= GFPS Board of Trustees = The Board of Trustees of '''Great Falls Public Schools''', School District No. 1. GFPS is a separate government from the City with its own elected board, its own budget and its own levy elections. '''Members''' as postted by the district: '''Gordon Johnson''' chairperson, music director emeritus of the Great Falls Symphony; '''Kim Skornogoski''' vice-chairperson, United Way marketing director; '''Marlee Sunchild''', retired educator; '''Paige Henning''', behavioral support specialist; '''Bill Bronson''', attorney; '''Amie Thompson''', executive director of the 10K Small Businesses Program at Great Falls College; '''Craig Duff''', retired. '''Meets''' — regular board meetings are generally the second and fourth Monday of the month at 5:30 pm in the Aspen Room of the District Offices Building, 1100 4th Street South, with policy committee meetings on the preceding Wednesday at 3:30 pm and work sessions called as needed. The district publishes a board meeting calendar each year. Minutes are posted about two weeks after each meeting; recordings about five business days after. The district's posted 2026-27 calendar includes convocation on August 24, 2026, regular board meetings on September 8 and September 21, a board work session on safe and secure schools on October 1, and policy committee meetings on the first Wednesday of the month. The whole board can be reached at school_board@gfps.k12.mt.us, and the district notes that email to that address may be subject to public inspection under MCA 2-6-102. = Where it meets the City = * The school resource officer agreement with the [[PoliceDepartment]], renewed annually * A [[CommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant]] agreement for the Lewis and Clark Elementary ADA playground project, approved at [[CityCommission2025-05-20]] * A GFPS representative sits on the [[SuperTifAdvisoryCommittee]] as required by Senate Bill 3, and the Superintendent or a representative sits on the [[CityCountyHealthBoard]] * GFPS reported to the Commission at [[CityCommission2026-03-17]] * School elections are run by [[CascadeCountyElections]] ---- School Board: https://gfps.k12.mt.us/school-board Members: https://gfps.k12.mt.us/school-board/members Agendas and meetings: https://gfps.k12.mt.us/school-board/agendas-minutes/agendas-meetings Minutes and recordings: https://gfps.k12.mt.us/school-board/agendas-minutes/board-meeting-minutes [[Categories]]