<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span id="docs-internal-guid-065627fa-7fff-c3f1-5d90-60e9ae6d4a99" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">As you have seen in the media and heard around town, we presented 17 change options for elementary school boundaries at an open house on Thursday, March 21st. </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">We have received a lot of public comment since then and our Advisory Committee will analyze that comment and advance a consolidated set of options along with draft procedures for grandfathering in current students. These will be presented to the public next week at our last open house. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Wednesday</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">, April 10, 2019, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> We will meet in the Russell Elementary School dining room at 3216 Russell Street. There is ample parking in the lot between the school and the YMCA.</span></div><br class=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">All data, maps, summaries of comments, and information on the boundary study can be found at </span><a href="http://www.mcpsmt.org/elementaryschoolboundarystudy" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(7, 130, 193); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">www.mcpsmt.org/elementaryschoolboundarystudy</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">If you want to jump right to the</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span><a href="https://www.mcpsmt.org/Page/13833" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">options for boundary adjustments</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">presented at our last open house meeting, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">scroll to the bottom of the page to see the maps under the heading </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Adjusted Attendance Boundary Map Options - Presented at 3/21 Open House</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Your feedback is important, please help us shape the recommendation presented to trustees in May.</span></p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me directly.</span></div><br class=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Thank you,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Hatton Littman</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Communications Director</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Missoula County Public Schools</span></p><div class=""><a href="mailto:hlittman@mcps.k12.mt.us" class="">hlittman@mcps.k12.mt.us</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div></span></body></html>