Enrollment has begun for Washington Innovation Center’s Early College School and Opportunity School, and the deadline to apply is March 11.
The center’s inaugural semester is set for this fall. Billings Public Schools will have all of summer break to make the building and grounds ready.
Dr. Erwin Garcia shows the asphlt playground that will become a parking lot as Washington Elementary becomes an additional high school next year.
BPS Superintendent Erwin Garcia stated during a walkthrough of the grounds Friday that the district anticipates costs for the project totaling between $65,000 to $70,000. Funding for the transformation will come to the district via the state legislature’s budget for charter schools, which equals close to $600,000 for BPS, said Garcia.
If necessary, Garcia stated the district can allocate multi-district funds to finish furnishing the building, as part of BPS’ elementary and high school districts’ multi-district agreement.
“The multi-district agreement allows …