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On Monday, May 13th, we'll have the pleasure welcoming Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Montana as our program speaker!
First elected in 2016 to a four-year term, Elsie Arntzen is now serving her second term as State Superintendent. Arntzen is a 4th generation Montanan from Billings. She is the daughter of two Montana public school teachers and she taught 5th and 6th grade in Billings Public Schools for 23 years. In addition to her teaching career, she served in the Montana Legislature for 12 years. She served four terms in the Montana House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013 and one term in the Montana Senate from 2013 until she was sworn in as Superintendent of Public Instruction on January 2, 2017. She is the proud mother of two daughters and grandmother of four grandchildren. She has been married to her high school sweetheart Steve for 45 years.
It is her mission to put Montana students first at the Office of Public Instruction. She is accomplishing this through four key initiatives: Montana Hope, which is the whole child approach to education; Montana Teach, which promotes teacher leaders; Montana Learn, which focuses on academic achievement; and Montana Ready, which prepares students to be community, college, and career ready.
*Our lunch buffet opens at 11:30am in the South Ballroom of the Northern Hotel and the meeting will begin shortly after 12 noon. Valet and self parking is complimentary for all guests!
Looking forward to seeing you there!