Superintendent of Schools

Trustees and Clerks:          

               District #1    Hammond School/Hawks Home School            427-5438          HC 14 Box 284; Hammond, MT  59322

                               Name:                       Year for Reelection:            Number:                Address:

                             Helen King, Chair                 09                        775-6443                 Box 16; Hammond, MT  59332

                             Nichole Sherman                    11                         775-6238                 340 Cottonwood Road Hammond, MT

                            Troy Harrington                     12                        427-5383                 P.O. Box 305; Hammond, MT  59332

                             Joy Price-Clerk                                                   427-5404                 HC 49 Box 15; Hammond, MT  59332

       District #56                        Alzada School                                 828-4445            P.O. Box 8; Alzada, MT  59311

                            Lane Pilster                            12                                839-7693            P.O. Box       601 Ridge Road Alzada

                            Esther Watkins                      11                                828-4512            P.O. Box 44; Alzada, MT  59311

                            Kelcie Lawrence                    10                               828-4044            P.O. Box 55; Alzada, MT  59311

                            Alicia Olson, Clerk                                                    828-4554            HCR 50 Box 18; Alzada, MT  59311

       Unified Board

                  Ekalaka Elementary District #15     775-8765        Fax: 406-775-8769

                  Carter County High School                                                         P.O. Box 458; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                          Michelle Tooke       (3)           11               775-6288         Box 476 Ekalaka, Mt 59324

                          Les Kreitel                                10              775-6849          Box 243; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                          Donny Cole             (2)            11              828-4440          HC 50 Box2; Alzada, Mt 59311

                          J.O. Tooke                                10              775-6580          Box 113 Ekalaka, MT  59324

                          Mahtowin Howe   (3)            11               775-6664           Box 261 Ekalaka ,MT 59324

                          Nadine Elmore                        11              775-8772            P.O. Box 495; Ekalaka, MT 59324                               

                          Helen King                               11              775-6443            Box 18 Ekalaka, MT 59324

                          Lora Tauck, Clerk                                   775-8765            P.O. Box 458; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                         Vicki Fix, Sec.                                            775-8767             P.O. Box 458; Ekalaka, MT  59324

Montana Association of County School Superintendents

    Elected county officials serving Montana for over one hundred years

          Students, Parents, Teachers, Administrators, Taxpayers

     The office of County Superintendent of Schools is provided by and for the people living in the county.  The Superintendent is expected to provide the best possible educational setting for all schools in the county.  The office is a service agency that responds to local needs and provides professional and educational leadership.

Administrative

Carry out duties prescribed by the Legislature, Board of Public Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

As a county government official and county school officer, provide general supervision of public schools in the county.

Assist trustees with school supervision.

Advise and direct teachers on instruction, pupil discipline and other duties of the teacher.

Visit schools at the request of the trustees.

Consult with the trustees on all school matters that may be found during the observation of the school or may otherwise come to their attention.

Provide for supervision to any school with an enrollment fewer that 150 students and not under the supervision of a district superintendent or principle.

Administer oaths of office to trustees.

Provide other services to districts that fall within the scope of state statues.

Promote educational growth and improvement.

Legal

Hear and decide all matters of controversy arising as a result of decisions of the trustees of a district in a county.

Finance

As Chief County School financial Officer calculate budgets and levies for the following:

                                General fund, Transportation fund, Retirement fund, Tuition fund, Bus Depreciation, Adult Education, Debt Service, Building Reserve, Certify district, Compile annual financial report, Distribute County Equalization revenues

Other Duties

Chairman of the County Transportation Committee, Member of High School Boundary Commission of the County, Attendance officer for a district under prescribed conditions

Recordkeeping

Record all official acts:

       School district organization, School district alteration, School district abandonment, Establishment of nominating districts, Distribution of federal and state revenue, Distribution of private revenue, Teacher supervision and evaluation, School controversies/hearings, County Transportation Committee acts

Record and preserve records:

       Attendance agreements, Transportation contracts, Student enrollment/attendance records, Fall reports, Election data (trustee, mill levy, and bond), Student records, Preliminary/final budgets, Trustee annual reports, School district audits, Personnel records, Home school registrations

Register:

       Register all professional certificates, Bus driver certificates, Bus inspection certificates, Clerk appointments, Trustee's certificate of election, Trustee's oath of office

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