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December 1, 2023 - For Immediate Release

Notice of Trustee Vacancy

Bozeman Elementary School District #7

The Board of Trustees of Bozeman School District #7 is accepting applications for a Trustee vacancy to represent Bozeman Elementary and High School District #7. Applicants must be registered voters in Bozeman Elementary District #7. 

The Board will appoint the Trustee to serve until the May 2024 election. Applications must be completed and submitted by 8:00 AM Friday, December 8. Completed applications can be dropped off at the Willson Building to District Clerk Lacy Clark, or emailed to lacy.clark@bsd7.org. The Board of Trustees will interview all applicants at their regularly scheduled meeting on December 11, 2023, 5:45pm at the Willson Building (404 West Main, Bozeman, MT.) 

The application is available HERE, or can be picked up from District Clerk Lacy Clark at the Willson Building. 

For questions regarding the vacancy or application process please feel free to contact Lacy Clark. lacy.clark@bsd7.org (406-522-6045).

Best,

Casey Bertram, Superintendent

Per HB 549, the Board of Public Education is required to hold an interview and allow public comment on all public charter school applications. The Board will hold a special virtual meeting on November 30, beginning at 8AM, to meet these requirements. Each applicant will have a total of 20 minutes (5 minutes of introductions and explanation of the executive summary, 10 minutes of Board questions, 5 minutes of public comment). Please find the times scheduled for the two charter school applications from Bozeman Public Schools.

9:30AM                       BOZEMAN BRIDGER CHARTER ACADEMY 

9:50AM                         BOZEMAN CHARTER SCHOOL (BoCS)

The Board will accept virtual and written public comment on each application. For those wishing to give virtual public comment, please contact bpe.mt.gov to request the zoom link for the meeting. For those wishing to share written public comment, please submit comments to bpe@mt.gov.

November 29, 2023 - For Immediate Release

During their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, November 28, the Bozeman City Commission voted unanimously to appoint current BSD7 Trustee Douglas Fischer to the City Commission to fill a vacant position previously held by I-Ho Pomeroy. As a result, Trustee Fischer formally resigned from the Bozeman School Board via a letter to district officials and board leadership effective November 29, 2023.  

Bozeman Public Schools is incredibly grateful for Trustee Fischer’s years of dedicated service to the District. Fischer was in his third term on the Bozeman School Board, and shared the following comments in his resignation letter, “Serving on the board has been an extraordinary honor…I have learned many lessons during my time as a trustee that I hope to take with me to the City Commission. Thank you for the opportunity to serve.” 

As Superintendent I will certainly miss Trustee Fischer’s commitment to the success of all students, his engagement and focused/thoughtful questions and feedback, as well as his amazing collection of bow ties. The City of Bozeman is fortunate to have such a high-caliber and caring individual serving in the role of Commissioner. 

BSD7’s Board Chair Greg Neil shared the following thoughts, “​​Trustee Fischer is a perennial community servant, and it was an honor to serve with him on the Bozeman School Board. He has been a champion of public education in Bozeman for many years and we wish him well as he steps into the Bozeman City Commission. We look forward to maintaining and enhancing our working relationship with the City of Bozeman and newly appointed Commissioner Fischer. Thank you Douglas, for all you did for Bozeman’s kids.” 

Board Vice Chair Tanya Reinhardt shared these thoughts, "Douglas has been an integral part of the Bozeman School Board for nearly a decade. While we will greatly miss him at the board table, we recognize the City Commission is gaining a great listener who is well-versed on finding solutions to challenging problems and building consensus around solutions. I am excited for the Bozeman City Commission. They are getting a great teammate in Douglas."

 By state law, the Bozeman School Board has 60 days to fill the Trustee vacancy. The District will be advertising the application process on their website and the anticipated timeline for filling the open position early next week. It is likely that the Board will take action on the appointment in January 2024.  

Best,

Casey Bertram, Superintendent

On January 9, 2023 the BSD7 Board of Trustees unanimously approved the superintendent recommendations to reduce the K-12 budget deficit in Bozeman Public Schools. Those final recommendations as well as a supporting presentation with important background information on the changing landscape for public education in Montana are below.

Click HERE for the Approved Elementary Recommendations

Click HERE for the Approved High School Recommendations

Click HERE for the Superintendent's Board Presentation

Thank you for your continued support of Bozeman Public Schools!

Casey Bertram, Superintendent

Senate Bill 99 dealing with human sexuality instruction in schools has received a great deal of attention in recent weeks as school districts, teachers, administrators, parents/guardians, school boards, community members, and attorneys make sense of noticing requirements and the expansive definition of human sexuality instruction in the legislation.

Bozeman Public Schools has put together Senate Bill 99 Guidance Documents to ensure transparency and provide guidance to staff. Please Note: The guidance included in the document is subject to change as legal counsel and/or the court system clarifies and provides updated guidance to Montana Public Schools regarding Senate Bill 99.