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Bigfork trustees use workshop to refocus on academic achievement and board practices
Summary
At a Feb. 18 workshop, the Bigfork School District board discussed improving board effectiveness with an emphasis on academic achievement and agreed to revisit the school calendar at the March meeting.
Chairperson Paul Sandry called the Board of Trustees of Bigfork Elementary School and Bigfork High School, District No. 38, to order at 5:02 p.m. on Feb. 18, 2026, and opened a workshop focused on board governance and academic goals.
Trustees including Carol Field, Deb Johnson, Ben Woods, Dan Elwell and Mac Kirk discussed steps the board can take to be more effective, with a stated emphasis on academic achievement. The transcript records a general discussion of governance practices and oversight of academic outcomes, but does not record specific metrics, targets or action items on academics.
The trustees agreed to place the school calendar on the agenda for the March board meeting for further discussion; no specific calendar proposals or dates were included in the workshop record. The superintendent and staff were not recorded proposing a specific calendar change during this session.
The workshop concluded with no formal motions or votes recorded on academic policy or the calendar. The workshop adjourned at 6:16 p.m., and the board is scheduled to consider calendar questions at the March meeting (date not specified).
