# August 17th, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

The Butte School District #1 regular board meeting identified as August 17, 2026, approved a series of 2026–27 education and student-service agreements. The board approved contracts with High Hopes Speech Therapy and an independent school psychologist, an MOU with Aware for school-based home support services, and an MOU with the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind. It also approved a proposal with McCree Trucking for trash removal, proposed school bus routes, and continued use of district bus stops by neighboring school districts. The Montana Teacher Residency housing agreement provides Lauren Powers a $1,400 monthly stipend from September through June and estimated mileage reimbursement of about $58 per month. The University of Montana HOSA agreement includes a $2,000 teacher stipend, with the transcript also referencing a $5,000 program stipend. These items were approved by voice votes; no bid or RFP process was discussed.

The board also approved a Montana Tech dual-credit partnership offering 75 college credits, a student data-privacy MOU for the Montana Tech TRIO program, and advertising and hiring Rockies teachers for the 2026–27 year and summer programs. Reported fund transfers included $70,000 from the general fund and $150,000 from the elementary general fund to compensated-absence funds, and $759,586.88 from the elementary general fund to the interlocal agreement fund; the associated financial summary was approved. Other approved items included the elementary handbook and substitute retention pay. The Education Foundation described its Books and Babies literacy initiative, supported by the hospital and Coldwell Banker Anderson’s Foundation, and sought additional partners; it was not presented as a district procurement. The meeting also included interviews for trustee vacancies, with the selection process unresolved in the available transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Healthcare
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Sources
- [August 17th, 2026 Regular Board Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYB17EDeD2c) - Butte School District #1