keeping great falls public schools GREAT!

EIGHTEEN YEARS OF ADVOCATING FOR GREAT FALLS KIDS.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

• Top 20% in the nation on standardized tests
• State model for all-day kindergarten
• Innovative programs
• Highest level of proficiency in math and reading among all Montana AA districts
• Lowest dollars/pupil spent across Montana AA districts
• Nationally recognized students across multiple grade levels
• Award-winning teachers and principals!

WHO WE ARE

• 10,500 students
• Approximately 855 licensed teachers and administrators
• 580 FTE classified staff
• 20 sites within the city
• 1.9 million square feet of building space
• 295 acres of land cared for by eight groundskeepers
• 200 substitute teachers
• 3rd largest employer in Great Falls after MAFB and Benefis
• 120-year-old GFPS has been a long-time community asset with a reputation of being committed to student achievement
• 44% of all GFPS elementary students live at or below the poverty line
• Students score in the top 20% in the nation on standardized tests
• 11 administrators have won awards this year
• 12 teachers have received prestigious state and national awards this year

 

PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE

• Maintain the excellent academic programming that is currently in place
• Enhanced partnerships with the community to find ways to entice our graduates to live and work in this great city
• Competitive pay to attract skilled and committed staff
• Enhanced instructional practices that engage today's learner
• Expansion of vocational programming to meet the workplace needs of our community
• 21st century tools in our schools to prepare our students for tomorrow
• Securing grants for additional revenue