keeping great falls public schools GREAT!

SIXTEEN YEARS OF ADVOCATING FOR GREAT FALLS KIDS.

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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.

• 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

• Wiring for 21st century technology in our classrooms
• 21st century technology hardware and software in our schools
• 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
• Securing grants for additional revenue