John Small
MT · Big Horn County Superintendent of Schools
John Small is the Big Horn County Superintendent of Schools. Small helped choose new trustees for Wyola School after the county removed its school board in 2023.
Where John Small stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sent county commissioners a letter listing Wyola School board failures, including unpaid teacher retirement payments, missing audits and withheld minutes. Commissioners removed the whole board that day.
November 9, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: fourpointspress.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Raised concerns about Wyola School's spending compared with its revenue while filling in as its temporary superintendent at a June 2022 board meeting, the Big Horn County News reported.
February 23, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: bighorncountynews.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Sent county commissioners a letter listing Wyola School board failures, including unpaid teacher retirement payments, missing audits and withheld minutes. Commissioners removed the whole board that day.
November 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: fourpointspress.org
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Served as Wyola School's interim superintendent until the school board hired Trivian Rides The Bear to finish the school year. Small said the district needed a full-time superintendent.
February 14, 2024
Source: ktvq.com
Recommended, with the county attorney, the pool of people from which the state schools chief picked three new Wyola School board members after the old board was removed.
November 9, 2023
Source: kpax.com
Told KTVQ his office had not investigated Wyola School's unexplained multi-day closure. He said control of the school rested with its trustees and administration, not his office.
October 13, 2023
Source: ktvq.com
Appointed a third trustee to the Wyola School board after trustee Brandon Good Luck resigned in late 2022. Some school staff disputed whether he had the power to make the appointment.
February 23, 2023
Source: bighorncountynews.com
Past race John Small ran in:
- County Superintendent of Schools · November 3, 2026 · Big Horn County, Montana · incumbent