Montana

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Montana The Treasure State
St. Mary Lake, Glacier National Park Photo
Credit Travel Montana/Donnie Sexton
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Majestic mountains
Beartooth Highway, Credit Travel Montana/Donnie
Sexton
Discovery Ski Area, Credit Travel Montana/Donnie
Sexton
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Vast open spaces
Lemhi Pass Photo Credit Travel Montana/Donnie
Sexton
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Lush river valleys
Jefferson River Valley Photo Credit Travel
Montana/Donnie Sexton
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Historic landmarks
Pompeys Pillar Photo Credit Travel
Montana/Donnie Sexton
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And a strong heritage.
Crow Fair Parade, Crow Indian Reservation Photo
Credit Travel Montana/Donnie Sexton
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Montana is the 4th largest state and with an
estimated 944,632 people, its the 6th least
populated.
Photo Credit Travel Montana/Donnie Sexton
2006 Estimate
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There are 433 School Districts and 831 Schools
spread over 147,046 square miles.
There are 433 School Districts and 831 Schools
spread over 147,046 square miles.
2006-2007 School Year
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Of Montanas 831 schools, 320 have less than 50
students and only 49 have more than 500.
2006-2007 School Year
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Montana has 142,182 children in public school and
18,158 are identified and receiving Special
Education Services.
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Montana Highway Distances Corner to Corner

• Westby

• Yaak

• Helena

• Alzada

• Lima

Yaak to Alzada 862 miles Lima to Westby 714
miles
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It is further by highway from Yaak to Alzada
than it is Chicago to Washington, DC.
Chicago
Washington DC
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Montana has seven Indian Reservations and12
Tribal Nations, including one landless tribe.
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Montana Tribal Nations

• Flathead Salish, Kootenai, Pend d Oreille
• Blackfeet
• Chippewa-Cree
• Gros Ventre, Assiniboine
• Sioux, Assiniboine
• Northern Cheyenne
• Crow
• The Little Shell Chippewa Tribe is landless

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6.2 of Montanas total population is American
Indian.
Tipis on Blackfeet Indian Reservation Photo
Credit Travel Montana/Donnie Sexton
2000 Census
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In Montana, 11.4 of our students are American
Indian.
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation Photo
Credit Travel Montana/Donnie Sexton
2006-2007 School Year
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Post-School Outcomes Survey

• Each District or Institution is responsible for
  their own survey completion.
• Montana has 152 reporting districts and agencies

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Methodology Rationale

• State Special Education staff FTE is 16
• No grant money designated
• Great relationships with Districts

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Initial Data

• Survey is pre-populated for each district from
  exiting data.

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Security

• Survey is username and password protected for
  each district.

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Oversight

• Progress in completing surveys is monitored.
• Districts are notified frequently about their
  status.

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Montana High School Outcomes
Number of Youth with Disabilities Not In
Secondary School Who Responded to Survey (a)
715
Montana Post-School Survey Results for the
2005-2006 School Year, Revised April 2008
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Number of Youth with Disabilities Employed And
Enrolled (b)
159
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Number of Youth with Disabilities Competitively
Employed (c)
377
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Number of Youth with Disabilities Enrolled
in Postsecondary School (d)
37
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Percent of Youth With Disabilities Competitively E
mployed and/or Enrolled (bcd)/a
80.1
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Number of Youth with Disabilities NOT
Employed and/or Enrolled (e)
142
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Percent of Youth with Disabilities NOT Employed An
d/or Enrolled (e/a)
19.9
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Indicator 14 Targets

• Considerations
• Baseline data is very high
• Reliability concerns
• Return rate expectations
• Unknowns

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Indicator 14 Targets

• (2006-2007)-80.1
• (2007-2008)-79.1
• (2008-2009)-79.5
• (2009-2010)-80.1
• (2010-2011)-80.3

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Dissemination of Data

• New information
• Local and Regional analysis
• State analysis

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Montana people
Art for the Sky Big Medicine October 12, 2006
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and Montana places
The ghost town of Nevada City Photo Credit
Travel Montana/Donnie Sexton
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truly make Montana a TREASURE!
Lake McDonald Photo Credit Travel Montana/Donnie
Sexton
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Dick Trerise Office of Public Instruction State
of Montana 406-444-1579 dtrerise_at_mt.gov