Kalispell trustees table decision on teachers' grievance over KMS 'WIN' program classification

Jan 14, 2026

After hours of testimony from teachers and administrators, trustees moved but then tabled a motion seeking to grant a level-3 grievance that argues the middle-school WIN period functions as instructional time and therefore requires compensation under the collective bargaining agreement.

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Trustees at the Kalispell Public Schools meeting heard detailed testimony and then tabled—without a final ruling—a motion to grant a level-3 grievance from the teachers' union arguing that the middle-school WIN ("What I Need") period has been implemented as instructional time and therefore violates the district's collective bargaining agreement.

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