Private School Review featuring Missoula International School

The link below gives information on Missoula International School.  All Missoula residents need to be concerned with the advertising of Missoula International School (MIS) as this private school is leasing one of our public schools, Prescott School in the lower Rattlesnake. The more MIS grows, the more money MCPS loses.

Notice that MIS is using the wonderful Prescott School Building in its advertising.  And why not? Prescott is one of Missoula's most treasured neighborhood schools, which has housed public school students for more than a century!

What does this lease mean for Missoula County Public Schools?  Leasing a public school to a private school undermines the school district financially as public school students are enrolling in this private school. Every child is worth thousands of dollars to the school district in state funding, approximately $5,000. A math professor stated just last July that the Prescott School/Missoula International School lease is costing the district $500,000/year!!  

However, school district Trustees and administrators turn a blind eye to the facts and are taking risks by approving the lease in 2004 and extending the lease in 2008 and in 2011. Missoula International School will have occupied Prescott School for a total of 13 years!

Can you just imagine the millions of dollars in lost revenues to MCPS due to leasing Prescott School to Missoula International School?!

Missoula International School needs to find a different location and Prescott School needs to be re-opened to public school students; this school as well as all public schools were built for public school children.

Private School Review featuring Missoula International School

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