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Board approves Phase 2 transformational-learning grants; teachers and students to expand competency-based learning

Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Trustees approved Phase 2 transformational-learning grant applications after a presentation on Phase 1 accomplishments, including a teacher residency and student projects at Sentinel. Phase 2 funding will support scaling learner-centered, proficiency-based instruction and CTE/work-based pathways.

The board unanimously approved transformational-learning Phase 2 grant applications after a report from Pam Wright, director of transformational learning, and teacher Ezra Shearer.

Wright summarized Phase 1 achievements: a summer educator residency for teachers (22 educators served, 11 schools represented), classroom implementations including proficiency-based math blocks and an ethics-and-AI high-school unit, and teacher-led…

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