Superintendent Arntzen's Telework Policy Proves to be Fiscally Responsible

HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen will save Montana taxpayers $259,775 between State Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 by consolidating the Office of Public Instruction’s (OPI) office buildings from two to one. In November 2022, the Superintendent announced that she was vacating the second of four previously rented office spaces. The 2022 move saved taxpayers $323,488 over three years. In total, the cost savings to taxpayers is $583,263. These savings were made possible through the implementation of an agency-wide telework policy. Currently, there are:

• 177 total agency employees

• 125 agency employee...