Nathan Reiff was appointed to the school board during their July 19 meeting to fill the vacancy created by the unexpected death of former chairman Jan Cahill. A board committee met last week to interview the two applicants for the vacancy and unanimously recommended that Reiff be appointed. The full board voted unanimously to appoint Reiff to the board. He
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The Great Falls Public Schools district is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation as the next school year approaches. Superintendent Tom Moore told the school board during their July 19 meeting that he’s been getting lots of questions about the plan for the 2021-2022 school year in relation to COVID protocols such as masks and contact tracing. “I’m not prepared
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The ad hoc committee of the Great Falls Public Schools board has selected Nathan Reiff as their recommendation to fill the vacancy from the unexpected death of former board chair Jan Cahill. Board members Bill Bronson and Kim Skornogoski, and Superintendent Tom Moore and Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick, interviewed Reiff and Russ Herring, the two applicants for the
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This story was updated 2:30 p.m. July 19. Great Falls Public Schools selling the former Roosevelt Elementary School and the Campfire house near Great Falls HIgh School. The school board approved resolutions in early July of their intent to sell the properties. City approves lot aggregation for Great Falls High; work continuing on site plans for GFPS construction projects [2018]
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Great Falls Public Schools received two applications for the vacancy on the school board created by the death of former board chair Jan Cahill. Russell Herring and Nathan Reiff applied for the position. Both ran for school board in the May election but were defeated by Marlee Sunchild. GFPS board sets plan to fill vacancy; remembers Cahill during meeting Both
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The Great Falls Public Schools school board created a committee during their June 14 meeting to review applications for the vacancy created by the death of longtime member and board chair Jan Cahill. The open position will be publicly advertised with instructions for applying, which will also be posted to the GFPS website. Applications for the position will be accepted
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The city commission will consider awarding a $77,465 contract to MRTE during their June 15 meeting for sidewalk improvements around Longfellow Elementary School. The project will improve pedestrian traffic and meet federal ADA requirements, as well as provide an accessible route to a state maintained ADA compliant pedestrian corridor along 10th Avenue South, according to the staff report. “The locations’
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Great Falls Public Schools is hosting a book giveaway this week at Paris Gibson Education Center. The book giveaway is 12-6 p.m. June 15-17. The event includes textbooks and other books that are available for free. Participants should park in the lot by the football field and enter through the south gym doors. The books included are out of date,
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A memorial service for Jan Cahill, former chairman of the Great Falls Public Schools board, will be held at 2 p.m. June 17 in the Great Falls High School auditorium. Chaplain Richard Brennan from Benefis Health System will officiate the service. A reception will be held immediately following the service in the GHFS HUB. Cahill, GFPS board chairman, has died
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Jan Cahill, chairman of the Great Falls Public Schools Board of Trustees, died June 8. Cahill has served on the school board since 2005 and been the chairman since 2014. He was selected as chairman again during a late May school board meeting. He was also the superintendent of Vaughn Public School and an active member of the Montana School
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