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Missoula Education Foundation describes grants, scholarships and student board projects to school trustees
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Shannon Rinker, executive director of the Missoula Education Foundation, presented the foundation’s recent history, grant programs, scholarships and student‑led projects to the MCPS board during the community connection portion of the meeting.
Shannon Rinker, executive director of the Missoula Education Foundation (MEF), presented the foundation’s recent work to the Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees during the meeting’s community connection segment.
Rinker summarized MEF’s mission: “Our mission is to invest in MCPS educators and students so that all can succeed.” She told trustees the foundation grew out of a district recognition of funding needs in 2007, hired its first executive director in 2017, developed a memorandum of understanding with MCPS in 2018, and is housed on the district’s administrative campus.
Rinker described three core MEF…
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