AI-Powered Observations for Montana Principals
Generate Danielson-aligned feedback mapped to Montana EPAS domains from your observation notes in seconds - built for principals managing evaluations across Montana's rural and urban schools.
Education in Montana
Education Landscape
Montana serves approximately 149,000 students across 302 school districts and roughly 684 schools, supported by about 10,800 teachers. It has the highest share of rural schools of any state - over 96% of districts are classified as small rural - and many districts operate with only a handful of teachers. The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) oversees accreditation and educator evaluation standards statewide.
Observation Requirements
Under Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM 10.55.724), districts must evaluate nontenured teachers at least annually and tenured teachers on a regular schedule adopted by the district. Montana does not mandate a specific number of classroom observations per year, but the EPAS model includes a formal observation cycle with pre-observation and post-observation conferences. Evaluations must include both formative and summative elements.
Framework Spotlight
Supported Frameworks in Montana
Montana's Educator Performance Appraisal System (Montana-EPAS) is built on Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching, organizing teacher evaluation around four domains: Planning and Preparation, Classroom Environment, Instructional Effectiveness for Student Learning, and Professional Responsibilities. Observation Copilot maps your scripted notes directly to these Danielson-aligned EPAS domains, so your write-ups match the framework your district expects.
Why Observation Copilot
Built for Montana School Leaders
Danielson-Aligned for Montana EPAS
Observation Copilot automatically organizes your notes by the four EPAS domains - Planning and Preparation, Classroom Environment, Instructional Effectiveness, and Professional Responsibilities - so your feedback aligns with Montana's Danielson-based evaluation system.
Same-Day Feedback Despite the Distance
Montana principals - many of whom supervise multiple buildings across vast rural distances - use Copilot to deliver timely, evidence-based feedback within hours instead of weeks.
Built for Small Teams and Big Workloads
With nearly 75% of Montana's schools classified as rural and many principals serving as the sole evaluator, Copilot helps you reclaim hours every week so you can focus on coaching teachers, not drafting paperwork.
How Observation Copilot Helps
AI-powered observations for Montana
- Maps your observation notes directly to the four Montana EPAS domains rooted in the Danielson Framework
- Generates evidence-based summaries with specific examples from your classroom scripting
- Suggests actionable next steps tied to individual EPAS components and indicators
- Speeds up the pre- and post-observation conference cycle with structured write-ups
- Reduces post-observation write-up time from 45 minutes to under 10 - critical for principals covering multiple rural schools
What Educators Say
Trusted Nationwide
Principals across the country describe Observation Copilot as a game changer for their observation workflow. From Texas to Maine, school leaders are saving hours every week and delivering faster, more specific teacher feedback.
Observation Copilot has been a true game changer for me. It took that piece of the wordsmithing, of having the language flow, where I could really go down and just put in the facts of what I'm seeing.
Brent Perdue - Spokane, WA
Principal, Spokane Public Schools - Jefferson Elementary School
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