Montana Board of Public Education
Mission and Vision Statements
Mission StatementThe Board of Public Education shall carry out its constitutional and statutory responsibility in an exemplary manner to exercise general supervision over the public school system and other such public educational institutions as may be assigned by law. In doing so, the Board will cooperate with the Governor and other elected officials, the Board of Regents, Superintendent of Public Instruction, local school boards, the education community and all Montana citizens, including its students. |
Vision StatementRecognizing the constitutionally-expressed "goal of the people to establish a system of public education which will develop the full educational potential of each person" in article X, section 1 of the Montana constitutions, the Board of Public Education shall strive to provide a solid educational foundation to maximize the educational potential of all children educated in the K-12 system of education supervised by the board. The Board shall strive to promote a coordinated and seamless system from kindergarten through graduate school, including all post-secondary educational opportunities provided by Montana's system of higher education to ensure that all of our citizens benefit from the opportunities an exceptional system of education can provide. |
