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District says federal teacher-training program rules changed, limiting rural eligibility
Summary
Staff told trustees that a Department of Labor-funded teacher-training program originally described as supporting rural emergency teachers was revised to exclude teachers of record and added a $6,000 mentor fee, effectively making the program unusable for the district this funding cycle.
District staff told trustees that a Department of Labor program originally presented as a way to recruit and train emergency teachers for rural districts has changed in a way that undermines local participation.
A staff member summarized the change: "This is the feds gave Department of Labor $4,000,000," the speaker said, and described rule changes made roughly three weeks earlier that now exclude teachers of record from participation and add a $6,000 mentor fee the district would be expected to pay. The speaker said those changes converted the program from a rural workforce support into a setup that the district cannot use this year, removing a previously hopeful recruitment tool.
Staff said they will monitor whether future rounds of funding or rule revisions restore eligibility for districts like Scobey, but for the current funding cycle the program is no longer viable for the district’s needs.
