Montana State Legislature

Agenda (updated 9/10/2023)

Administrative Rule Review, September 2023, Laura Sankey Keip, LSD

Montana University System

• Montana University System (MUS) Success Agenda, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE)

HJ 47 Follow-up

• HJ 47 Study Summary, Pad McCracken, LSD
• Education Initiative Update, Department of Corrections (DOC)
  • DOC Education Programs Info Sheet, September 2023

Chapter 55 Implementation: School Accreditation Standards

• Summary of Changes to the Chapter 55 School Accreditation Standards, Pad McCracken, LSD
• Implementation Overview, Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA)
• Accreditation Process Report, OPI

Office of Public Instruction (OPI) Updates

• Content Standards Revision, September 2023
• HB 214 Implementation and Districts Operating Outside Their Boundaries memo, Pad McCracken, LSD

Science of Reading

• The Science of Reading & State Policy, Patrick Lyons, Senior Policy Specialist, NCSL
• Early Reading Undergraduate Teacher Education Program, Dr. Kate Brayko, Associate Professor, UM

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

• State of Teacher Workforce, Learning Policy Institute
  • Educator Recruitment and Retention Presentation, Learning Policy Institute
• Montana's Current Recruitment and Retention Toolbox, Pad McCracken, LSD
• Teacher Recruitment and Retention Report, OPI

School Funding 101

• K-12 School Funding 101 –Basics of the District General Fund, Pad McCracken, LSD

Committee Work Plan

• Draft  EDIC Work Plan for the 2023 - 2024 Interim
  • Draft  EDIC Work Plan Outline

Joint Meeting Materials (with Interim Budget Committee, Section E)

Education and Workforce initiatives of the Department of Labor and Industry

• Combined Handouts - Sarah Swanson, Commissioner of Labor and Industry

OPI Assessment Updates

• Montana Alternative Student Testing (MAST) Report, September 2023
• Statewide Assessment Date Overview for 2022-2023, Cedar Rose, Assessment Director, OPI

HB 332 Update

• HB 332 Summary, Pad McCracken, LSD

New Reporting Requirements for Education-Related Programs

• HB 946 Reporting Table, Pad McCracken, LSD
• HB 946 Report, OPI

HB 287 Implementation Update

• Revisions to Montana Indian Language Preservation Program, OPI, August 2023

The Future of Education in Montana

• Constitutional Players Work Recap, Pad McCracken, LSD
• Outcomes of Proficiency-based Education appropriation to MSU, Tricia Seifert, Dean, School of Education, MSU
• Transformational Vision for Education, Education Reimagined
  • Learner-Centered Education: A Transformative Vision for the Future of Learning, Education Reimagined

Agenda

Committee Administration

• Education Interim Committee Background Slides - Pad McCracken, LSD
• Rules, Procedures, and Guidelines for Interim Committees - Legislative Services Division (LSD)

Committee Overview

• Montana Constitution - Article X - Education and Public Lands
• Draft Education Interim Committee Work Plan
  • Rule Review Overview - Laura Sankey Keip, LSD
    • June 2023 Rule Review - Laura Sankey Keip, LSD
  • Draft  Education Interim Committee Work Plan outline
• Outcome Summary of Recommended Legislation from the 2021-22 Education Interim Committee
• Possible Topics for the 2023-24 Education Interim Committee
  • HJ 20 (2023)
  • HJ 25 (2023)

Montana University System

• 2023 Legislative Overview

Office of Public Instruction (OPI)

• OPI updates June 2023
  • HB 287 implementation
• OPI Data Modernization Report
• K-12 Legislative Summary