The Great Falls Public Schools board was scheduled to vote during their April 27 meeting on an agreement between GFPS, the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office and the Great Falls Police Department. The agreement is for the pilot reserve deputy school resource officer program proposed by Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. During the meeting, the item was pulled from the agenda at the
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Great Falls Public Schools is soliciting bids for its natural gas supply. The district has historically contracted directly with a natural gas company using long-term contracts to keep costs low. The current contract expires June 30 and since NorthWestern Energy acquired EnergyWest, GFPS doesn’t have the option to renew, Luke Diekhans, GFPS’ business operations manager, told the school board during
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The Great Falls Public Schools board unanimously approved a $154,300 contract to AT Klemens during their April 27 meeting to replace the fire alarm system at Valley View Elementary School. Luke Diekhans, GFPS’ business operations manager, said the district has been working in recent years to upgrade emergency alarm systems across the district. The fire alarm system at Valley View
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The Great Falls Public Schools board unanimously approved a new contract with Eide Bailly for audit services during their April 13 meeting. The district is legally required to conduct professional audits annually. After completing the 2025 audit, GFPS’ three year contract with Eide Bailly was completed and district officials discussed a new contract with the firm. Eide Bailly provided a
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted unanimously during a special March 31 meeting to award a $399,063 contract to Empire Roofing for an emergency repair of the Lincoln Elementary School roof, about half of which was blown off during a March 8 windstorm. Because of the emergent need to repair the school roof, the district didn’t have to follow
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted unanimously during their March 23 meeting to cancel this year’s election and declare the three filed candidates winners by acclamation. State law allows school board trustees to declare election by acclamation if the number of candidates is equal to or less than the number of open positions. Since the school board voted in
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted unanimously during their March 23 meeting to purchase new math textbooks and resources. The district selected Savvas enVision for middle and high school. The new math materials focus on “an integrated approach to mathematics learning,” according to GFPS staff, following the same methodology adopted in the elementary grades. “An integrated design helps focus
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Great Falls Public Schools officials hope to begin Lincoln Elementary School roof repairs by next month. Luke Diekhans, GFPS’ business operations manager, said during the March 23 board meeting that four qualified roofing contractors visited Lincoln on March 19. He said all four were providing bids for the roof repairs by March 27 and so the district scheduled a March
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted unanimously during their March 23 meeting to establish girls flag football as a club activity for the next two school years. The activity will fall under the athletic director and be funded by a grant from the Arthur Blank Family Foundation. Both Great Falls High and C.M. Russell High schools are eligible for
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Updated 4 p.m. March 18 with information from the initial court hearing Larry Delcamp was charged with a felony count of intimidation in relation to the March 17 shelter in place at Sacajawea Elementary School. Delcamp currently lives in Laurel, but was planning to a surprise visit to see his son, a student at Sacajawea, according to court documents. The
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