Co-authored by Shelly Kelly and Susan Quinn The last few weeks have been a gamechanger for all of us. We… Read more Our Kids Thrive with Teachers with the Sharpest Tools
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Dear GFPS Staff, Thank You!!
Dear Great Falls Public Schools Administration, School Board, Teachers, Staff and community partners. One week ago, today we saw inklings… Read more Dear GFPS Staff, Thank You!!
Education Matters During a Pandemic
Last week at school I read “Huckleberry Finn,” learned about viruses, looked up Nike’s financial information, studied the Great Depression,… Read more Education Matters During a Pandemic
Let’s Stop the Bleeding – We Can Do Better Great Falls!
By Elena Baugh In a classroom, a teacher often utilizes multiple modalities to teach a subject. “There may be evidence… Read more Let’s Stop the Bleeding – We Can Do Better Great Falls!
Low teacher salaries a hardship on teachers and recruiting
Two to three nights a week, Josh Mueller, first-grade teacher at Sunnyside Elementary, would get off work at 4 p.m.… Read more Low teacher salaries a hardship on teachers and recruiting
Going to Public School in Great Falls Changed My Life for the Better
My name is Stephanie Mills, and I had the pleasure of growing up in Great Falls, Montana. My youth was… Read more Going to Public School in Great Falls Changed My Life for the Better
Supporting Our Schools Through the Decades
By Pam Carroll The other day my first-grade grandson called, which is not unusual. But there was something different about… Read more Supporting Our Schools Through the Decades
PTAs Fill a Gap, But Is It Enough to Leap the Fjord?
By Jon Konen Parent-Teacher Associations are invaluable to our schools, enhancing student learning in a multitude of ways. The PTAs… Read more PTAs Fill a Gap, But Is It Enough to Leap the Fjord?
Ripples of Kindness: Great Falls High Giving Tree Changes Lives
By Amiee Thompson Rachel Bohannon says she’s selfish. If she is, it’s in a heart-as-big-as-Santa kind of way. Bohannon, an… Read more Ripples of Kindness: Great Falls High Giving Tree Changes Lives
Rising to the Occasion for Our Teachers and Students
By Laura Crist 1989 marked 100 years since Montana became a state. It was a big deal in all the… Read more Rising to the Occasion for Our Teachers and Students