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Lawmakers consider renewing and expanding 'Grow Your Own' teacher pipeline with $500,000 appropriation
Summary
House Bill 499 would extend and fund the Grow Your Own Grant program to recruit and support students from rural and reservation communities into teacher preparation pathways. University and K–12 witnesses said early cohorts showed strong participation and local employment outcomes; sponsor seeks $500,000 in ongoing base funding.
HELENA — Representative Crego Crowe presented House Bill 499 to renew and expand the Grow Your Own Grant program, which funds dual-credit and apprenticeship pathways to recruit students from rural and reservation communities into teaching careers.
Crowe told the committee the program was created and funded in 2021 with $500,000, was not funded in the 2023 session, and that the bill seeks to restart and expand the program. “The Grow Your Own grant program allows for high school students to take dual credit college courses while they are still in high school and also provides for apprenticeship pathways in the field of teaching,” she…
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