School Year 2024-2025 Clearinghouse Briefing
for
Counselors, Administrators and Site Facilitators

Updated 08/16/2024

Notice to students and parents: This information is intended for distribution to schools and districts only and may contain details that do not apply to your local district’s participation in MTDA services. If you are interested in enrolling in courses with Montana Digital Academy Clearinghouse, your first contact should be with the counseling department or administration of your local public school to discuss what is available locally. MTDA Clearinghouse does not take enrollments directly from students or their parents at this time.

Cost-Sharing Statement

On June 14, 2021, the MTDA Governing Board exercised its authority granted by MCA 20-7-1202 to begin cost-sharing with districts. This applies to the MTDA Clearinghouse programs. Before enrolling any student for the upcoming term, please review our information page regarding payment: link.

• During the 2024-2025 school year, Digital Content & Platforms (DCP), Enrichment and Vaping Prevention courses will be provided at no cost to schools.
• Third-party courses, CTE, or supplemental content will be provided at a  2024-25 pilot-year discount of $50.00 per student enrollment towards any course or supplemental content.
• Clearinghouse 2025-2026-MTDA is actively working on a cost-sharing formula to provide schools for their planning purposes.

Registration for MTDA’s Clearinghouse

• Please review our student registration page for information on data collection, entrance counseling, and student registration in the site facilitator handbook.
• Please be mindful of course requirements and prerequisites.  We rely on local school officials to determine appropriate placement in MTDA Clearinghouse programs and services.  If you are in doubt about particular course placements, please contact the MTDA support desk for guidance and advice.
• Each student account must have an accurate, unique, and functioning email address for each student enrolled in the system.  If your district’s student email system blocks outside emails, please work with your IT department to unblock MTDA email addresses BEFORE enrolling.  Additionally note, Apple iCloud.com addresses do not allow access to many automated email systems; please use an alternative.
• Registration for many Clearinghouse opportunities are available now.  Additional opportunities will become available throughout the upcoming weeks.  
• Please use the enrollment counseling forms when enrolling students and give a copy of the form to the student after enrollment.  This form helps decrease confusion on behalf of the student and their parents and opens up communication lines.  Our enrollment counseling page is here: LINK.
• For Fall 2024, MTDA will continue to allow up to 7 course enrollments per semester per student.

Clearinghouse Program Information

• Clearinghouse Digital Content & Platforms (DCP)  Catalog available for Fall 2024 is here: LINK
• Nicotine Prevention Course Description :LINK
• Clearinghouse Short Courses:Link
• Significant program changes (please check back here for an up-to-date list):
  • CTE courses and supplemental programs will be updated throughout Fall 2024, check here for updates.
• IEPs/504 information: MTDA Clearinghouse will require 504/IEP information in the Student Account setup, local school will determine appropriate accommodations.

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