A five-year, $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will assist in tailoring professional development solutions to general and special educators serving special needs students. | Pixabay
A five-year, $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will assist in tailoring professional development solutions to general and special educators serving special needs students. | Pixabay
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) with a five-year, $3.5 million grant to fund professional development for general and special educators in serving special needs students.
The federal grant is made possible through the Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT, according to a press release on the Montana state government website.
“Montana’s special needs students deserve every opportunity to achieve academic success,” Elsie Arntzen, state superintendent of Public Instruction, said in the release. “This grant will allow the OPI to expand our resources to special education families and educators. In addition, the OPI will continue advocating for special needs students at the Legislature.”
The project funded through the grant will prioritize rural and indigenous communities, according to the press release. In order to best serve educators in Montana’s far-flung communities, the program will use distance learning and web-based formats for professional development and coaching support.
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