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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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