In 2006, after listening to a somber presentation on the state of finances of the Butte public schools, a group of Butte residents knew something needed to be done.
It was then that the seeds for the Butte-Silver Bow Public Schools Education Foundation were planted.
“We’ve been meeting for two years and it’s kind of settled down to the four of us,” said Mary Mulcaire-Jones, who along with Danette Gleason, Susanne Dauenhauer and Margaret Leary Elementary Principal Jim O’Neill, form the core group. All are parents of children who attend Butte public schools.
By Leslie McCartney of The Montana Standard
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