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Montana Superintendent Juneau Announces the Creation of a Special Account for Agricultural Education Funding

Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau http://www.opi.state.mt.us/ announced that the Office of Public Instruction has established a funding account to accept donations to support Advancing Agricultural Education in Montana Program under HB464 passed in the 2009 Legislative Session, or for related payments to advance agricultural education in Montana schools.

Donors may write checks payable to the Office of Public Instruction. Donations from private individuals, businesses, organizations, foundations or other donors will be accepted. Donations will be administered by the Office of Public Instruction and disbursed to Montana’s Educational Agricultural Programs and related projects.

There are currently agriculture education programs in 76 school districts in Montana, about one-half of the secondary districts. The creation of this account will better enable Montana’s schools to fund agriculture education programs and related projects without relying only on the current funding provided schools based on levies or current property taxes. Donations made will be tax-deductable.

More than 4,000 students are enrolled in agriculture education in secondary programs in Montana. "We are pleased to be a part of the efforts to encourage agricultural education in Montana’s K-12 schools," said Superintendent Juneau.

Please contact Brad King 444.4451 or [email protected] for additional information.

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