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
For other local websites click on the links below:
Carter County High School:
www.ekalaka.net
Carter County Conservation District: http://cartercd.org
Ekalaka Public Library: http://sites.google.com/site/ekalakapubliclibrary/