Contact Trustees to Support Prescott School re-opening as a Public School Once Again!

There is nothing quite as important to a neighborhood as a public school close by so that children can walk or bike to school.  The entire neighborhood, both young and old alike, have a bond to the school and participate in school and other activities together. A public school adds a sense of well-being to the lives of the people living in the neighborhood. There are so many attributes of a neighborhood school, too many to list here in this blog post. More and more research is collaborating around the fact that smaller schools are superior to their larger counterparts in providing a good educaion.

Prescott School is the perfect neighborhood school for lower and upper Rattlesnake Valley students as it is located in such a wonderful place, nestled at the base of Mt. Jumbo with many natural and cultural icons close by for students and teachers to take advantage of, which they have for more than a century. Greenough Park, Rattlesnake Creek, Mount Jumbo, the Wilma Theatre, the museum, etc.  The building itself offers students and teachers a warm and inviting atmosphere with added character and charm.

In 2004, tragically, Prescott was closed and leased to a private school, Missoula International School. The original lease was for 5 years, with additional 3 and 5 year lease extensions being approved - for a total of 13 years!

In the next 5 years, until Missoula International School's lease is expired, Missoula school officials and community members can make sure that Prescott School is returned to Missoula's public school children. It was for them that Prescott was built and maintained for over 100 years (2 buildings).

Please contact Missoula County Public School Trustees and let them know that Prescott is a school for public school students and that you would like to see Prescott School re-opened as soon as possible, (after the lease has expired for the Missoula International School which is in 5 (!) years.

Contact information:

Missoula County Public Schools
Board of Trustees and
Superintendent Apostle
215 S. Sixth West
Missoula, MT   59801

The contact information online is:
publiccomment@mcps.k12.mt.us

For a list of all Trustees go to www.mcps.k12.mt.us. Under the heading "School Board" scroll down to "Contact information" and click on the link.

edited - August 15, 2013