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MEET OUR STAFF
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TOM FRANTA

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Executive Director
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As the Executive Director at the nonprofit School Services of Montana, Thomas Franta leads our work to support educators and school districts across the state.  Tom spends most of his time focusing on three key areas, including providing a strong strategic focus to the SSoM team, planning and implementing programs to better meet the needs of educators, and building and maintaining strong, mutually beneficial relationships with our member school districts.
 
Tom’s path into public education was somewhat unique.  Growing up on a small family farm in upstate New York, and following his enlistment in the US Marine Corps, Tom graduated with honors from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and then the Syracuse University College of Law.  Out of law school, his legal practice focused on areas of the law affecting public school districts, teachers, school administrators, students, and nonprofit organizations operating in the education and environmental conservation space.   In this role, he often worked closely with district superintendents, school boards, and teacher unions to collaboratively solve problems.
 
Tom is excited to lead the work of SSoM because the organization is uniquely positioned to make a tremendous positive impact on the outcomes of children throughout our region and across the state.  By sweating the small stuff and creating engaged communities of educators focused on meeting the varied needs of our students, SSoM will ensure that more resources wind up where they belong – in the classroom.

MELISSA TOVAAS

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Director of Education Services
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JENNIFER BREKKE

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Marketing & Purchasing Manager
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TAMARA BLANCHARD

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Campus Tech Support Assistant
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JEFF BLESSUM

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Curriculum Administrator
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SABRINA HOLLAND

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Director of Technology Education
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MELISSA ROSENSTEIN

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Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Instructor

LISA WATERMAN

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Medicaid Billing Program Specialist
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MARY ANNE​ 
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Infinite Campus Support Specialist
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School Services of Montana  |  4055 Valley Commons Drive, Unit G  |  Bozeman, MT 59718  |  (406) 247-0284
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  • About Us
    • Members >
      • Become A Member
      • Member Benefits >
        • Newsletter ARCHIVES 21-22 >
          • Newsletter ARCHIVES 18-19
    • Overview of Services
    • Meet Our Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Professional Learning
    • Upcoming Events >
      • Event Archives >
        • Science Summer Institute 2021
        • Common PIR Day 2019
        • Common PIR Day 2018
        • Science Summer Institute 2019 >
          • Session Details
          • Exhibitors & Sponsors
          • Exhibitor Registration
          • Half Page Handout
        • Science Summer Institute 2018
    • 2022 STEM Summer Institute >
      • SSI 2022 Schedule
      • Exhibitor & Sponsor Registration
    • Customized District PL
    • Virtual Courses
    • Curriculum Consortium >
      • Curriculum Design Institutes
      • Curriculum Resources
      • 2020-21 MECC Archives
      • 2019-20 MECC Archives
      • 2018-19 MECC Archives
    • Indian Education for All >
      • IEFA Archives >
        • IEFA MOR Institute 2019
      • IEFA Book Inventory
    • CPI Workshops
    • Meet Our Facilitators
    • General Cancellation Policy
  • Technology
    • Current Services >
      • SSoM Annual Tech Summit >
        • Tech Summit 2019
        • Tech Summit 2018
    • Meet Our Tech Team >
      • Tech Services Testimonials
    • Infinite Campus Support >
      • Testimonials
      • Behind the Scenes at Infinite Campus
      • AIM/OPI User Guides
      • AIM Collection Schedule
      • Archives: Infinite Campus Emails
  • Medicaid Billing
    • Service Portal
    • Forms
    • Student Data Uploads
    • Medicaid Newsletter Archives
  • Co-op Purchasing
    • 2022-2023 Food Bid Info
    • 22-23 SY Order Details Comin Soon!
    • Order Archives >
      • Spring 2022 Order Info
      • Fall 2021 Order Info
      • Spring 2021 Order Info
      • Fall 2020 Food Order
      • Spring 2020 Food Order
    • Bid Archives >
      • 2021-2022 Food Bid Info
      • 2020-2021 Bid A
      • 2020-2021 Bid B
      • Spring 2020 Bid
      • Fall 2019 Bid
      • Spring 2019 Bid
  • Blog
  • Donate