(Havre) – The Montana Legislature authorized the Montana Innovative Tax Credit for transformation education in 2021. Havre Public Schools applied for a share of these funds in January. HPS Superintendent Brian Gum tells us what the district received this year.
“Havre Public Schools received over one hundred twenty-five thousand in donations for transformational learning opportunities for students. It’s a neat program, anytime the state allows you to take advantage of that, it’s a big thing. The seven million the state put out, was gone in a matter of ten minutes. It’s one that our district works hard on to kind of prepare and make sure we can put those donations to work for our kids. So, we’re real pleased with that.”
When passed by the 2021 legislature, the Innovative Tax Credit Bill included an escalator clause that more funding is authorized every year that the current years funding is maximized by school districts across the state. The tax credit has been fully utilized every year since first awarded in 2022.
