 17 meeting rejected a proposal by the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) to strike student-to-staff ratios for counselors, librarians and . Oregon State University. Share your form with others Send it via email, link, or fax. If the answers no, where that things right in front of you and you can grab it or not based upon the answer, and that no is incorrect, youve lost an opportunity, Melton said. He also spent 16 years as a teacher and principal at several Montana schools. Unbiased, unflinching journalism is critical to our democracy. Josh has previous public Cindra works extensively on Healthcare Workforce issues, serving as facilitator for All Montana phone numbers are preceded by area code 406. Executive Assistant/Deputy Communications Director. Natalie earned her Bachelors of Science in Community Looking for a listing or contact information for Montana schools, or school leadership such as superintendents, principals, and others? His spouse, Christy, previously worked at OPI and is now an instructional coach at Helena Middle School where one of their children attends. You can access the self-paced course on the Montana Office of Public Instruction Teacher Learning Hub website. Project Coordinatorgracebehrens@montana.edu406-994-6043Room 305 Culbertson Hall. Asked if she had any concerns about the volume of turnover documented in the report, Arntzen said the departure numbers are pretty similar annually, leading her to suggest that the number of departures has not been influenced by specific factors such as her entry into the office in 2017 or the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently, Brian worked as a staff assistant in the Helena office for Senator Steve Daines. After living in the Bitterroot for 20+ years, Tara moved to Helena for the 2019 Legislative session to work for the Montana State Senate. Melton and Miller both said anecdotally that the level of turnover indicated in the termination report is higher than anything theyve seen at OPI under previous administrations. Over the past 10 months, there has been a growing clamor among school leaders and business officials, which today is at a fever pitch. in Political Science from MSU in 2012. All of this stuff is highly detailed, Quinlan said. << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /BitsPerComponent 8 /Filter /DCTDecode /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB /Width 576 /Height 384 /Length 89317 >>
of Washington. with rural communities and facilities to make a positive impact on rural health delivery. the Montana American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Chapter, and is a National He currently works as a data analyst, researcher, and She has worked at the intersection of rural and health equity for HELENA As required by the Biden Administrations U.S. Department of Education (USED), the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) yesterday submitted its State Plan outlining how it will assist Montana schools in distributing and utilizing more than $382 million in COVID-19 relief funding from the American Recuse Plan (ARP) Act. The OPI also released a new Frequently Asked Questions document for schools as they navigate the process of deploying the new funding. After obtaining his bachelor's degree in journalism and history, Sakariassen spent nearly 10 years covering environmental issues and state and federal politics for the alternative newsweekly Missoula Independent. SIMILAR ITEMS (based on metadata) . Senior Program Manager - AHEC Scholarsamanda.hedstrom@montana.edu(406) 994-7510Room 303 Culbertson Hall, Research/Data Analystjacob.kaminetzky@montana.edu(406) 994-4403Room 310 Culbertson Hall. She singled out the vacant special education director position in particular, informing the board that OPI has advertised it three separate times without fielding a single qualified candidate. Melton added that many OPI staffers whose experience he used to rely on have left the agency, but that he has still been able to depend on a few key personnel including Deputy Superintendent Sharyl Allen to answer questions from his organizations members. Given the pandemic-induced constraints on the construction industry, Melton said, incorrect guidance or lags in confirming that a classroom renovation or new facility qualifies for certain funding can stymie a project. Kirk Miller, executive director of the School Administrators of Montana, spoke for the Montana Public Education Center on Wednesday about the challenges raised for school officials by political polarization arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. When you donate to Montana Free Press, you are helping build a newsroom that serves the people of Montana, not advertisers or special interests. include skiing, hiking, biking, golf and music. Sara grew up in rural Montana and graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor Outside of work, Rachel spends as They are afraid to even talk about it if theyre still there for fear of retaliation, Curtis said. About the OPI; Education Advocates; MASS Resources; OPI Email Communication; OPI Monthly Compass; OPI Navigator; OPI Productions; Subscribe to OPI Emails and frontier populations. Alex Sakariassen is a 2008 graduate of the University of Montana's School of Journalism, where he worked for four years at the Montana Kaimin student newspaper and cut his journalistic teeth as a paid news intern for the Choteau Acantha for two summers. and workforce needs related to serving rural populations. She provides overall grant management for the Montana Office of Rural Health and oversees with public health practice. 01. According to Allens report, 24.49 full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions will be vacant at OPI as of Nov. 21. But their numbers continue to dwindle and the burdens continue to grow, he said. Jack has served as President of NAESPA, and he is currently serving as the Past-President. Cheryl joined the staff of MT AHEC/Office of Rural Health as an Accounting Analyst Box 202501 Helena, Montana 59620-2501 (406) 444.3680 OPISupt@mt.gov Directory of Montana Schools 1 Every dollar helps your family, friends and neighbors access reliable, relevant local reporting. Manager and Data Analyst at New Mexico Donor Services, the organ procurement organization And as a result, the kids are going to go without a computer that they might have had available to them, or without a quality teacher that could have otherwise instructed and helped that school district meet the needs of kids.. Among high school juniors, McGrath added, 86.5% completed the ACT in 2021, with a statewide math proficiency rate of 27% and a statewide English language proficiency rate of 45%. More by Alex Sakariassen. The Board of Public Education also received a raft of updates from OPI and the Montana University System this week, among them some preliminary statistics on college enrollment numbers and a series of revised timelines for changes to agency regulations governing educator licensure and teacher preparation program standards. When you donate to Montana Free Press, you are helping build a newsroom that serves the people of Montana, not advertisers or special interests. You can also find an employee by name by going to the State of Montana Employee Directory at https://pubdir.mt.gov/. kVdF#fX1W\9:F?*Jf2]cMmhR@k0|X3X$u*y},7GM n Emmy5Ye!:mZ_ul;G/5xd. ? time, you can find her hiking, fly fishing, or listening to a podcast. nonprofits, both domestic and international. In response, he added, his association and others have taken it upon themselves to offer expertise and legal advice to local school officials and educators. When she's not working, Greta enjoys skiing, mountain biking, Please reload the page and try again. An Oct. 26 copy of the report, provided by OPI this week in response to a records request, indicates that 57 staff members have left OPI due to personal reasons. Another 45 employees left to pursue other career options, and 38 employees retired. According to records recently obtained by Montana Free Press, 180 employees have left OPI in the past five years a turnover rate of nearly 90%. Asked about Parmans statements, Arntzen said she couldnt offer a response since hed delivered them before she arrived at the meeting. Allen also noted that schools, government agencies and private businesses are all increasingly struggling to find workers, and that OPI is not isolated or insulated from that phenomenon. Board member Mary Heller echoed that, saying, we all know we dont pay our teachers enough. We cant compete financially, Allen said. OPI also attempted to recruit nationally and received only one resume, she added, saying the wage the agency is able to offer isnt competitive enough. 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