How Willard Became Willard

Teachers who started Missoula’s only alternative high school tell
its origin story

Like most school districts, Missoula had alternative ed. But it took a handful of educators to start what it didn’t have: an entire school dedicated to the concept of teaching students who weren’t succeeding in traditional high schools. Producer Halisia Hubbard revisits the early years of Willard and the bumps along the way with some of the key players.

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