1. (1) The local board of trustees may offer a jumpstart program to support early targeted interventions based on evaluation methodology identified in ARM 10.54.901 as aligned to the Montana Early Childhood Education Standards and the Montana Content Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy and Mathematics.
2. (2) The jumpstart program must be overseen by and include application of professional judgment of qualified employees and must be designed in a manner to increase the likelihood of a child being evaluated at the end of the ensuing school year to be at or above a trajectory leading to reading or math proficiency at the end of third grade.
3. (3) For the purposes of this rule, "jumpstart program" means a program that is at least four weeks in duration and provides at least 120 instructional hours and takes place during the time between the end of one school calendar year and the start of the next school calendar year, as determined by the trustees, preceding a child's entry into kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade.

Authorizing statute(s): Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-114, 20-7-1803, MCA

Implementing statute(s): Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-7-1803, MCA

History: NEW, 2024 MAR p. 721, Eff. 4/13/24; AMD, 2026 MAR, Notice No. 2025-479, Eff. 2/7/26.