Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Trustee panel rejects teacher’s grievance over media-arts curriculum review
Summary
A Hellgate High School teacher’s grievance alleging the district failed to conduct required teacher-led curriculum review before removing AV/media-arts pathway courses was considered and rejected by the board. Trustees said the district followed policy for a one-year pilot and administration cited low enrollment for the affected courses.
The Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees on July 15 rejected a Level 4 grievance filed by Hellgate High School teacher Beth Cole that alleged the district failed to conduct required teacher-led curriculum reviews before removing an AV/media-arts pathway.
Beth Cole, who identified herself as a Hellgate teacher with 20 years in the district, told trustees she filed the grievance under board policy and said the administration had not conducted “robust teacher led curriculum reviews.” Cole said the eliminated media-arts pathway had generated student interest: she told the board the AV pathway garnered 281 student requests in 2024–25 while a newly proposed social-media production course had 68 requests during the same period. Cole…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
