Superintendent of Schools
Overview: Superintendent of Schools
The position of the County Superintendent of Schools is elected by the public for a four-year term. As required by Montana State Law, the County Superintendent must hold a current Montana Teaching Certificate with at least three years of teaching experience. Blaine County supports 8 independent school districts, of those three consist of high school districts- Chinook, Harlem and Turner, one K-12 district- Hays Lodge Pole, four elementary districts- Bear Paw, Cleveland, North Harlem Colony and Zurich, three private schools- St. Paul’s Mission, Turner Colony and the White Clay Immersion School. There are also a large number of families home schooling their children within the county.
General supervision of public schools in the county is carried out by the County Superintendent. This supervision includes financial concerns, transportation, tuition, setting county mills for school transportation and retirement, as well as, centralized clerical and administrative functions prescribed by law. The County Superintendent assists trustees of school districts that do not employ a district superintendent or principal with: assisting and directing teachers on general duties over the four rural schools in Blaine County; assisting the trustees with budgeting and finance; recruitment; placement, evaluation and supervision of teachers; curriculum development; teacher in-service training and other school matters. Rural Blaine County schools are: Bear Paw, Cleveland, North Harlem Colony and Zurich Elementary Schools.
Home schools are also supervised by the County Superintendent.
Top 3 Things a County Superintendent cannot do
“Fire” or otherwise remove school trustees. MCA 20-3-310. Trustee removal
Order bus drivers to provide door-to-door bus service.
Hire or fire school teachers or other school personnel. Only a board of trustees may hire or fire teacher or other school personnel. MCA 20-3-324. Powers and duties of trustees
Teacher Info
Home Schools
Other
School District Info
- Bear Paw #67
- Chinook Dist. #10
- Chinook Jr./Sr. High School
- Cleveland #14
- Harlem Dist. #12:
- Harlem Jr./Sr. High School
- Hartland Colony School
- Hays/Lodge Pole #50
- Meadowlark Elementary School
- North Harlem #6
- Private Schools
- St. Paul’s Mission
- Zurich #17
29815 Clear Creek Road
Chinook, MT 59523
Clerk: Trisha Gruszie:
Phone: 406-395-4436
Clerk: Moses Deanon
deanonm@chinookschools.org
Phone: 406-357-2236
Fax: 406-357-2238
528 Ohio Street
PO Box 1059 Chinook, MT 59523
Phone: 406-357-2236
FAX 406-357-2238
Cleveland Elementary
22820 Cleveland Road
Chinook, MT 59523
Phone: 406-357-2018
Clerk: Trisha Gruszie:
doreenw@harlem-hs.k12.mt.us
Clerk: Lori Owens;
lorio@harlem-hs.k2.mt.us
610 1st Ave. SE
PO Box 339 Harlem, MT 59526-0339
Phone: 406-353-2287
FAX 406-353-2339
(under Chinook Elem. Dist.)
398-5313
179 School Road
PO Box 110 Hays, MT 59527
Phone: 406-673-3120
FAX 406-673-3415
Superintendent:
John Bach,Jr.:
jbach@hlpschools.k12.mt.us
Clerk: Daralyn Shambo:
dshambo@hlp.schoolaccess.net
623 New York Street
PO Box 1059 Chinook, MT 59523
Phone: 406-357-2033
FAX 406-357-3146
North Harlem Colony Elementary
755 Hillcrest Road
Harlem, MT 59526
Phone : 406-353-2800
Clerk: Eli Hofer: ehofer@mtintouch.net
White Clay Immersion School
Sean Chandler, Principal;
PO Box 159 Harlem, MT 59526
Phone: 406-353-2607 ext. 299
PO Box 40
Hays, MT 59527
Phone: 406-673-3123
Zurich Elementary School
265 Park Road
PO Box 847 Zurich, MT 59547
Phone: 406-357-4164
FAX 406-357-4299
General Contact Info
Hours open
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM;
closed on legal holidays.
Location
Blaine County Courthouse, Room 135 on the 2nd floor.
Phone numbers
406-357-3270
406-357-2307
Fax: 406-357-2199
Duties of County Superintendent
Find the Right Department
Our Office
Blaine County Courthouse
420 Ohio St
Chinook, MT 59523
Resources
Office Hours
Mon-Fri: 8am - 5pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
