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Hellgate teacher’s grievance challenges process used to change media‑arts offerings
Summary
A Hellgate High School teacher filed a Level‑4 grievance arguing the district did not follow its curriculum review process when shifting staff and course offerings away from the AV/media‑arts pathway; the board rejected the grievance but directed a review of related policy practices.
Beth Cole, a Hellgate High School teacher, presented a Level‑4 grievance to the Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees on July 15 alleging the district did not follow Board Policy 2,120 (curriculum review) when administrators eliminated AV/media‑arts pathway classes and added a new social media production pilot course.
"I am grieving Board Policy 2021," Cole told the board, and argued that the AV pathway ‘‘garnered 281 student requests’’ in 2024–25 while the new social media production class drew 68 requests in the same period. She said the removal of the AV pathway could reduce Perkins grant funding and that…
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