Jefferson County is set to welcome a nine-month Montana State University Extension course next year to help enable rural leaders to drive community change.
MSU Extension’s Madison and Jefferson County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Keelena Miller proposed the initiative to the County Commission at its Nov. 25 meeting. The program, Big Sky, Big Leadership, has been implemented in 13 Montana counties and aims to “build the skills of community-based leaders so they can work more effectively for positive change in their community”, according to its webpage.
The classes would rotate between Jefferson and Madison County, which already agreed to participate, allowing for cross-county collaboration as participants explore various issues.
