Principal Greg Harrison told the board Franklin Elementary (297 students) and the co-located TEACH program (71 students, cap 76) emphasize arts integration, student agency and community partnerships, including on-site behavioral supports and a growing family food pantry.
Principal Greg Harrison told the school board Franklin Elementary serves about 297 students and the co-located Teach program about 71. He emphasized arts-based instruction, student agency, leadership teams and community partnerships including on-site behavioral services and a growing food pantry.
At its Oct. 14 meeting, the Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees adopted multiple policy updates on second reading, approved a one-year Head Start lease renewal, accepted personnel reports that included a staff resignation, and established a timeline to fill a recently vacated trustee seat.
Principal John Stilson and students presented an overview of Sealy/Salish Swan High School to the Missoula County Public Schools board, describing enrollment and demographics, extracurricular programs including BPA and choir, and a 7-0 football season leading to a home playoff game.
Principal John Stilson told the Missoula County Public Schools board that Salish Swan High School has grown to about 90 students, has a high free-and-reduced lunch rate and rising extracurricular participation, including a 7-0 football season and national-level BPA participation.
Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees voted to join Upper 7 Law in planned litigation alleging Montana’s K–12 funding system fails to meet constitutional requirements, with one trustee abstaining.
A guest teacher told the Missoula County Public Schools board he has reported district noncompliance with Montana Code Annotated 20-7-133 and said he posts the statute in classrooms to inform students of their rights.
Washington Middle School staff and students presented programs including robotics, BPA, yearbook, PLGW exploratory classes, outdoor education and a ‘Happiness Project’ at the board’s new School Connection segment.
The Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees voted to join Upper7 Law in litigation alleging the state’s school funding system is constitutionally inadequate; trustees cited underfunding across multiple categories and one trustee abstained.
Superintendent Micah Hill reported the district’s safe-gun storage campaign, scheduled building tours for underused facilities and mixed enrollment shifts across grade bands, including growth in English learner counts.