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Cascade Elementary was transformed into a seafaring wonderland Tuesday night as families gathered for the annual Family Reading Night. The theme? Pirates, of course! The Title 1 family engagement event brought in parents, teachers, and eager young readers for an evening of literacy-boosting fun on the high seas. Families came ready to tackle reading like true swashbucklers. Teachers manned each station in the school's library, guiding students and parents through the adventure. The night began...
The Life Members of Cascade County will be holding a luncheon and holiday style show on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the Meadow Lark Country Club in Great Falls to raise funds for new scholarships in Cascade County. The Holidaze Style Show will start at 11:30 am with a no-host champagne social and special entertainment. The lunch will be served at noon followed by a fashion show at 12:30. “We are featuring casual and dressy holiday fashions from locally owned stores,” said Patricia Schlaeger, chairman of the District 5 Life Members in Gre...
HELENA - Superintendent Arntzen released the 2023-2024 federally mandated end-of-the-year summative assessment scores for Montana today. The summative Math, Reading, or English Language Arts (ELA), assessments for grades 3-8 and 11 are required through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). “While math scores are on the rise, our reading scores are still declining,” said Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. “The 10-hour end-of-the-year test does not accurately reflect student achievement. This is wh...
Spring break is in the rear-view mirror, fourth quarter is here, time is flying by. So let's buckle up. In the last couple weeks, a couple of high school students accompanied my Mr. Pettis competed in a math competition at Great Falls High. Wheels of Harmony from the Intermountain Opera in Bozeman performed for the entire school with three shows. Last Thursday was our Kindergarten and Jumpstart/Early literacy roundup. Students who attended Close Up and FFA state returned to the building with...
GREAT FALLS – Surgery on Josh Pepos' knee during his high school wrestling career changed the course of his life with a new perspective on what his path forward would be. Pepos is working toward his goal and his nursing degree at the Great Falls campus of Montana State University College of Nursing and plans to graduate in August with help from Benefis Foundation scholarship donors. Pepos received the Cecil and Dorothy Goodbrand Nursing Scholarship. The Benefis Foundation's Healthcare S...
HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen will host the ninth monthly virtual community discussion focusing on the implementation of HB 549, Authorizing establishment of public charter schools by Representative Fred Anderson. This discussion will be held on February 28, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM via Zoom and will be moderated by the Office of Public Instruction’s Chief Legal Counsel, Rob Stutz. These are open opportunities for parents, families, teachers, school leaders, and legislators to participate. The theme is Local Accountability: How Rec...
HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen opened day one of a three-day meeting of the Montana Math Standards Revision Taskforce. The purpose of the standards review process is to assure that Montana public schools are setting high academic standards for all children of our great state. The goal is to serve our Montana students and educators with the best possible mathematics standards to guide instruction and prepare our students for their lives beyond the classroom. “Math is the foundation of learning and emphasizes my Back to Basics message,” said...
HELENA – Following collaboration with Tribal leaders in Montana, Superintendent Arntzen submitted newly proposed rules on the Montana Indian Language Preservation (MILP) program to the Montana Secretary of State. During the 68th legislative session, HB 287, sponsored by Representative Jonathan Windy Boy, was passed into law. HB 287 revises § 20-9-537, MCA, the Montana Indian Language Preservation program, to require tribes and partnering school districts to preserve and perpetuate Indian languages to help meet the state's educational goal of...
