Hardin Public Schools - Notice of Public Hearing - Updated Single-Member Trustee Plan
5:30 October 7, 2025 - Family Engagement Center - 636 West 5th Street Hardin, MT
In accordance with MCA 20-3-337 and the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982, Public Law 97–205 the Hardin trustees have proposed a plan to update the five existing trustee zones in order to make them as equal in population as possible using the latest census data and as compact in area as possible while providing equitable voting rights for the minorities residing within the school district by ensuring that the access of minorities to the political process is not diluted. The meeting on October 7th is to take public comment on the proposed plan before moving to the next step of the process under MCA 20-3-337.
The proposed plan will have the following Trustee Zones as well as two “At-Large” positions:
Physical Descriptions
Zone 1:
Crow Agency; East of the Big Horn River and South of Hwy 212 including the west boundary of Township 3 South and Township 4 South, Range 34 East.
Zone 2:
East of I-90, North of 212.
Zone 3:
South of Hardin to Fort Smith, East and West of the Big Horn River.
Zone 4:
Wraps around Hardin, North of town.
Zone 5:
The south part of the city of Hardin.
Link to Maps: https://sites.google.com/hardin.k12.mt.us/hardin-school-board/home