Montana Office of Public Instruction, Indian Education records
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of three series:
Subject Files (1953-2002) including records related to American Indian Education.
Montana American Indian Dropout Prevention Project (MAIDPP) files (2003-2006) including grant information as well as data and surveys related to the project.
Ready-to-Go (RTG) Grants (2005) including grant and project files for each school or school system.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-2006
Creator
- Montana. Office of Public Instruction (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Biographical / Historical
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction was created by the Montana Territorial government in 1866, and re-established after statehood in 1889. Charged with "the general supervision of the public schools and district of the state", the Superintendent of Public Instruction was created as an elected position. In 1959 the Department of Public Instruction was created by the state legislature, with the Superintendent of Public Instruction serving as chief administrator. The responsibilities of this office include teacher certification; enforcing state school laws; equalizing school districts' budgets; oversee higher and vocational education institutions; and standardizing basic curriculum and texts. In 1977 the name was changed to the Office of Public Instruction.
Indian Education was previously under the Bureau of Educational Opportunity and Equity under the Department of Accreditation and Curriculum Services before being reorganized separately under the Department of Education Services.
Extent
2.6 linear feet
Abstract
This collection is comprised of material from the Office of Public Instruction, Indian Education records and contains subject files (1953-2002), Montana American Indian Dropout Prevention Project (MAIDPP) files (2003-2006), and Ready-to-Go (RTG) files (2005).
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by series with subject files in chronological order.
Physical Location
44:6-4
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
- Title
- Guide to the Office of Public Instruction, Indian Education records 1953-2006
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Matt Kruse
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT 59620-1201 United States
406-444-2681
406-444-2696 (Fax)
mhslibrary@mt.gov