Montana Code 20-5-110. School district assessment for placement of a child who enrolls from a nonaccredited, nonpublic school
20-5-110. School district assessment for placement of a child who enrolls from a nonaccredited, nonpublic school. The trustees of a school district shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-5-110
- district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
- 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
- Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101
(1)adopt a district policy on assessment for placement of any child who enrolls in a school of the district and whose previous place of instruction was a nonpublic school that is not accredited;
(2)include in the adopted policy the following provisions:
(a)the specific assessment for placement to be administered to any child subject to the provisions of subsection (1);
(b)a procedure for grade and program placement of the child based on results of the assessment for placement, including considerations for the age and identified abilities of the child; and
(c)a hearing process before the board of trustees of the district if the parent or guardian of a child is not in agreement with the placement of the child and requests a hearing before the board; and
(3)administer the adopted policy required in subsection (1) in a uniform and fair manner.