District Administration

District Administration Staff (406)477-6308

• Superintendent -Bryan Kott - ext. 1003
• Assistant Superintendent - Jill Henzie - ext. 1002
• District Clerk - Lana Robinson - ext. 1005
• Transportation Director - Morton Otherbull - ext. 1026, 1025
• Maintenance Director - Wilbur Spang - ext. 1150 , 1151
• Director of Food Services - Evie Bixby - ext. 1110
• Receptionist & Housing Director - Judy Ross - ext. 1004
• Athletic Director - Frank NoRunner - ext. 1009
• Shipping and Receiving - Pam Robinson - ext. 1000
• District Student Enrollment Clerk - Ann Taylor - ext. 1011

Contact web administrator: ataylor@lamedeer.k12.mt.us

Mission Statement

The mission of the District is to educate our children through educational strategies designed to facilitate self-development. We will provide an educational program that incorporates the language, history, and culture of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe into all aspects of the school; the children of the community will be provided an educational environment that promotes their development in the areas of self-respect, respect for others, and a strong sense of self-esteem.

Activities Handbooks 2012-2013

• Parent & Student Activities Handbook
• Coaches & Sponsors Handbook

Polices of the Board of Trustees of Lame Deer Public Schools

Lame Deer School District Polices were reviewed and/or revised in the fall of the 2010-2011 School Year. You will need Adobe Reader to access the policies. If you do not have it installed on your computer, you may download it here.

Lame Deer School District Policies - MTSBA Website

Master Index (Alphabetical Listing)

Board of Trustees, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013

Job Openings

Superintendant - SY 2013-2014Adobe Reader

• Notice of Job Opening
• Job Description
• Job Application

Industrial Arts - SY 2013-2014

Elementary Curriculum - SY 2013-2014

Lame Deer Elementary School  

"Whatever it takes, We can and we will!"

• Elementary School Student Handbook 2011-2012
• Revised Student Internet & Electronic Devices Acceptable Use Policy
• Lame Deer Elementary School on Facebook
• Adobe Reader

• Attendance Clerk ~ Report Absences ~ 477-6305 ext. 1100
• Fax - 406-477-8234

Principals, Counselors, Secretaries, etc. (406)477-6305

• Principal - Sherry Foote
• Behavior - Veronica Small-Eastman - ext.1142
• School Secretary - Tina Headswift - ext. 1113
• Copy Center/P&S - Tavia Arpan - ext. 1100
• School Nurse - Esther Brady - ext. 1138
• Counselor - Angie Bell - ext. 1132
• School Psychologist - William Paull - ext. 1125
• Speech Language Pathologist -(k-12) - Bruce Arndt - ext. 1112
• Intervention Aide - Starlyn Whiteman - ext. 1145
• Intervention Aide - Janie Spang - ext. 1145
• Math Intervention - Josephine Firecrow - 1130
• Food Services Director - Evie Bixby - ext.1110
• Cafeteria - Evie Bixby - ext. 1147
• Custodian - Barabara Bement - ext. 1152

Kindergarten-Grade 2 (406)477-6305

• Kindergarten - Heather Corcoran - ext.1157
• Kindergarten - Carol Bauer - ext. 1154
• Kindergarten - Janell Asbury - ext. 1155
• Kindergarten - Sheila Denny - ext. 1156
• 1st Grade - Denise Shirley - ext. 1122
• 1st Grade - Veronica Sallee - 1159
• 1st Grade - Amanda Lorenz - 1121
• 1st Grade - Lisa Pickens - 1135
• 2nd Grade - Misty King - ext. 1129
• 2nd Grade - Larene Bowen - ext. 1126
• 2nd Grade - Sherrie Kautz - ext.

Grades 3-6 (406)477-6305

• 3rd Grade - Melissa Zacheriasen - ext. 1172
• 3rd Grade - Nadene Falagan - ext. 1302
• 3rd Grade - Andrea Shaffer - 1301
• 4th Grade - Corliss Waterland - ext. 1303
• 4th Grade - Garth Ferro - 1173
• 5th Grade - Greg R. Northrup - ext. 1176
• 5th Grade - Kathleen Nicosia -ext. 1300
• 6th Grade - Joni Knowshisgun- ext. 1174
• 6th Grade -Melvin Mitchell- ext. 1179

PE, Library,Computers, Art & Cheyenne Culture  (406)-477-6305

• P.E.  - Tiffany Brown Terry - ext. 1165
• Librarian - Marilyn Mader - ext. 1189
• Cheyenne Culture - Victoria Bearcomesout - ext. 1180
• Computers - Don Asbury - ext. 1140
• Art - Bonnie Granbois - 1171

Special Education (406)477-6305

• Gina Badhorse - ext.1188
• Jennifer Bell - ext. 1177
• Jerry Daem - 1170

Alta Care (406) 477-6305

• Angie Miller - ext. 1127
• Kent Burnette -

Bus Routes~Stops Lame Deer Schools ~ 2011-2012

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Route #1 Muddy Cluster / Muddy Creek / Cut-Across

Route #2 Busby / Kirby

Route #3 Birney / Sweet Medicine

Route #4 Ashland / East of Lame Deer / Westside

• Ashland AM
• Ashland PM
• Ashland - Including Westside & E. Hwy 212

Route #5 Special Education

Route # 7 Eastside / N. 39 / Street

• Intown AM
• Intown AM - Including N. 39, Eastside & Wilbur St.
• Intown PM

You will need Adobe Reader to open these files. You can download it here Adobe Reader.

  Junior & Senior High School

"Where Students are Sacred and Learning Comes First."

"Morning Stars Shine! "

• Jr. & Sr. High School Student/Parent Handbook ~ 2011-2012
• Revised Student Internet & Electronic Devices Policy
• Jr. & Sr. High School Period
• Schedule
• Adobe Reader
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• HomeworkMT
• Attendance Clerk ~ Report Absences ~ 477-8900 ext. 1238
• Fax - 406-477-8906

Lame Deer Jr. High is a TURNAROUND ARTS SCHOOL ,one of 8 schools in the country selected to participate.

Junior High & High School Staff ~ (406) 477-8900

• Principal - Aundre Bell - 1207
• Secretary - Georgia Bement - ext.1200
• Attendance - Joletta Spang - 1238
• OPI Advisors - John Bole x.1218 /Angie Collins - ext.1236
• English - Alison Legg - ext.1220
• Science - Paul Burckhard - ext.1231
• Chemistry - Byron Woods - 1230
• Math - Deeanna Williams - ext. 1225
• Math - Tom Plavak - 1245
• History - Jim Loy -ext. 1224
• Social Studies/English Coul Hill ext.1241
• Special Education - Connie Sell - ext. 1211
• Special Education - Cynthia Rux - 1227
• Spedical Education - John Seeb - 1202
• Special Education - Kathy Townsend - 1209
• Art - Susan Wolfe - ext. 1219
• Music - Natalie Parker - ext 1222
• Consumer Science - Bonnie Bigback - ext. 1221
• PE/Health - George Riedel - ext. 1234
• Cheyenne Culture & Language - Rachel Magpie - ext.1242
• Cheyenne Culture & Language - Larry Medicine Bull - ext.1237

Junior and Senior High School Support Staff ~ (406) 477-8900

• Guidance Counselor - Peggy Fredericks - ext. 1203
• Director of Special Education - Robin Nansel - ext. 1205
• Secretary of Special Education - Kim Rogers - ext. 1214
• Home School Coordinator - John Glenmore - ext. 1208
• Library -Danae Bills - ext. 1235
• Maintenance - Lonnie Littlebird - ext.1244
• Teacher's Lounge - 1223

Last Updated: May 23, 2013           Contact web administrator: ataylor@lamedeer.k12.mt.us

School Year Calendar - 2011-2012 ,2012-2013

Months of the Year

• 1 Hohtséeše’he – January –Hoop Moon
• 2 Ma’xėhohtséeše’he – February - Big Hoop Moon
• 3 Pónoma’a’ėhasenéeše’he – March – Drying up Moon
• 4 Véhpotséeše’he – April – Leaf Moon
• 5 Matsé’oméeš’he – May – Spring Moon
• 6 Enano’éeše’he – June – Planting Moon
• 7 Méanéeš’he – July – Summer Moon
• 8 Oenenéeše’he – August – Harvest Moon
• 9 Tonóeveéše’he – September – Fall Moon
• 10 Sé’énéhe – October – Facing Into
• 11 He’konéneéš’he – November – Hard Face Moon
• 12 Ma’xėhe’konéneéše’he – December – Big Hard Face Moon
  

Days of the Week

• nõ’ka  éšeẽva – Monday – 1st Day
• éénema’heóneéšeeve – Monday – end of holy day
• nèxa éšeẽva – Tuesday – 2nd Day
• na’ha éšeẽva – Wednesday – 3rd Day
• nèva  éšeẽva – Thursday – 4th Day
• nóhona éšeẽva Friday – 5th Day
• tšėške’ma’heóneéšeẽva – Saturday – Little Holy Day
• ma’heóneéšeẽva – Sunday – Holy Day

Contact web administrator: ataylor@lamedeer.k12.mt.us

Brief History of Lame Deer Schools

Information on the history of our school district has been difficult to track down.  However, Mrs. Mabel Small and Mr. George Birtic have put together the following history:

         1909    Public schooling was established in Lame Deer

• 1940    Lame Deer School District consisted of two buildings for grades K-8. The school buildings were located in the vicinity of the parking lot of the Allen Rowland Gym. A log cabin, located where tribal forestry is housed, served as the administration building and the cafeteria.
• 1950     A cafeteria was added in the basemane of the larger of the two school buildings.  In the mid 1950s the elementary school was built and consisted of the north and south wings, the office are, and a library. These areas are still in use today.
• 1960    Teacher housing was built in the area where the present administration building is located. 
• 1970     In the early 1970s the current elementary school library was used as a gym, cafeteria and auditorium.  The superintendent served as school principal.  It wasn’t until the mid 1970s, as the school population grew, that a principal for the school was hired.  During this time the east wing was added on to the elementary buildings.  In the late 1970s a new cafeteria was built.
  
  
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• 1980    In 1984 the Allen Rowland Gymnasium and classrooms were finished and put to use and the Lame Deer Junior High School.  The project was funded through the Coal Board.
• 1990    After much lobbying and hard work, the Lame Deer High School was established in 1995. The new high school was housed in temporary modular buildings while the new high school building was constructed.
   2000    January – The new high school building was opened and grades 9-12 held their classes in their new school.  Grades 6-8 moved into the modular buildings the high school students had used while their new building was completed.

• 2000-03    A new modular structure was constructed for the The Lame Deer Alternative Learning Center.  A new conference room was used for school board meetings.  It is still used for school board meetings.
• 2004    The former Lame Deer Alternative Learning Center was used to host the Lame Deer Parent Center and the Technology Department.
• 2005    The modular buildings that housed the Lame Deer Junior High School were closed due to mold infestation and the 7-8 grades were moved to the new high school building. Grade 6 returned to the elementary school.
• 2006    After the removal of the old Junior High School Buildings and a cleanup of the mold, a fuel station for district vehicles was built in the same location.  
• 2007    Three new classrooms are added to the high school building to accommodate the junior high school students.
• 2009    Construction began on the location of the old junior high school  for a new building house school buses. 
• 2011 ~ Construction on a new elementary school wing begins after several classrooms are demolished to make way for new classrooms.
• Lame Deer Schools continue to grow to meet the educational needs of the students of Lame Deer and the surrounding districts.

  Technology Building

It is part of our department’s job to ensure that our district complies with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). This is an act of Congress that tries to ensure that children are not exposed to inappropriate materials or placed in harm’s way because of what they see or do while using the Internet.   Schools and public libraries which do not follow the guidelines of the act may lose government funding for computers and Internet access. 

Our department has adopted 3 ways of trying to protect our students. First we have adopted an Internet Acceptable Use Policy. The second thing we have done is to install an Internet Filter which blocks offensive sites, social networking sites like My Space or Facebook, and games and gambling sites among others.  While some of these sites seem harmless, they do little to contribute to a student’s academic progress and have been shown to sometimes place a child in harm’s way. The third way we try to protect our staff and students is to issue individual computer accounts and passwords to allow computer users to have a secure place to store their work.  Our Revised Acceptable Use Policy states that sharing accounts and passwords is not allowed.  A computer account is not the user’s personal property and it cannot be given away or shared.  It is the responsibility of each user to keep his or her account secure.

• Here is a copy of our district's Technology Plan 2012-2015
• You can learn more about Internet Safety at this website. NetSmartz or OnGuardOnline.
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Technical Support Staff (406)477-6305

• Director of Technology - Karl Hossner - ext. 1010
• Assistant Technology - Brandon Tallbull - ext 1010
• District Enrollment Clerk - Ann Taylor - ext. 1011

Useful Forms and Links

You will not be able to fill in and submit these forms online.  You will have to print them, fill them out and bring them to the District Enrollment Clerk at the Technology Building, next to the District Administration Building. You will need Adobe Reader for some of the documents.

District Policies

• Acceptable Internet Use
  
• Access to Student Records
  
• CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act)
• Educational Rights of Homeless Children
  
• High School Requirements for Graduation
• FERPA - (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)(Amended 12/2011)
• Parental Involvement Policy
• Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
• Qualification of Teachers
• Request for Parent Account for Infinite Campus
• Supplemental Educational Services - Providers
• Supplemental Educational Services - Parent Request
• Adobe Reader

Useful Links

• NetSmartz
  
• Office of Public Instruction (OPI)
• Infinite Campus (Students & Parents)

       Contact web administrator:ataylor@lamedeer.k12.mt.us

Infinite Campus Help

Infinite Campus is the Student Information System we use to keep our student records. You just need a few things to get started:

1. A computer or access to a computer with Internet connection.
2. A user name and password. (call 477-6305 ext. 1011 or email ataylor@lamedeer.k12.mt.us to get a user name and password)
3. Use this link, it is different than the link the teacher's use : Infinite Campus for Students and Parents.

Family Websites

• Facebook Safety
• NetSmartz
• Smoke Free Teen

Office of Public Instruction

• Office of Public Instruction Homepage
• Office of Public Instruction on Facebook
• Supplemental Educational Services Providers 2010-2011

MUST Insurance -Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment - April 22, 2013-May 31, 2013

Infinite Campus Documents

• Infinite Campus for Teachers
• Infinite Campus Test Server ( Sandbox)
• Moodle
• Attendance
• Campus Basics
• Gradebook Beta Version 1314
• Posting Grades
• Searching
• Section Summary Report
• Student Summary Report
• Request for Grade Change
• Adobe Reader

  Teacher Blogs / Websites

• Lame Deer Elementary School on Facebook (you must have a Facebook account)
• Lame Deer Elementary - Wiki For Teachers
• Technology: How-To Video Links New

Miscellany

• Adobe Reader (needed for Infinite Campus Reports)
• Staff Email - Google Account
• Elementary Staff Handbook
• Jr. & Sr. High Administrative Procedures
• Jr. & Sr. High Classified Staff Handbook
• Jr. & Sr. High Certified Staff Handbook
• JAVA (needed for Infinite Campus Gradebook)
• MARS - Montana Analysis and Reporting System (CRT Scores)
• Teacher Tube
• School Tube
• Teachers' Guide to Fair Use and Copyright

What are Schools of Promise?

• Schools of Promise in the Community
• Schools of Promise Overview
• Schools of Promise Workplan

Schools of Promise in the News

• Changes Coming for Low-performing Reservation Schools - Billings Gazette, 8/13/2010
• Reasons for Suicide Amplified for Native Americans - Billings Gazette, 2/20/2011
• Big Sky Hope ~ Education Northwest Magazine, Spring-Summer 2011
• Promising Start: Lame Deer School Sees Progress from Grant Program - Billings Gazette, 10/2/2011
• State Officials: Education Initiative Expanding to Include Health Services - Billings Gazette, 12/7/2011

Committees & Agendas & Minutes

• Dr. Jo Swain
  (406-657-1046)
  1511 Poly Drive
  Billings, Montana 59102

• School Of Promise Board Reports
  • October 2010
  • November 2010
  • December 2010
  • Budget Breakout
  • District Action Plan Indicators
  • Indicators of Success
  • February 2011
• MBI (Montana Behavior Initiative)
  • MBI Blueprint for Implementation

• Academic Earth - Online Courses from the World's Top Scholars
• Cyberbee - Webquest
• Destiny - Lame Deer School Library Catalog
• Ebsco Research Databases
  • Searchasaurus - Elementary School
  • Kids Search - Elementary & Middle School
  • Student Research Center - Middle & High School
• Homework MT
• Internet Public Library - Reference
• Khan Academy - Self Paced Lessons
• Library of Congress
• Morning Star Media Center Website
• Netsmartz - Internet Safety
• OPI on iTune University
• Smithsonian - Kids
• Starfall - Kindergarten
• Teen Smoke Free - Online Assistance to Quit Smoking

Credit Recovery

NovaNet - Link to logon page, you must have a user name and password

Welcome to Lame Deer Public Schools

• PO Box 96
• Lame Deer, MT 59043
• Ph. 406.477.6308
• Fax. 406.477.6535
• Records Requests Fax. 406.477.3514
• Elementary ~ 406.477.6305 x.1100 ~ (Fax 406-477-8234)
• Jr & Sr. High School ~ 406.8900 x.1238 ~ (Fax 406-477-8906)