Montana Office of Public Instruction

Montana
Office of Public Instruction
Agency overview
JurisdictionState of Montana
HeadquartersHelena, Montana
Annual budget$1.009 billion (2019)
Agency executive
Websiteopi.mt.gov

The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is the state education agency of Montana. Elsie Arntzen currently serves as the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction. The agency is headquartered in Helena.

The people of Montana have elected a Superintendent of Public Instruction as one of the five members of the executive branch since 1889. By law, the superintendent has general supervision of the K-12 public schools and school districts. The superintendent also serves as a member of the Land Board,[1] the State Library Commission,[2] and as an ex officio non-voting member of the Board of Public Education,[3] the Board of Regents,[4] and the Board of Education.[5]

  1. ^ "DNRC Commissions & Committees". Dnrc.mt.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  2. ^ [1] Archived September 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [2] Archived March 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Montana University System | Montana Colleges, Universities and Community Colleges". Mus.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  5. ^ "Montana OPI Media Center". Opi.mt.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2013-10-27.