Missoula County public schools

We've heard from Willard's principal and a teacher.  What's it like to be a student at Willard?  Today we learn the answer to that question. Michael Achenbach is a Junior at Willard Alternative High School.  He's a typical Willard student: complicating factors largely beyond his control impede his ability to succeed in a traditional high school environment...

It takes a special kind of teacher to work in the alternative environment.  It's still teaching, but on many days it is much more.  Steve Mutchler is an instructor at Willard.  He says his other roles include mentor, coach, and even social worker...

Willard Alternative High School fills an important void in Missoula Public Schools...a high school education for those who haven't achieved success in the more traditional environments.  Does Willard work?  Graduating nearly 700 students in a little more than a decade would suggests the answer is a resounding "YES...

Readings from the works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for K-3rd graders at Missoula Schools.

Missoula County Public Schools received a grant close to $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Education that will be used to support the implementation of the Montana Behavioral Initiative into 4 of the schools.

The board of the Missoula County Public Schools has approved a policy banning electronic cigarettes.

A Missoula County Public School teacher was recently awarded the Montana state reading council administrator’s reading award during the 2011 voices of literacy celebrating diversity conference in billings. The award was presented to Bettsy Williams, title 3 bilingual coordinator for her commitment to enriching literacy education and for inspiring staff to strive for excellence in literacy instruction.

Missoula County Public Schools have been honored by the college board with a place on the 2nd Annual AP (advanced placement) Honor Roll.

920 high school freshmen from five Missoula County public schools will gather at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning (9-27-11), on the turf of Washington-Grizzly Stadium at The University of Montana. The students will be attending the Graduation Matters Missoula Freshman Rally , which is the first-of-its-kind...

Missoula County public schools superintendent, Dr. Alex Apostle revealed Wednesday that starting this fall, the pledge of allegiance, in it’s entirety, will be recited at the start of each day in every class, in every school and at every school event. Apostle made the announcement on the ‘Talkback’ program. Apostle explains why he made the decision…