Announcements

Along with our partners at the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, we will plan regional meetings to prepare for the FY 27 Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment for the 2026-2027 Perkins Grant cycle.

The tentative dates and locations are:

  • Northcentral Region- Great Falls, MT September 10th, 2025
  • Northwest Region- Pablo, MT September 15th, 2025
  • Southwest Region- Butte, MT September 18th, 2025
  • Southcentral Region- Billings, MT September 22nd, 2025
  • Eastern Region- Glendive, MT September 23rd, 2025

We will provide more information as dates, locations, and start times are secured.

Regional Meeting Resources - To be completed before meetings

If you have any questions or need assistance, our team of specialists is available to support you. Map Key can be found here.

Career, Technical, and Adult Education (CTAE) Content Pages

CTE Licensure Information

Financial Literacy

 

CTE Funding & Data Reporting

Data Collection 

Montana Career Pathways

CTAE Standards, Guidelines & Resources

Professional Development

 

Montana Career and Technical Education

Guidance Documents 

Below you can find information related to CTE Funding, Montana Career Pathways, Carl Perkins Grant and Data, State CTE Data, Work Based Learning and related topics. If you would like all of this information in one document you can reference that here. The below documents are broken into three different categories; CTE Funding Guidance, CTE Montana Career Pathways, Montana Work Based Learning.

 

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New CTE Professionals Hybrid Workshop 2025

Workshop Dates - Register Here!

 
  • September 16th- Virtual Meeting 3:45-5:15 pm
  • September 30th - Virtual Meeting - 3:45-5:15 pm
  • October 16th - In Person Meeting - Bozeman Best Western GranTee Inn and Convention Center
  • November 6th - Virtual Meeting - 3:45-5:15 pm

The Office of Public Instruction’s Career, Technical, & Adult Education unit invites all new Montana Career & Technical Education (CTE) professionals to participate in a FREE hybrid professional learning experience. Who benefits from the New CTE Professionals Hybrid Workshop?

  • New to the CTE classroom or with five years or less of experience in Montana.
  • Local administrators, counselors, and CTE or WBL coordinators
  • Individuals who have participated in the past are also invited to participate again.

What are the benefits of attending the workshops?

  • Discover leadership and professional growth opportunities
  • The fundamentals of Career & Technical Education, federal and state funding programs, professional organizations, curriculum resources, program standards and guidelines,
  • Marketing and advising Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs),
  • Advanced learning opportunities for CTE students through dual enrollment and work-based learning.

High School District Liaisons for CTE

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.


Montana has been selected as one of eight states in the early adopter cohort for the new Career Clusters initiative. Our team is collaborating with the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) to establish and develop updated pathways that align with the new Career Clusters created by Advanced CTE.

We aim to utilize these clusters to provide meaningful opportunities and resources for schools to engage in Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways.

All learners deserve to participate in meaningful career exploration and preparation experiences through Career Technical Education (CTE) that prepare them for the changing and interconnected world of work.

This requires systems and structures that are accessible, responsive to evolving industry needs, and flexible for the needs of each state and community. Since 2002, The National Career Clusters® Framework has provided a shared structure and language for CTE program design across the United States. Advance CTE serves as the steward of the Framework.

Check out the new Career Clusters here! 

Career and Technical Student Organization State Directors

Lisa Parker, BPA State Director (406) 579-3697

John Stiles, DECA State Director (406) 209-4490

Tracey Eatherton, FCCLA State Director (406) 229-2017

Jim Rose, FFA State Director (406) 994-7050

Katie Meier, HOSA State Director (406) 868-9445

Roberta Tilleman, SkillsUSA State Director (406) 868-3489

Jesse Gray, TSA State Directors (406) 676-3390 ext. 7553