Click on the link below to read a Missoulian article on Missoula school closures in 1999.
Trustee election crucial time for Missoula school closures : Uncategorized -
The MCPS Board of Trustees at the time according to this article were prior to the 1999 school board election:
Mike Kupilik
Jan Guffin
Rosemary Harrison
Jenda Cummings
Greg Tollefson
Barb Seekins
Suzette Dussault
Running for the school board's two seats in the May election were:
Rosemary Harrison - incumbent
Jenda Cummings - incumbent
Barbara Sears
G.G.Weix
The article states that Harrison and Cummings were two of five trustees that voted to close Emma Dickinson and Roosevelt "last month" (which means February of 1999).
The closure trustees of Roosevelt and Dickinson Schools in 1999 using this article for a source were:
Rosemary Harrison
Jenda Cummings
Mike Kupilik
Greg Tollefson
Jan Guffin
Trustees against the closures of the two schools were:
Suzette Dussault
Barb Seekins
The article states that Tollefson, Guffin, and Kupilik were behind Cummings and Harrison.
Dussault did not endorse any candidates, however, Seekins endorsed Weix and Sears.
As Missoulian have heard over and over when the issue of school closure is brought up - the closue trustees thought it would be best to preserve academic and extracurricular programs.
The above argument is not an apples to apples comparison. To pit an entire school building against a program(s) is not a valid action as a district can more easily get rid of and add a program, but to close a school and reopen it is a monumental and expensive task. and has far reaching consequences in many areas. psm doubts the school district has engaged in a thorough analysis of school closures in Missoula.
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