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Office of Public Instruction’s TeachMontana Team Receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Performance
HELENA – Superintendent Elsie Arntzen is pleased to announce that the Office of Public Instruction’s Educator Licensing Team received the 2022 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Performance today. This award was presented to the licensing team for demonstrating strong exemplary cooperative work efforts that go above and beyond what is typically expected. The members of the team are:
- Crystal Andrews, Educator Licensure Program Manager
- Bekki Flanagan, Licensure Examiner
- Lorri Weiss, Licensure Examiner
- Virginia Sandin, Licensure Examiner
“I am so proud of the work that our licensing team has done this year,” said Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. “The new state of the art licensing system has streamlined licensing for all Montana teachers and administrators. Our licensing team has helped teachers focus more time on putting our Montana students first!”
The Educator Licensing Team has shown excellence in the state’s public image. They developed a new user-friendly educator licensing system, Teach Montana (TMT), that was launched on June 1st, 2022. They have also provided prompt, courteous services.
The Governor’s Award for Excellence provides an opportunity to honor and recognize exceptional employees’ contributions to the Montana State Government. This year 308 state employees received this honor.
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Bekki Flanagan, Crystal Andrews, Governor Gianforte, and Virginia Sandin (not pictured is Lorri Weiss)
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