25th of Each Month- Deadline to submit cash requests for processing and payment on the 10th of each month
June 10th- deadline for the last June payment. If your district has not completed a Cash Request, it MUST be in by this date.
Last day to obligate funds: June 30th
Last day to create amendments: June 30th.
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Last Date to liquidate funds: July 25th
August 25th- Perkins 2026 Final Expenditure Reports are due. If you are late submitting your FER- it will result in keeping the entire state from receiving final allocations
This will be a CLNA year, districts will need to complete the CLNA worksheet, Summary Questions and meet the eligibility requirements: Submitted 2025 End of Year CTE Data, Fall 2025 CTE Data Report, and have approved Montana Career Pathways (Class AA/A- 3 pathways, Class B- 2 pathways, Class C- 1 pathway).
This is a Federal Reporting Requirement for all Federal Grants, failure to complete this report correctly will result in loss of eligibility to receive Perkins funding. Completing this report late, will result in inaccurate reporting from Montana and will elevate the districts Risk Assessment.
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June 19- CTE End of Year Data Collection is DUE in Infinite Campus. End of Year Career and Technical Education: May 11 - June 19, 2026This data is used for a variety of purposes to include funding determinations, as well as other state and federally mandated reporting. Identify all high school students with Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses for the 2025-26 school year,including Pathway(s), Dual Enrollment, Out of District Credits, and Work-Based Learning.
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Extended Contract Days for CTE Teachers (reach out to your CTE specialist for more information on what qualifies as Extended Contract Days) has been a separate collection for the last several years. This information is now collected in the educator's District Assignment in Infinite Campus. Please review the District Assignments for educators with Extended Contract Days to ensure they are accurate for 2025-26 (this may require ending a prior Assignment at the end of 2024-25 and creating a new assignment for 2025-26, if the contract days are different for 25-26 than they were for 24-25) In addition to Extended Contract Days, districts should be running validations for CTE Courses. Ensure that courses are correctly indicated with Pathway and Credit. This will help with the End of Year CTE Collection
We have scheduled several dates to provide focused technical assistance for transitioning to the new Montana Career Pathways, CTE Date and Perkins Applications Support. The following dates and times will be available for districts to get targeted CTE support, from 10 am - 2:00 pm. As always if you need additional support please reach out to anyone on our team and we can set up another time.
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Perkins and Data Collection Focused Technical Support
- Wednesday, June 3rd
- Wednesday, June 10th
- Wednesday, June 17th
- Wednesday, June 24th
- Tuesday, June 30th - Perkins Apps Due
Topic: CTAE Technical Assistance
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Business Professionals of America (BPA) Montana chapters were among the 6,892 attendees representing 856 school chapters who participated in the 2026 BPA National Leadership Conference, held May 6–10, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Students from across the nation competed in BPA’s Workplace Skills Assessment Program, showcasing their talents in business administration, digital communication and design, finance, health administration, information technology and management, marketing, and communication.
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In addition to competing, attendees engaged in professional development workshops, were honored for community service achievements, and played a key role in electing the 2026–2027 National Student Leadership Team.
Montana’s delegation represented 60 secondary chapters, 11 middle-level chapters, and 1 collegiate chapter, with a total of 556 members and guests in attendance. As the nation’s leading Career and Technical Student Organization for students pursuing careers in business, information technology, health administration, and related fields, BPA continues to provide transformative leadership and skill-building opportunities. Students and advisors also had the opportunity to earn national certifications through Certiport/Precision Career Ready Exams and YouScience Exams during the conference
Reese Taylor of Conrad High School was honored as the National Student of the Year. Brenda Menahan, Colstrip will continue to serve as a member of the National BPA Board of Trustees and Montana BPA’s State Director, Lisa Parker, was elected as the Board of Trustees Chair for 2026-2027. The BPA Cares Program recognizes schools who participated in service-learning programs:
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marketing and public relations as well as chapter activities award of excellence. Montana was recognized with the following National BPA Honor Awards: Cascade High School, Membership Explosion; Charlo High School, Membership Explosion; CMR High School, BPA Marketing and Communication; Conrad High School, Membership Explosion; Fergus High School, Membership Explosion; Great Fall High School: Membership Explosion; Lima High School, Member Recruiter Award; Red Lodge High School: Membership Explosion and Montana State Officer Team: Marketing and Communication Award.
Quality Chapter Distinction for 2025-26 was awarded to the following schools: C.M. Russell High School, Conrad High School, Ennis High School, Glasgow High School, Great Falls High School, Flathead High School, Hellgate High School, Hobson School, Lima High School, St. Regis High School.
Montana BPA students were recipients of the Ambassador Torch Award: Bainville High School: Isabelle Anderson, Addison Hansen, Rowan Wilson; Broadview High School: Luke Bunting, Reese Conover, Emma Heiken, Ty Lippert, Christian McGuire,
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Kellan O’Neill; CMR High School: Eli Crist; Cascade High School Lane Ethridge; Circle High School: Saylor Hanson, Aubrey Moos, Kieryn Stanley; Conrad High School: Lily Bingaman and Reece Taylor: Cut Bank High School: Abbie Rooney; Fergus High School: Shoei Davie, Samantha Jimenez, Alison Kolar, Miriam Pavlovick and Haylee Williams; Garfield County District High School: Maggie McDonald, Gracie Phipps, Brody Twitchell; Great Falls High School: Savannah Mayer; Hellgate High School: Kieran Alviar; Lambert: Jacqueline Barnhart, Addison Foss; Lavina Public School: Garrett Contway, Ava Mallo, Valentina Sanguins; Lima High School: Kiersten Bernard; Powder River Co. District HS: Kayleigh Nisley; Sentinel High School: Charles Maus; Shields Valley High School: Allicia Hunt, Shayne Taylor; Skyview High School: Colton Baum, Ava Greenwell, Keldon Lovell, Kylie Prill; Twin Bridges High School: Brooke Anderson, Colby Hobley, Kinsey Johnson, Adrienne Meek, Kristen Nelson, Cash Raben.
The following students represented Montana at NLC this year as voting delegates: Lily Bingaman, Annie Baliko and Kaely Baney Conrad; Shoei Davis, Fergus; Elijah Barnett, Lincoln; Alyssa Stephens, Sentinel; Justin Aye, Powder River District High School: Kieran Alviar, Jasper Alviar, Hellgate High School and Rachael Murnion, Garfield County District High School.
The following BPA members successfully completed the Leadership Academy Training at NLC 2025. From Broadview Schools: Stratton Monsen; Conrad High School: Lily Bingaman; Helena High School: Lachlan Mullen; Lincoln Public Schools: Elijah Barnett;
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Lima High School: Macaila Hales and Kiersten Bernard; Melstone High School: Jade Larue, Ava McClintock, Savannah DeJaegher, and Emma Collins; Stanford High School; Royce Holzer, McKenzi Milburn and Stanford Junior High School: Libby Mauws.
Montana Advisors were also recognized for their “Years of Service” as a BPA Advisors. Five years: Shannon Von Bergen, Stanford; Tina Hill, St Regis Jr. High, Michele Holmes Seeley Swan and Mandi Wichman, Hobson Middle Level. 10 years: Raquel Sanguins, Lavina, Lisa Condon, Laurel. 15 years: Wes Lindeen, Hunley Project, Aarica Phillips,
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Flathead and Beth Lawrence, Garfield County District High School; 30 years: Annette Theivin, Scobey and 40 years: Mark Branger, Huntley Project.
The following BPA students and advisors completed the National BPA Certification Series: (level one) Calie Wineinger Bainville High School, Luke Bunting Broadview, Reese Conover Broadview, Emma Heiken Broadview, Ty Lippert Broadview, Kellan Korenko Broadview, Kieryn Stanley Circle, Dominic Calderon Columbus, Annie Baliko Conrad, Lily Bingaman Conrad, Shoei Davis Fergus, Miriam Pavlovick Fergus, Jenna Vaughn Fergus, Rayne Kindberg Lima, Elijah Barnett Lincoln, Charles Maus Sentinel, Alyssa Stephens Sentinel , Ava Greenwell, Skyview, Hallie Jeppesen Skyview, Keldon Lovell Skyview, Nathan Moore Skyview, Kenna Pfeifle Skyview, Kylie Prill Skyview BPA STUDENT CERTIFICATION : (level two) Luke Bunting Broadview, Reese Conover Broadview, Emma Heiken Broadview, Ty Lippert Broadview, Kellan Korenko Broadview, Dominic Calderon Columbus, Lily Bingaman Conrad, Shoei Davis Fergus, Miriam Pavlovick Fergus, Rayne Kindberg Lima, Elijah Barnett Lincoln, Alyssa Stephens Sentinel, Kylie Prill Skyview BPA STUDENT CERTIFICATION (Level 3)Luke Bunting Broadview, Reese Conover Broadview, Emma Heiken Broadview, Ty Lippert Broadview, Kellan Korenko Broadview, Dominic Calderon Columbus, Lily Bingaman Conrad, Shoei Davis Fergus, Elijah Barnett Lincoln, Alyssa Stephens Sentinel and ADVISOR CERTIFICATION: Tera Burch, Billings West
Montana BPA members were also afforded the opportunity to complete national certifications during the conference. Certiport Certifications offered 50 test opportunities. and while Precision Exams offered 195 test national certifications from Certiport. Students and advisors completed the National BPA Student Certification and Local Advisor Certification during the academic year as well; results will be released soon.
The following Montana middle level, secondary and post-secondary students finished in the top twelve and made it up on stage in their respective events. Montana BPA had 14 members crowned National Champions!
1st Place Karst Rose, Plevna Middle School, Financial Literacy; Angus Starin, Washington Middle School, Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Individual; Lucia Deluca/Maya Clayton/Lucie Moriarity/Amelia Moriarity, Washington Middle School, 2D Animation Team; Matthew Heng,
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Cybersecurity/Digital Forensics, Washington Middle School; Ava Greenwell, Skyview High School, Economic Research Individual; Kincia Fiscus/William Sivertsen/Nixin Wright, Sentinel High School, Computer Animation Team; Harper Anderson, Culbertson High School, Extemporaneous Speech; Alyssa Stephens, Sentinel High School, Ethics and Professionalism; Taylor Smallwood, MSUB, Advanced College Accounting PS;
2nd Place: Ilya Edwards, Ennis, Promotional Photography S; Jasper Alviar/Kieran Alviar/Petra Serban/Lucy Schoenen, Hellgate High School, Virtual Branding Team; Rebecca Aye, MSUB, Basic Office Systems & Procedures PS; Rebecca Aye, MSUB; Health Administration Concepts PS; Rebecca Aye, MSUB, Health Administration Procedures PS;
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3rd Place: Autumn Weckenbrock, Washington Middle School, Promotional Photography ML; Angus Starin/Calder Sudbury/Lowen Sudbury/Silas Barba, Washington Middle School, Financial Portfolio Management Team ML; Colter Freeman/Hayes Fehrer/Cameron Hempstead, Anaconda Jr. High School, Esports ML; Daniel Dooley, Custer High School, Fundamental Accounting; Madisyn Kramme, Powder River Co. Dist. High School, Basic Office Systems and Procedures; Naomi Maurer, Park High School, Digital Media Production; Bonnie Groenenboom, Hellgate High School, Interview Skills; Henasee Hamblin, Manhattan High School, Extemporaneous Speech; Casper Gant, Great Falls High School, Health Insurance and Medical Billing; Rebecca Aye, MSUB, Parliamentary Procedures Concepts.
4th Place: Liam guy/Kellen Hill/Dusty Lynn/Trytan Polzin, Hobson Middle School, Esports ML; Coy Hendrick, Stanford Jr. High, Entrepreneurship Exploration; Murray Lane, Hellgate High School, Personal Financial Management; Landon Ostby, Jefferson High School, Computer Modeling;
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Davis Bodnar/Jasper Alviar/Kieran Alviar/Declan Pham, Hellgate High School, Website Design Team; Brenna Carney, Anaconda High School, Human Resource Management; Bristol Meiners, C.M. Russell High School, Prepared Speech; Taylor Smallwood, MSUB, Business Law and Ethics PS;
5th Place: Silis Wright/Lucia Deluca/Luci Moriarity/Amelia Moriarity, Washington Middle School; Digital Game Design Team; Matthew Heng/Ben Swain, Washington Middle School, Website Design Team; Kylie Prill, Skyview High School, Advanced Office Systems and Procedures; Emma Strobel, MSUB, Heath Administration Procedures PS;
6th Place: Kilty Hanson, Seeley Swan High School, Promotional Photography; Alice Saenz, Washington Middle School, Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Individual ML; Davis Bodnar, Hellgate High School, Financial Math and Analysis Concepts; Coramay Theige, Bainville High School, Integrated Office Applications; Lilly Johnson, Froid Public Schools, Advanced Office Systems and Procedures; Taylor Smallwood, MSUB, Human Resource Management PS; Emma Strobel, MSUB, Ethics and Professionalism PS;
7th Place: Kylie Prill/Ava Greenwell/Keldon Lovell, Skyview High School, Administrative Support Team; Lane Ethridge/Clair McKamey/Kyleigh Sivertsen/Aubrey Hamlet/Kaden Jorgensen/Bridger Lewis, Cascade High School, Parliamentary Procedure Team; Jasper Alviar, Hellgate High School, Meeting and Event Planning Concepts; Kale Strozewski, Jefferson High School, Health Research Presentation.
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8th Place: Sophie Mellon/Felicia Li, Plevna Middle School, Ethical Leadership and Decision-Making Team; London Ostby/Sloane Ostby/Katie Maus/Ada Strauss, Jefferson High School, 2D Animation; Delaney Youngers, C.M. Russell High School, Fundamental Desktop Publishing; Bella Dehm/Kendall Genson, Seeley Swan High School, Visual Design Team; Zachary Baldwin, Hellgate High School, Prepared Speech; Elizabeth Schlemmer, Joliet High School, Health Administration Concepts.
9th Place: Coy Hendrick, Stanford Jr. High, Promotional Photograph ML; Kilah Brown, Noxon Middle School, Computer Literacy Concepts ML; Augus Starin/Calder Sudbury/Lowen Sudbury, Washington Middle School, Video Production Team ML; Matthew Heng, Washington Middle School, Business Fundamental Concepts ML; Julia Meredtih, Custer Middle School, Spreadsheet Applications ML; Nathan Moore, Skyview High School, Advanced Accounting; Isabelle Anderson/Coramay Theige/Owen Theige/Evan Anderson, Bainville High School, Administrative Support Team
10th Place: Calder Sudbury, Cybersecurity/Digital Forensics, Washington Middle School; Jason Barnes/Cort Fraser, Moore Middle School, Digital Game Design Team ML; Anaya Bridegam/Tucker McCracken, Washington Middle School, Website Design Team ML; Camrie Deupree, Stanford Junior High School, Graphic Design Promotion; Anna Lende, Park High School, Advanced Desktop Publishing; Vala Gregor, Froid Public School, Ethics and Professionalism.
11th Place: Keegan Daugherty, Skyview High School, Fundamental Word Processing; Skylar Lawrence, Garfield County District High School, Administrative Support Research Project;
12th Place: Rilla Oestreich, Moore Middle School, Promotional Photography ML;; Kilah Brown/Brielle MacArthur, Noxon Middle School,
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Administrative Support Team ML, Audrianna Bernard, Lima Middle School, Spreadsheet Applications ML; Sadie Williams, Anaconda Junior High School, Extemporaneous Speech ML; Brielle MacArthur, Noxon Middle School, Word Processing; Maddi Davis, Lincoln Public Schools, Promotional Photography; Charlotte Nelson, Scobey High School, Advanced Accounting; Ben Minnick, Park High School, Computer Modeling; Nicholas Cooper/Kamryn Church/Lily Jasper, Superior High School, User Experience Design Team;
The 2027 National Leadership Conference will be held in Denver CO on May 5-9, 2027.
A few notes to help in this completing the CLNA process:
Please review past CLNA information to help inform this year's process. You can access your previous CLNAs in EGrants.
Use advisory committee meeting notes from the past year, use information you can easily find online (like the MT Labor Market Information site), use emails, conversations, and other meetings you have been to over the past year.
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Montana Regional CLNA Guide
Resource Document - Helpful Links - Regional Meetings
The Perkins grant itself will have some different CLNA Summary questions. We have pulled those out so that you can prepare answers for those questions as you work through finishing your CLNA packet. Perkins Grant FY 27 Summary Questions.
Montana DECA Students Shine on International Stage at 2026 DECA International Career Development Conference
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Atlanta, GA — April 30, 2026 — Montana DECA students made their mark on the international stage this week at the 2026 DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, where they competed among over 26,800 top-performing student leaders from across the globe.
A total of 197 Montana DECA members from high schools and colleges across the state earned the opportunity to compete at ICDC after advancing through rigorous state-level competitions. The students represented Montana with pride in a range of events including Marketing, Finance, Hospitality, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, and Personal Financial Literacy.
Hosted annually, the conference serves as the pinnacle event for DECA’s emerging leaders in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. This year’s ICDC will feature competitive events, leadership academies, networking opportunities, and workshops designed to prepare students for success in college and their future careers.
Several Montana students received top honors, earning finalist recognition, top placements, and top performance in their respective competitive categories. Their success reflects the strength and quality of business education in Montana’s schools and the commitment of DECA advisors statewide. In addition to overall finalists, 132 Montana DECA Students Received the DECA Award of Excellence for their performance in their case-study and business plan competitions.
In addition to competition, Montana DECA students participated in leadership academies, career development workshops, and networking events with college recruiters and business professionals, gaining valuable experience that will support their academic and professional journeys.
Montana International Finalists:
Lola Pizzato-Smith & Helen Raaf | Gallatin High School
Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making Event | Top 10 Globally
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Tegan Swift & Evie Taylor | Gallatin High School
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
Kayla Lobb & Rhea Lowe | Gallatin High School
Marketing Management Team Decision Making | Top 10 Globally
Jillian Stevens & Stella Walthall | Bozeman High School
Innovation Plan
Top Role-Play Presentations:
Madison Clement | Capital High School
Human Resources Management Series
Toviah Graham | Flathead High School
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
The DECA ICDC continues to serve as a transformative experience, inspiring students to pursue their ambitions and equipping them with the tools needed to excel in a rapidly evolving global economy.
DECA Competition Awards of Excellence:
132 of 197 Student Attendees acheived the the Award of Excellence, which is awarded to competitors at the International Level who achieve a score of 70% or higher on their preliminary competition components.
Mark your Calendars and Save the Date for the 2027 State Career Development Conference:
January 31-February 2, 2027 | Missoula, MT | Hilton Garden Inn
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The Montana ACTE is sponsoring a Sticker contest that is open to all Montana Students currently in grades 8- 11 during the 2025-2026 School Year and any adult in Montana. The sticker design contest will have two divisions- Student Design for those students currently in grades 8 through 11, and an Adult Division for all others. Please see linked instructions for the sticker contest for more information.
The Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center is a 24-bed, long-term facility that provides a safe, secure environment for criminally charged youth, ages 10 to 18 years old.
Our HiSET program is something that we are very proud of. We have helped 142 youth obtain their HiSET since the Cascade County JDC opened up. Many of these kids that are in this population do not graduate traditionally, so the HiSET is a common route for many of them. Having their HiSET opens the doors to many different opportunities; we have had some go to the military, and a few apply
for college. My goal is to help these kids open the door to changing their lives, and a big part of that is their education. Ideally, these kids get out of the cycle of crime and become functional, productive members of society.
Payton Sexe, Teacher - Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center
This dreamcatcher, which holds the names of the youth who earned their HiSET, honors their perseverance in education and recognizes the teachers and detention officers who continue to support learning and growth.
Traditionally, the dreamcatcher is used as a protective charm. The crossed sticks behind it are inspired by my tribe the Anishinaabe medicine wheel. The medicine wheel teaches the Native way of living a balanced life.
Rooted in the four directions, these teachings focus on physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being, among other values.
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My hope in creating this piece was that it would remind others of the importance of education and inspire continued growth for young people.
It honors the youth for staying committed to a positive path in life and for daring to dream bigger.
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It is an ongoing message to the next generation: never give up on creating a better life and to remind others we must never give up on finding better ways to help the next generation.
Tohni Laverdure, Detention Officer - Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center
- If you have not investigated Montana Options for your school district, I would encourage you to think about it to serve those students who are credit deficient. Our HSE Administrator has been working on updates for Montana Options, while they are still “under construction” this might be a great time to meet and discuss the possibility for your school district.
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High School Equivalency page
TSA members competed in 16 events this year at the state leadership conference in Bozeman on April 13-14th.
Events included architectural design, CAD engineering, coding, dragster design, gravity cruiser, metal working/sculpture, music production, solar sprint, and structural design & engineering.
The CO2 dragster design event was our largest event this year with just over 15 entries.
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Students had to design and build a CO2-powered dragster that included detailed drawings and competed in time trials for the championship. Special thanks to Bozeman High School for sponsoring the event.
Gravity Cruiser was a close second among competitors. In this event, students use Newton's laws of motion, gravity, and engineering design to build a vehicle that travels the greatest distance with the provided materials.
Our sponsor, AWIM, deserves a big thank you for supplying all the materials and kits for the competition.
We are excited to have new state officers from Gallatin High School, Park High School, and Ronan High School.
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They are preparing to attend the TSA National Conference in Washington, DC/National Harbor, MD, this June 22-26.
Montana Technology Student Association enhances personal development, leadership, and career opportunities in STEM, whereby members apply and integrate these concepts through intracurricular activities, competitions, and related programs.
If you have a question about TSA or are interested in starting a TSA Chapter please reach out.
Jesse Gray
State Advisor | Montana TSA
jesse@montanatsa.com
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The CTE Specialists have been assigned regionally to schools. The regions are Eastern, Northcentral, Northwest, Southcentral, and Southwest. These assignments will be used to review the 2025- 2026 Perkins Grant application and any remaining 2024-2025 amendments.
If you have any questions or need assistance, our team of specialists is available to support you. Map Key can be found below.
 Map Key
Shannon Boswell (Purple) - Career Technical and Adult Education Director
Gayla Randel- South West (Orange) -Family and Consumer Sciences Specialist
Eric Tilleman - North Central (Green) - Agricultural Education Specialist
Tammie Ellington - South Central (Gray) - Health Science Specialist
Kaitlin Trutzel - North West (Blue) - Industrial Technology Education Specialist
Ethan Igo - Eastern (Magenta) - Business Education Specialist
Montana Colleges & Universities (Gold Stars)
For questions, please contact:
OPI CTE Unit General Questions
Shannon Boswell, Career Technical and Adult Education Director
Eric Tilleman, Agriculture Education Specialist
Tammie Ellington, Health Sciences Education Specialist
Kaitlin Trutzel, Industrial Technology Education Specialist
Ethan Igo, Business Education Specialist
Gayla Randel, Family & Consumer Sciences Education Specialist
Katie Madsen, Adult Education Director/ High School Equivalency Administrator
Emily Fuller, Adult Education Program Specialist
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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