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New report shows many GFPS students are falling behind during pandemic MTN 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. ....
Great Falls Public Schools team up with Secret Santa to spread holiday cheer and last updated 2020-12-14 20:14:12-05 GREAT FALLS â It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but for many families, itâs also one of the toughest times of the year. Factor a pandemic into that equation, and things get even more complicated. Roosevelt Elementary School in Great Falls was the site of overflowing traffic and holiday cheer on Monday morning, as the school held a drive-thru Christmas Village and gave out Christmas food baskets. The drive-thru village is not the first event of its kind since the pandemic began. For teachers who have only been able to interact with their students through a computer screen over much of the past few weeks, it brought a welcome sight. ....