Make some room Bozeman High School—it looks like you will have some company soon in Bozeman, Montana. The phrase now feels much more real, thanks to a 6-1 vote by the Bozeman School Board to build an entirely new, 9 -12 high school in Bozeman Montana. Bozeman has been one of the fastest growing small towns in Western United States. Bozeman High School currently has 2,000 students but has been expanding year over year. By 2020, the date a new high school should be opened, that enrollment will reach 2,400, hence the split. The Bozeman School Board, as well as its high school … (0 comments)
bozeman school district: Bozeman High School Narrows School Expansion Plans to Two
- 03/21/16 03:44 AM
Bozeman School officials have narrowed Bozeman High School’s inevitable expansion down to two solutions. Officials also eliminated any possibility of expanding the current high school any further. One option remaining calls for building a separate campus for Freshmen, still under the Bozeman High School umbrella. That campus would accommodate 800 students. The second option calls for building a second high school right away. This school would be a separate entity from Bozeman High School. The third option, now no longer being pursued, called to expand the current high school again—this time to 3,000 students. High school enrollment in Bozeman is projected to reach 2,400 students … (0 comments)
bozeman school district: 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 school district: Bozeman Schools Break Enrollment Record for 2nd Straight Year
- 10/16/15 06:29 AM
For the second year in a row, the Bozeman School District has grown to its largest size in its history. Last year, enrollment hit 6,294 people but this year, enrollment has grown by more than 200 students and has now reached more than 6,500 students. In spring, administrators had estimated a 170 student addition. Now, a record 2,000 students will attend Bozeman High School. 1,470 middle schoolers are now between Chief Joseph and Sacajawea Middle School. And nearly 3,045 elementary students will be spread across Bozeman’s Elementary schools. In light of the growing enrollment, Bozeman will ask voters to approve bonds to expand … (0 comments)
bozeman school district: 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 school district: 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 school district: Plans forming for Bozeman’s Second High School
- 08/05/15 05:07 AM
By Fall of 2020, high school age students in Bozeman may not all be attending the same school for the first time in the town’s history. Starting this year, plans for a second high school will be taken on in earnest, and Bozeman School District officials hope to present a finalized plan to voters by November 2016. In order to have a finalized plan by then, school officials will need to put plans in place that work with their budget and local Bozemanites’ hopes for the school. This school year will be focused on open dialogue and communication between the district and … (0 comments)
bozeman school district: Bozeman School District Enrollment Increases
- 03/11/15 09:15 AM
The Bozeman School District will be adding 170 more students next year, highlighting Bozeman and the surrounding area’s continued growth. Last year, Bozeman schools had their highest enrollment ever and it looks like the record won’t make it through the calendar year. In addition to the 170 new students, administrators will hire 11 more teachers to better educate the additional students. In order to make those hires, the 2015 legislature will need to pass the public schools bill in April. Luckily, the bill dealing with inflation costs has already passed. Elementary and middle schools will increase by 167 students next year. That is … (0 comments)
bozeman school district: Bill Covers Montana School Inflation Costs
- 02/24/15 01:17 AM
A 54 million dollar bill to cover the costs of inflation for Montana public schools passed through the legislature this past week. The bill keeps the funding for Montana public schools at the same level as previous years, by adjusting for inflation. The state will increase education funds by 2.3% and 1.8% over the next two years. By passing the bill, the legislature has relieved many school officials from the stress of budgeting their next school year without knowing exactly how much funds they will receive. For Bozeman Public Schools specifically, school officials have worked hard to achieve additional funding through grants and … (0 comments)
bozeman school district: Bozeman School District Approves Public Preschool Program
- 12/05/14 05:38 AM
The Bozeman Public School District has introduced a test run, public preschool program at Whittier Elementary School. The first semester will begin on January 26th this year. The district’s goal is to improve the performance gap between children in Kindergarten who had access to preschools compared to those who did not. Oftentimes, students come into Kindergarten with no learning experience. The program will cost around $50,000 to 60,000 dollars for a class of 20 students, with the majority of those funds paying for a teacher and an aide. The funding for the pilot semester will be taken care of by … (0 comments)
Bozeman public schools will once again be on the forefronts of national studies, as they have once again been selected to take part national research. Bozeman has already been selected for a highly competitive mental health program/study this year. Great news reached the district, when they found out that once again they had been selected for a prestigious program.
This study will take 72 Bozeman teachers through an intensive program to improve math teaching. The study is being led by researches at Montana State University, George Mason University, and Harvey Mudd College. The survey has been funded … (0 comments)
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