GFPS trustees approve revisions to three policies
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and last updated 2021-03-09 10:20:18-05
GREAT FALLS â At a Board Meeting on Monday night, the Great Falls Public Schools Board of Trustees approved revisions to three Board Policies. One involves the districtâs hiring process; the second involves the prohibition of marijuana on district property; and the third provides a more comprehensive definition of bullying and changes the language that explains how cases of harassment and bullying are handled.
GFPS trustees approve several revisions to policies
Letâs break down the changes and additions to the text of each policy.
The first policy, 5120, only underwent minor changes. That policy involves the hiring of personnel for the Great Falls School District. None of the current text of the policy was removed, but the following paragraph was added:
New report shows many GFPS students are falling behind during pandemic
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and last updated 2021-02-09 20:10:48-05
GREAT FALLS â Monday nightâs Great Falls Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting ended with district officials presenting the findings of a new Student Achievement Data Report. The report, presented by several district officials and employees, including Assistant Superintendents Ruth Uecker and Heather Hoyer, outlined the impacts that remote learning and COVID-19 as a whole have had on the districtâs students through a little over a semester.
Trustee Kim Skornogoski described the findings as a âdeep scar from missing school,â while Board Vice-Chair Jeff Gray expressed his concern about the long-term effects that this abnormal school year could have on GFPS students.