New Driver Educators
To teach traffic education in Montana’s public schools, teachers must have an active Montana educator license, an acceptable driving record, and at least 8 semester credits in initial traffic education coursework taken at Montana State University-Northern (MSUN). Traffic education courses taken elsewhere might be transferable to Montana.
Traffic education teachers are in demand in Montana. One way a school fills this gap is to encourage a currently employed teacher to seek the traffic education endorsement. In just a few weeks from late spring to early summer, an educator can receive enough training to begin teaching traffic education in mid-summer with initial approval from the OPI Traffic Education Office. Visit the MSUN Traffic Education webpage for details.
The TE05 application for NEW teachers wanting to become a traffic education teacher is here. Please wait until you've earned the initial college credits to submit this form.
To learn more about becoming a teacher of traffic education and what is required to maintain your approval, download Teaching Traffic Education in Montana FAQ's.