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Board hears plan to expand adult education, add adult literacy and special‑ed supports
Summary
District staff described a plan to use permissive adult‑education levy funds to launch an adult literacy and adult special‑education program led by Amanda Acres; staff also noted changes tied to court guidance requiring services to age 22.
District staff told trustees they plan to expand the adult‑education portfolio to include a new adult special‑education and adult literacy program led by Amanda Acres and supported by existing programs such as Bozeman Reads (coordinator Megan Roth). The adult‑ed levy is permissive and staff said the August meeting will ask the board to approve an adult‑ed budget so the district may levy those funds without a voted levy.
Mike noted a court interpretation now requires instruction for certain special‑education students up to age 22; staff said they are using the adult‑education mechanism to finance those added instructional requirements. Trustees heard that this approach is an intentional, strategic use of local funding to meet state and court expectations while expanding services to adults who need literacy instruction.
