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LAKE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Gale
Decker
Contact
Information:
Email: lacosupt@lakemt.gov
Phone: 406-883-7262
Fax: 406-883-7262 (office hours)
Or 406-883-7283
Deputy
Financial Assistant Kate Ike
Email: ike@lakemt.gov
Address:
Room 202
Lake County Courthouse
106 Fourth Avenue East
Polson, Mt. 59860
Duties of MCA 20-3-205
include:
- General supervision of public
schools in the county in collaboration with Montana’s Office of Public
Instruction and promotion of educational growth and
improvement, including regular Superintendents’ and Clerks’
Meetings
- Chief County School Financial
Officer, including budgeting assistance & A Graphic Report
on School Finance
- Record keeping of
numerous official school records, including the history of the
schools, LAKE
COUNTY SCHOOL HISTORY, VOLUME I & II see also:
Lake County’s Rural Schools tab at http://www.polson.k12.mt.us
- Maintaining
Home School
records - requires any parent or legal guardian
choosing to homeschool, to register annually with their local County
Superintendent of Schools, and provide immunization and attendance
records.
- Registration of Teacher Certificates with
the County Superintendent must occur within 60 days of employment.
- Court of Appeal for School
Controversy Contested Cases on the decisions of the
Board of Trustees. Appeals must be filed within 30 days of a school
board decision that meets the criteria of a contested case.
- School Trustee
Elections in collaboration with the Election
Office and School Districts
- Chairing the Lake County School
Transportation Committee in June and October
- General
Supervision of Transportation - Districts provide transportation
to children living 3 or more miles from the closest
school or bus stop by providing bussing or reimbursement to the
parent or legal guardian through an Individual Transportation
Contract (TR-4) due annually to the school clerk by June 1. Transportation costs of
children attending school outside their own district of residence
are the responsibility of the parent. No public funds may be used.
- Acts on district
organization, alteration, abandonment, and boundary
changes, and is a member of the High School Boundary
Commission.
Supervision
of Rural Schools: Upper West Shore Elementary at Dayton, Valley View
Elementary, and Salmon Prairie Elementary - schools with
enrollment less than 150 students and not under the supervision of a
district superintendent or principal
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