Montana Code 20-7-1804. Early literacy targeted interventions — funding — reporting
20-7-1804. Early literacy targeted interventions — funding — reporting. (1) An eligible child participating in a classroom-based program pursuant to 20-7-1803(5) must be included in enrollment counts for the purpose of ANB calculations in the manner described in 20-9-311.
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-7-1804
- ANB: means the average number of regularly enrolled, full-time pupils physically attending a school of the district or an offsite instructional setting or receiving remote instruction from the public schools of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Eligible child: means a child who is determined through the evaluation methodology selected by the board of public education pursuant to 20-7-1803 to be below a trajectory leading to reading proficiency at the end of 3rd grade. See Montana Code 20-7-1802
- Evaluation methodology: means a research-based methodology, instrument, or assessment selected by the board of public education to determine, based on a child's age or grade level, whether the child is above, at, or below a developmental trajectory leading to reading proficiency on completion of 3rd grade. See Montana Code 20-7-1802
- fund: means a separate detailed account of receipts and expenditures for a specific purpose as authorized by law or by the superintendent of public instruction under the provisions of subsection (2). See Montana Code 20-9-201
- intervention: means , as further described in 20-7-1803, any of the following:
(a)a classroom-based program;
(b)a home-based program; or
(c)a jumpstart program. See Montana Code 20-7-1802
- Proficiency: means a measure of competence that is demonstrated through application in a performance assessment. See Montana Code 20-7-1601
- school: means an institution for the teaching of children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense. See Montana Code 20-6-501
- Superintendent of public instruction: means that state government official designated as a member of the executive branch by the Montana constitution. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Trustees: means the board of trustees of an elementary or K-12 school district. See Montana Code 20-7-1802
(2)The superintendent of public instruction shall pay for the costs for an eligible child participating in a home-based program pursuant to 20-7-1803(6) from funds appropriated for this purpose. The cost for each child may not exceed $1,000 a year. If the annual appropriation for this program is not sufficient to fully fund all eligible children participating in the home-based program, the superintendent shall limit participation on a first-come, first-served basis.
(3)An eligible child participating in a jumpstart program pursuant to 20-7-1803(7) must be counted as quarter-time enrollment for the purpose of ANB calculations pursuant to 20-9-311.
(4)Trustees offering an early literacy targeted intervention shall closely monitor the program and report annually to the superintendent of public instruction on the efficacy of the program no later than July 15. The superintendent shall collaborate with trustees in maximizing the efficiency of fulfilling this reporting requirement. The report must include anonymized information on student progress, including the student’s performance on:
(a)the evaluation methodology that led to eligibility for the program;
(b)any formative assessments administered;
(c)if administered, the evaluation methodology at the end of the school year in which intervention was provided; and
(d)any statewide reading assessments administered in grades 4 through 6.
(5)Pursuant to 20-7-104, the superintendent of public instruction shall monitor early literacy targeted interventions and gather data to evaluate the efficacy of the interventions while protecting the privacy rights of students and families. The superintendent shall report, in accordance with 5-11-210, to the education interim committee and the education interim budget committee no later than September 1 annually. The report must contain a comparison analysis by intervention type, including no intervention, and must include:
(a)the number of participating and nonparticipating children and districts;
(b)longitudinal data displaying the proficiency level of participating and nonparticipating children at each grade level following participation in an intervention;
(c)at a time when the data is available, long-term outcome data for participants and nonparticipants, including but not limited to:
(i)assessment data in 8th grade and high school;
(ii)high school graduation rates; and
(iii)postsecondary participation rates; and
(d)a list of schools offering one or more targeted interventions and a list of the matched comparable nonparticipating schools that on the most recent 4th grade statewide reading assessment:
(i)had 75% or more of its students score at proficient or above; or
(ii)improved the percentage of students scoring at proficient or above by 10 or more percentage points.