Missoula schools: History shows Prescott's importance

Click on the link below to read a letter to the editor in the Missoulian regarding the history of Prescott School in Missoula.



This is a "catching up" post as the letter was printed in the April 14, 2015 edition.


Missoula schools: History shows Prescott's importance

TONI REHBEIN - not popular in Missoula!

Before the February 2013 MCPS Board Meeting to address the unpopular raise for Superintendent Alex Apostle there was a scheduled protest against the raise. People lined up and entered the Sentinel High School on the gym side of the high school.  

Some people chose to picket in front of the high school before entering the building to attend the meeting.

One picketer chose to single out former MCPS Board Chairwoman Toni Rehbein. As one can see Prescott School Missoula is not the only one that has negative feelings for Rehbein. Take a look at the picture -





"NO MORE Rehbein"

The sign on the left states, "NO MORE Rehbein"

 The middle  sign reads "Cost of IB - loss of sections, Increase Class Size, and Locked Computer Labs",  and the sign on the right says,  "SHOW SOME Respect to Real Educators!"

Julie Lennox with Superintendent Alex Apostle at a MCPS Property Meeting in December of 2013

Superintendent Alex Apostle and Missoula International School headmaster Julie Lennox at a December 2913 MCPS Property Meeting

Was Superintendent Alex Apostle hired to help to continue the lease of Prescott School to Missoula International School?

We know that Julie Lennox, headmaster of Missoula International School was in the leadership of MIS(Missoula International School) at the same time as former Missoula County Public Schools Chairwoman Toni Rehbein. We know that Trustee Rehbein had a good working relationship with Superintendent Apostle and helped to select him as MCPS Superintendent following the resignation of Superintendent Jim Clark.

Summer series on 100 icons of Missoula kicks off - Prescott School - a Missoula icon

Click on the link below to read an article about Missoula icons. The Missoulian has printed a picture of a Missoula icon every day since June 30th.

Summer series on 100 icons of Missoula kicks off

Prescott School could also be be considered a Missoula icon.

Prescott School has been a part of Missoula since 1893 - the same year that the University of Montana began it's higher education endeavors in Missoula. 

Prescott School is near some of the Missoula icons which have been featured in the newspaper. 

Some nearby icons to Prescott School have been Main Hall and Mount Jumbo. A flower, Missoula Phlox was featured recently - which grows on Waterworks hill, also close to Prescott School.

MCPS academies to give kids career head starts August 9th, 2014 edition of the Missoulian

Click on the link below to read about the MCPS academies.

MCPS academies to give kids career head starts


It would behoove the MCPS school district to just open our closed schools, terminate the lease with other schools and reopen these schools as the smaller school helps the entire district's children to succeed - as Missoula International School is finding out.

G. Lee Meltzer - former Prescott alum passed away in October of 2013

Click the link below to read an obituary of a former Prescott School student. 

This blog is attempting to post the obituary of former Prescott School students when they appear in the Missoulian.
G. Lee Meltzer


A quote from the obituary states:

"He was born on April 25, 1949, in Missoula to George C. “Sonny” Meltzer and Virginia Lee Rinke Meltzer. His primary home was on Jackson Street in the lower Rattlesnake, where he attended Prescott Grade School and went on to Hellgate High School, graduating in 1967. A football player for Hellgate High School, Lee was named to the all-state team for both offense and defense, and played in the annual East-West Shrine Game in Great Falls."

Prescott School Missoula extends condolences to the family of Lee Meltzer. 

MIssoula County Public Schools Board Spotlight: Jim Sadler - Trustee since 1994

During the many years of Jim Sadler's service on the Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees as a high school member there have been several heartbreaking and unnecessary decisions that have negatively affected so many Missoula children's lives. A few of the sad events in recent years are: school closures, a school sale, leases of our public schools to private schools, and references of closing Hellgate High and of selling other elementary schools. During discussions on many of these issues Jim Sadler voiced his support even though most were elementary school issues and he is a high school trustee. In addition, Sadler wrote a letter recommending the razing of the historic old Roosevelt School on 6th Street to make room for a parking lot for Hellgate students.

Prescott School Missoula believes that there has been enough tragedy and sadness due to the erosion of our neighborhood school infrastructure mentioned above. Missoula needs trustees that will protect our valuable and beloved schools which are our children's birthright and part of Missoula's heritage.

One reason for the creation of this blog and the sister blog missoula schools watchdog is to share information which can provide citizens with insight into the backgrounds and character of MCPS Trustees. Resumes mean something.

Ideally, the information below would have been posted at an earlier date so that citizens would have access to it before casting their votes for the school board positions. For a variety of reasons this was not able to be accomplished, however, this informatin can be of value if Jim Sadler decides to run again for the MCPS Board.

The decision to post this information on the Prescott School Missoula blog as well as it's sister blog is that Trustee Sadler has NEVER supported Prescott School for use by public school students and has ALWAYS advocated for the lease of Prescott to Missoula International School.

_________________________________________________________________________________

 

JIM SADLER MISSOULIAN  ARTICLES FROM 1984

 
Two articles published in the Missoulian newspaper one from June 13^th, 1984 and another from the June 29^th, 1984 Missoulian regarding long-time Missoula County Public Schools High School Trustee Jim Sadler.

 

Below is the June 13^th, 1984 Missoulian article


Former Missoula lawyer faces five theft charges

Former lawyer James Sadler of Missoula was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with stealing almost $80,000 of his client’s money. Dressed in orange jail coveralls, Sadler appeared before Missoula District Judge Jack Green, who scheduled another hearing for June 27^th. A 5,000 bond requirement was dropped and Sadler was released on his own recognizance after spending less than two hours in Jail.

 
The five count charge filed in District court Tuesday by Deputy County Attorney Ed McLean accuses Sadler of taking money from clients in eal0estate deals and in his role as manager of an estate.

 
The counts range from $58,900 allegedly stolen in a real-estate deal to a $12,000 banking transaction, to “more than $300” from Sadler’s guardianship of an elderly man.

 
The thefts allegedly occurred between 1976 and 1982. McLean said the delay between the alleged incidents and the charges Tuesday was largely the result of the lengthy investigation.

 
A conviction for thefts of that magnitude can bring up to 10 years in prison on each count.

 
Sadler, 42, 1800 Cyprus Court, voluntarily surrendered this license to practice law last year when unspecified charges were brought before the Montana Bar Association.

 
The defendant’s lawyer, Thomas Frizzell of Missoula, declined comment on the case.

 
The following is from another article in the June 29^th, 1984 Missoulian under -


Community Briefs

 

Former lawyer James Sadler pleads innocent to theft chargesFormer Missoula lawyer James Sadler pleaded innocent Wednesday to charges that he stole almost $80,000 of his client’s money.

 A trial date has yet to be set before District Judge Jack Green.

Sadler, 42, 1808 Cyprus Court, was first charged June 12. The Missoula County attorney’s office accused him of five counts of theft involving client’s real estate deals and one elderly man’s estate. The approximately $80,000 is supposed to have been taken between 1976 and 1982.

 
in 1983 Sadler voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law after unspecified charges were brought before the state Bar Association. A conviction for thefts of the kind charged in Sadler’s case is punishable by up to 10 years in prison on each count.

 
Sadler is a former Missoula City Council member.

__________________________________________________________________________

 

Prescott School Missoula is of the understanding that Jim Sadler offered an Alford plea to these charges.

 
Note: The information above was posted on a missoulaschoolswatchdog.blogspot.com post.
The website missoula schools watchdog is a sister blog to Prescott School Missoula.