bozeman montana schools: Bozeman High School Students Earn 1.7 Million in College Scholarships - 07/12/16 06:41 AM
 
After tracking scholarship winnings for the first time in Bozeman High School’s history, the College and Career center announced that BHS students received more than 1.7 million dollars in scholarships for college. These scholarships were application based awards, requiring hard work and consistent support from both the students and the center.
Bozeman High School’s education is considered the best in the state. But perhaps its the programs and community that encompass more than just class taking that make the high school unique. The College and Career Center is one of the auxiliary programs that seem to direct BHS students in a positive … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Bozeman Schools Look Into Additional High School Expansion Plan - 04/11/16 03:06 AM

 
The Bozeman School District has delayed a vote to narrow Bozeman High’s expansion plan in light of a new hybrid plan raised in late March. Officials had been wrestling between two high school expansion plans, each with their own benefits and drawbacks. The third plan, if accepted, would try to lower the drawbacks seen in previous plans.
Bozeman had been debating two expansion plans. In the first idea, Bozeman would build a new, fully separated high school. The new school would operate as a separate entity from BHS. This expansion plan would follow the model set by towns in Montana who already … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Bridger Alternative Program Now Montana’s First Charter School - 03/07/16 02:11 AM

 
In late February, the Bozeman School Board agreed unanimously to turn Bridger Alternative into Montana’s first Charter School. The school had originally been founded as an alternative program within Bozeman High School to help at risk teens graduate from high school.
Bridger Alternative’s program utilizes a competency model to determine how and when a student graduates. In traditional public schools like Bozeman High School, students complete a minimum number of days to graduate and also need passing grades. Bridger alternative students can earn credits by showing clear mastery of a skill, such as math, physics, English etc, allowing students to move quicker … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Bozeman Schools Gain 1,000 Students Over 6 Years - 11/17/15 02:34 AM
If anyone needed additional proof of Bozeman’s growth and the growth of its schools, October’s official enrollment count from the Bozeman School District showcased that growth in the last few years.
Since 2009, Bozeman schools have risen from an enrollment of 5,481 students to 6,505 students today—representing more than 1,000 additional students.
Year over year, 211 more students are enrolled in Bozeman schools than in 2014.
The headcounts set records in eight elementary schools and both middle schools. Bozeman middle schools gained 97 students, up 7% from last year, while Bozeman elementary schools have gained 91 students, up 3% from last year.
Luckily, Bozeman voters … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Bozeman Montana School Expansion Bond Passes - 11/13/15 01:11 AM
The Bozeman School district received great news from the Bozeman community on November 3rd, when voters passed 21.5 million dollars worth of bonds to expand both the Hawthorne Elementary School and Sacajawea Middle School.
Now, district officials can turn their sites towards a second high school in Bozeman.
As Bozeman grows, the community will need to continue funding the schools to help them address the rising student population and keep Bozeman the wonderful community that has attracted so many new residents.
 
Source:http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/30436025/bozeman-voters-pass-215-million-worth-of-school-bonds
 
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bozeman montana schools: Bozeman Montana Schools Look to Expand - 10/06/15 04:31 AM
On November 3rd, voters will decide whether to expand the Sacajawea Middle School and Hawthorne Elementary School. School officials believe that with Bozeman’s growth over the past years, now is the time to expand these schools to better address the growing Bozeman population.
School officials will put a proposal to expand the Sacajawea Middle School before voters, costing 16 million dollars. They had considered building a new school, but the costs could have been nearly double.
The middle school has struggled with space issues. The school uses one gym for 700 students, its orchestra and band rooms are a little small and additional … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Montana’s Smartest Highschoolers Choose MSU, Again - 10/05/15 09:30 AM
Just like last year and the year before, the smartest Montana High Schoolers are choosing Montana State University Bozeman.
Montana awarded 204 scholarships to the state school of each high schooler’s choice. 134 chose Montana State, representing two thirds of those who accepted. 37% of those students will be entering engineering.
In order to qualify, residents must have a 3.4 grade point average. After that, the state ranks them by their school ranking and ACT scores to differentiate the top students.
Having top students continue to choose MSU is great news for the school as well as Bozeman. Attracting the best talent will help … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Montana Improving Internet Speeds in Schools - 09/16/15 03:14 AM
Thanks to a partnership by the state government and an internet based non-profit organization, Montana Schools can look forward to having much faster internet in future years.
Montana will partner with Education Super Highway to help get state schools federal assistance and upgrade their broadband infrastructure. Currently, as many as 160 K-12 schools across Montana lack fiber optic cables that are needed for high speed internet connections. Rural schools struggle in particular due to their isolation. Education Super Highway specializes in gaining federal grants to help schools lay fiber optic wires or fund broadband upgrades. However, schools still need to pay for … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Bozeman School Board to Set Budget - 08/10/15 04:57 AM
Tonight, the Bozeman School Board will vote on whether to raise local property taxes to approve the $72 million in spending budgeted for this school year in Bozeman. Approving $72 million in spending would be up 3.4% from last year.
Enrollment for the Bozeman School District is expected to increase by 170 students, or 2.7 percent. The expected total will be 6,464 students—a new record for Bozeman school enrollment numbers. The new budget would add 10 new elementary teachers and 1 high school teacher to better address the growing student population. The school board will also increase their reserves to better tackle … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Plans In Place for College of Engineering Building at Montana State - 07/01/15 09:33 AM
Plans are moving forward with the new College of Engineering Building at Montana State University. The Norm Asbjornson Innovation Center, named after the alumni who donated the $50 million required to fund the project, will be starting construction in Summer 2016 and is scheduled to be completed by Fall of 2018. The building is designed to be the new center of campus, with the sub directly across from it and the new parking garage close by.
The new building will help keep pace with MSU’s reputation as an excellent engineering school. The building will also help keep enough room for the rising … (0 comments)

bozeman montana schools: Bozeman High Students Awarded Best Newspaper in Montana - 05/12/15 07:58 AM
After receiving awards for the highest ACT scores in the state and having some of the highest AP exam scores in the nation, Bozeman High School students book ended their school year with another award.
The students who run, create and design the high school student newspaper, Hawk Talk, won the Pacesetter award for best high school student newspaper in the state. In addition to the overall award, individual writers were also honored for their hard work. 8 other awards were presented to these high school journalists including 4 first place finishes in enterprise reporting, opinion, news and feature writing. Another student … (0 comments)