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Mike Houghton

406-444-4396
Montana Traffic Education Director
Montana DRIVE Supervisor

Work Related Duties:

  1. Approves district applications and instructors to teach traffic education.
  2. Montana DRIVE supervision of the advanced driving school in Lewistown, MT.
  3. Montana DRIVE CDL supervision of the new program expediting the process for schools to get bus drivers.

Mike Houghton is the Director of Traffic Education for the Montana Office of Public Instruction. After several years in a variety of private sector positions, he attended Helena College, garnering an A.A.S. in Construction Technology. Transferring to Montana State University – Northern, Mike earned a B.S.Ed. with an endorsement in Industrial Technology.

While teaching Industrial Technology in Manhattan, MT, Mike returned to MSUN and secured a minor in Traffic Safety Education.

Mike moved to the OPI as the Industrial Technology Specialist, spent time as an Education Specialist, recruiting and training apprentices for a large construction company and has returned to the OPI as the Traffic Education Director.

Mike looks forward to promoting and helping to prepare safe drivers on Montana roadways while working with the many incredible, dedicated individuals changing lives in the education world.

 

LeAnn Haas

 LeAnn Haas

406-444-4432
Program Specialist
 

Work Related Duties: 

  1. Approves district applications and instructors to teach traffic education. 
  2. Register MT Drive Workshop participants. 
  3. Support administrators, teachers, parents, and students through the driver education process.

In July of 2022 LeAnn Haas was hired by OPI as the Program Specialist for Traffic Education.  After graduating from MSU-Northern with a degree in Secondary English Education and a minor in Traffic Education, LeAnn pursued her master’s degree in Special Education from MSU-Billings. She began teaching Traffic Education in 2013. Serving previously on the board and more currently the MTEA (Montana Traffic Education Association) President for the 2022 conference year, she comes with valuable skills and knowledge of the position and traffic education program.