August 3, 2004 Missoulian article "MCPS Trustee Naomi Kimbell resigns, becomes executive director of Missoula International School"

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The above link is to a Missoulian article reporting on the resignation of Missoula County Public Schools Trustee Naomi Kimbell in 2004.  Trustee Kimbell resigned as she accepted a position of executive director with the Missoula International School shortly after three school closures.

The article states, "Given that Missoula International School is an independent school, sometimes their interests are different from public schools." Kimbell said. "If I'm going to be a leader in public schools and in my new job, at some point both roles would come into conflict."

AND - MOST IMPORTANTLY THE ARTICLE STATES, "WHILE ON THE BOARD, KIMBELL WAS PART OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS TO CLOSE PRESCOTT AND ALSO TO RENT IT TO THE MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL."

Two Missoula County Public Schools Trustees, Naomi Kimbell and current Board Chairwoman Toni Rehbein have very strong ties to Missoula International School. Due to these ties and for other reasons, prescottschoolmissoula calls  the Prescott School/MIS (Missoula International School) lease "one of Missoula's biggest scandals involving one of Missoula's smallest schools".