Civil Rights

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  • A Planning Agenda for Civil Rights On-Site Review
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  • Compliance Self-Evaluation
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  • Example of a Nondiscrimination Statement for Application Forms
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• Links
  • USDOE Office for Civil Rights
  • Regulations Enforced by the Office for Civil Rights
  • Montana Human Rights Bureau (Dept. of Labor and Industry)

The Authorized Representative of a Montana school district that receives any funds from the U.S. Dept. of Education signs a Common Assurances contract with the Office of Public Instruction. With the signing of this contract, the district agrees to protect the civil rights of all persons who use the school facilities.

Civil rights compliance is the responsibility of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (U.S. Dept. of Education) and the state career and technical education agencies.  The OPI’s Division of Career, Technical and Adult Education (CTAE), as the agent for Montana secondary career and technical education, is responsible for conducting the reviews of Montana public schools.  There are four on-site reviews of school districts conducted per year.

CTAE has created a target plan for completing civil rights compliance reviews. All Montana school districts that receive money from any U.S. Dept. of Education program and offer secondary career and technical education courses are included in the target plan. The target plan incorporates several factors including, but not limited to, career and technical student enrollment (grades 9-12), number of career and technical education programs offered, date of last civil rights review, and issues and/or complaints that have been brought to the attention of the office.

Staff TJ Eyer Division Administrator (406) 444-7915 Vacant Compliance Specialist (406) 444-9019