The Great Falls Public Schools officials and school board regularly review board policies, often based on recommendations from the Montana School Board Association. The board considers policy revisions and updates at most of its meetings and is currently reviewing its policy pertaining to sex offenders. During its Sept. 8 meeting, the board reviewed changes that were suggested by the state
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Students returned to Great Falls Public Schools on Aug. 26. The school resource officer team looks a little different this year and there’s no assigned reserve deputy through the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office in place for the year. During the Aug. 17 school board meeting, Superintendent Heather Hoyer told the board that this year’s SRO team is led by Sgt.
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The Great Falls Public Schools board adopted its process during the Aug. 17 meeting for the annual superintendent review process. School board policy requires that the board evaluate, at least annually, the superintendent’s performance using standards and objectives developed by the superintendent and the board that are consistent with the district’s mission and goals. GFPS board completes Hoyer’s second annual
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The Great Falls Public Schools board accepted a donation during its Aug. 17 meeting from Benefis Health System of four hospital beds. School board policy requires the board to accept gifts deemed appropriate, and donors are required to obtain independent appraisal values of their gift for IRS purposes. The four hospital beds will be used in GFPS health sciences education
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Reese Riggin’s probation officer filed an addendum to his earlier report of violation in district court on Aug. 19. Tim Hides, the probation officer, filed the report based on a follow-up report completed by the Great Falls Police Department on reports that Riggin had been supervising two female teenagers at two local businesses he owned with his wife. A condition
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The Great Falls Public Schools board will be asked to adopt its budget for the new fiscal year during its Aug. 17 meeting. Under state law, the board must adopt the budget by Aug. 25 for these funds: general, transportation, retirement, tuition, adult education, technology, flexibility, debt service and building reserve. The board and district staff reviewed the budget for
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This year’s marching band for Great Falls High and C.M. Russell homecoming parades and football games will look a bit different. For the first time, the band will be a mix of students from both high schools who spent the last week at band camp and will be rehearsing throughout the fall to prepare. “I think it will be cool
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Great Falls Public Schools has named AJ Griffith as the interim advisor/head coach for the Great Falls High girls’ flag football program. Griffith is currently an industrial technology instructor at North and East middle schools and a member of GFH’s baseball coaching staff. The C.M. Russell High School graduate was part of the 2009 State Championship football team. At the
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City Commissioners approved an agreement with Great Falls Public Schools for the 2026-2027 school year’s school resources officers. The agreement provides five Great Falls Police officers and necessary equipment for the school resources officers. Under the agreement, GFPS pays the city quarterly installments of $139,571.75 for a total of $558,282. GFPD adds SRO, emphasis on downtown with existing officers, resources
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The Great Falls Public Schools board approved a $176,825 contract to Guy Tabacco Construction during their Aug. 3 meeting for repairs to the gym area at Loy Elementary School. The repairs are needed to address damage from the 4.2 earthquake on Jan. 29 and the subsequent aftershocks. The gym ceiling was damaged and new cracks became evident, plus cracks on
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