Decentralized training was held at the Montana State Capital Building in Helena on November 9 and 10. Approximately 45 individuals were in attendance. While the training was very informative, as always, many of the attendees enjoyed the opportunity to tour Montana’s recently renovated Capital building.

Montana will host its first College Goal Sunday on February 13, 2005 in 11 locations across the state. Student Assistance Foundation of Montana is the lead organization spearheading this event in Montana. Other partners include the MASFAA, Montana GEAR UP, Montana Post-Secondary Education Opportunities Council, TRiO/Mount Aspire members and the Montana School Counselors Association. We are looking forward to this event being well received and attended.

Planning is also underway for MASFAA’s annual conference which will be held in Missoula on April 20-22, 2005. We look forward to having RMASFAA President Elect, Sally Shuman, with us then. There will also be Department of Education training preceding the conference on April 19, and the topic for this training is “Audits and Program Reviews: Paths for Success”.