IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CURRENT GIFTED AND TALENTED STATE GRANT SCHOOLS:
FISCAL
- All funds must be obligated (spent) by June 30, 2025.
- There will be no payments processed in the month of July. The next grant payment will be made on August 11th.
- The Final Expenditure Report will now be due AUGUST 25.
PROGRAMMING
The GT State Grant Program Report will be due September 10, 2025. This important information you provide is compiled for reporting to the legislature regarding the effect of the GT State Grant funds they approve as part of the budget.
For this report, you will need information in 3 key areas.:
- Number of identified gifted students you actually served using grant funds.
- Progress on the program objective(s) that you outlined in the grant application. You will need to provide data for this part of your report. Also, please make sure that the language of your original objective(s) in the application matches the language in the Program Report.
- A detailed description of your use of the local match funds. Your description must include numbers, the actual amount of funds spent in each category.
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Plan for the annual Gifted and Talented conference Edufest in Boise, Idaho July 21-24, in-person or virtual. Registration ranges from $399 to $844 depending on session, housing, and meal options selected. |
The NAGC Conference this year will be on November 13-16, in Pittsburg, PA. Plan ahead for sessions and travel. GT State Grant funds awarded for the 2025-2027 cycle can be used to send educators to this conference.
Infinite Campus now requests that an evaluation date be entered for each GT student. This effort to record more accurate data allows for a GT designation to follow a student throughout his or her school career after identification. Schools will not have to check a box over and over each year. We know some of your students have been identified for a long time. If you know or can reasonably estimate the date that the student was evaluated (based on your universal screening grades, for example), please enter that information into the system so future school staff will have as clear a picture as possible of the student. If you do not know the exact evaluation date for students identified before this school year, you may enter June 30, 2024 so that we know that it was some time prior to the most recent school year. Do your best for the students with the time and records you have.
Did you know that the OPI has a wealth of information about and tools for Gifted Education on its website? You can learn about legislation, programming, funding, and much more. There is even a link to a full Gifted Education Training Site filled with helpful resources to make your program for gifted and advanced learners the best is can be! Find the GT section on the OPI website by going to the Educators tab, then Teaching and Learning, then Gifted, Talented, & AP. Be sure to check out the Framework for GT Plans on the website (link below as well) for a detailed description of Montana State Board of Public Education requirements (Administrative Rules of Montana) for Gifted Education.
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Questions about Gifted and Talented in Montana?
Contact:
Jenny Jarvis, GT/MTSS Program Support Specialist, 406-410-1140
Tammy Lysons, CETA Unit Manager, 406-431-2309
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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