Click on the link below to read the Supreme Court document regarding the Good Schools Missoula lawsuit against Missoula County Public School District on the sale of Roosevelt School to the Catholic Schools Organization.
A link to this document is included on the Prescott School Missoula blog as there are many similarities (almost identical) with the lease of Roosevelt School to St. Joseph's School and the lease of Prescott School to Missoula International School.
GOOD SCHOOLS MISSOULA INC v. MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO, No. DA 07-0538., July 01, 2008 - MT Supreme Court | FindLaw
The decision by the Supreme Court did not apply to the merits of the case, but with the procedure the litigants used in the case. The Supreme Court sided with the district in that they agreed that the litigants needed to go to the Missoula County Superintendent of Schools at the beginning of the lawsuit process.
Therefore one can conclude that because the Supreme Court did not rule in favor of Good Schools Missoula does not mean that it is a prudent decision to lease or sell a public school to a private school.
NO ROOSEVELT REPEAT - I.E. A SALE OF PRESCOTT SCHOOL TO MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL!
Briefly, the decision to sell Roosevelt School was shortsighted and reckless.
During the discussions of the sale, a responsible and loyal trustee brought up that the state was about to approve all-day kindergarten.
Unfortunately,this fact was dismissed by the pro-sale trustees.
Shortly after the sale, the state did approve all-day kindergarten which then forced the need for 13 classrooms, almost exactly the number of classrooms that Roosevelt provided. Consequently, the district had to spend millions of dollars on additions to other schools.
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