Montana HB339 would fund 6th graders in middle schools at high school rates along with 7th and 8th graders.

Montana HB339 proposes to revise school funding laws to ensure that 6th graders in accredited middle schools are funded at the same rate as 7th and 8th graders, aligning with high school Average Number Belonging (ANB) rates. Currently, 6th graders in middle schools receive funding at the lower elementary per-ANB rate, creating a disparity. The bill argues that this disparity is unjustified and that aligning funding rates would enable middle schools to offer more robust programs, including career and technical education courses.

Montana HB339 would fund 6th graders in middle schools at high school rates along with 7th and 8th graders.

Montana HB339 proposes to revise school funding laws to ensure that 6th graders in accredited middle schools are funded at the same rate as 7th and 8th graders, aligning with high school Average Number Belonging (ANB) rates. Currently, 6th graders in middle schools receive funding at the lower elementary per-ANB rate, creating a disparity. The bill argues that this disparity is unjustified and that aligning funding rates would enable middle schools to offer more robust programs, including career and technical education courses.