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House Education Committee hears expansion to early intervention law to add numeracy
Summary
Vice Chair Melissa Romano sponsored House Bill 338 to expand the state's early targeted literacy program to include early numeracy interventions; proponents said early math skills predict later outcomes and asked for voluntary participation and assessment flexibility.
Vice Chair Melissa Romano opened the hearing on House Bill 338 by saying the measure would expand Montana’s early-targeted literacy program to add early numeracy intervention, give schools flexibility in assessment timing and methods, and preserve voluntary participation. "This bill to me represents a crucial step forward in strengthening educational outcomes for Montana's children by expanding early intervention programs for numeracy," Romano said.
Romano told committee members the bill inserts references to math and numeracy beginning on page 20 of the draft, expands assessment windows and allows schools to choose developmentally appropriate, cost‑effective, research‑based methods selected by the…
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