WESTERN MONTANA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE
  • Menu of Courses, Workshops and School Services
    • Courses, Workshops & Conferences >
      • August Institute 2022 >
        • Schedule 2022
        • August Institute Hotel Blocks 2022
        • August Institute Credit Options 2022
        • List of Blackfoot Schools
        • August Institute Missoula College Floor Plan maps
      • Indian Education for All >
        • IEFA (1 credit courses) >
          • Dance House
          • In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
          • My Indian Boyhood
          • Native American Literature Glencoe
          • #NotYourPrincess
        • IEFA (2 credit courses) >
          • American Indian Literature K-8
          • American Indian Literature 9-12
          • Art and Literature IEFA Integration K-5
          • Boarding School Era
          • Early Childhood Literature in IEFA
          • History of Indigenous Resistance Movements
          • History of the Flathead Reservation
          • IEFA and the Visual Arts (2021-22)
          • Montana Tribal Histories
          • Seasonal Rounds of the Salish
          • Native American Representation in Cinema and Popular Culture
          • Seven Essential Understandings
        • IEFA (3 credit courses) >
          • American Indian Sovereignty
          • Current Events in Indian Country
          • Foundations of IEFA
          • Placed-Based Making: IEFA and the Tactile Arts
          • Plants in MT Native Cultures
        • IEFA (5 credit courses) >
          • Birchbark House
        • IEFA Special Topics/Author Studies (1-5 credits) >
          • IEFA Special Topics 1 >
            • Who Will Tell My Brother?: The Indian Mascot Controversy
            • Honoring Native Women’s Voices
            • American Indian Short Stories
            • American Indian Poetry
            • Biographies of Native Americans
          • IEFA Special Topics 2 >
            • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
            • Fire on the Land
            • Native American Astronomy
            • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
            • If I Ever Get Out of Here
          • Native American Author Studies
      • English Language Arts/ Dyslexia/Best Practices >
        • Contemporary Issues: Dyslexia
        • Helping Student Writers
        • Language Study for Teachers
        • Learning from Finland
        • Writing Improvement
      • Gifted & Talented >
        • Exploring SENG
        • Nurturing Individual Potential
        • Overcoming Underachievement in Students
      • New Teacher/ Improving Teaching Practices >
        • It's Never Too Late
      • Educational Leadership/ Administrators >
        • Introduction to Calibration with 3 Delivery Options
        • Rural Schools: Supervising Teacher
      • School Climate/ MANDT/ Mindfulness >
        • Kids Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training
        • Yoga Preschool Internship
        • Mindful Practices for Educators
      • VESi Online Courses
    • Special Ed, Mental Health & Medical Billing Services >
      • E-Therapy Special Ed & Mental Health Services >
        • eQUIP
        • eSMART
        • eWELLNESS
      • Montana Medical Billing
    • Technology & More School Savings >
      • Moodle Classrooms for Schools
      • Fiducius Loan Relief
    • About WMPLC/Contact Us >
      • Contact
      • Sign up for our Newsletter
      • About WMPLC
      • Our Team
    • Request Workshops/Consulting >
      • Data-Informed Instructional Practices
      • EPAS
      • Gifted and Talented
      • MANDT
      • Mentor Programs for Schools
      • Mindfulness/Yoga Workshops
      • Reading and Writing Workshops
      • Teach Forward and Calibration
      • Teacher and Principal Evaluation Project
  • Menu of Courses, Workshops and School Services
    • Courses, Workshops & Conferences >
      • August Institute 2022 >
        • Schedule 2022
        • August Institute Hotel Blocks 2022
        • August Institute Credit Options 2022
        • List of Blackfoot Schools
        • August Institute Missoula College Floor Plan maps
      • Indian Education for All >
        • IEFA (1 credit courses) >
          • Dance House
          • In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
          • My Indian Boyhood
          • Native American Literature Glencoe
          • #NotYourPrincess
        • IEFA (2 credit courses) >
          • American Indian Literature K-8
          • American Indian Literature 9-12
          • Art and Literature IEFA Integration K-5
          • Boarding School Era
          • Early Childhood Literature in IEFA
          • History of Indigenous Resistance Movements
          • History of the Flathead Reservation
          • IEFA and the Visual Arts (2021-22)
          • Montana Tribal Histories
          • Seasonal Rounds of the Salish
          • Native American Representation in Cinema and Popular Culture
          • Seven Essential Understandings
        • IEFA (3 credit courses) >
          • American Indian Sovereignty
          • Current Events in Indian Country
          • Foundations of IEFA
          • Placed-Based Making: IEFA and the Tactile Arts
          • Plants in MT Native Cultures
        • IEFA (5 credit courses) >
          • Birchbark House
        • IEFA Special Topics/Author Studies (1-5 credits) >
          • IEFA Special Topics 1 >
            • Who Will Tell My Brother?: The Indian Mascot Controversy
            • Honoring Native Women’s Voices
            • American Indian Short Stories
            • American Indian Poetry
            • Biographies of Native Americans
          • IEFA Special Topics 2 >
            • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
            • Fire on the Land
            • Native American Astronomy
            • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
            • If I Ever Get Out of Here
          • Native American Author Studies
      • English Language Arts/ Dyslexia/Best Practices >
        • Contemporary Issues: Dyslexia
        • Helping Student Writers
        • Language Study for Teachers
        • Learning from Finland
        • Writing Improvement
      • Gifted & Talented >
        • Exploring SENG
        • Nurturing Individual Potential
        • Overcoming Underachievement in Students
      • New Teacher/ Improving Teaching Practices >
        • It's Never Too Late
      • Educational Leadership/ Administrators >
        • Introduction to Calibration with 3 Delivery Options
        • Rural Schools: Supervising Teacher
      • School Climate/ MANDT/ Mindfulness >
        • Kids Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training
        • Yoga Preschool Internship
        • Mindful Practices for Educators
      • VESi Online Courses
    • Special Ed, Mental Health & Medical Billing Services >
      • E-Therapy Special Ed & Mental Health Services >
        • eQUIP
        • eSMART
        • eWELLNESS
      • Montana Medical Billing
    • Technology & More School Savings >
      • Moodle Classrooms for Schools
      • Fiducius Loan Relief
    • About WMPLC/Contact Us >
      • Contact
      • Sign up for our Newsletter
      • About WMPLC
      • Our Team
    • Request Workshops/Consulting >
      • Data-Informed Instructional Practices
      • EPAS
      • Gifted and Talented
      • MANDT
      • Mentor Programs for Schools
      • Mindfulness/Yoga Workshops
      • Reading and Writing Workshops
      • Teach Forward and Calibration
      • Teacher and Principal Evaluation Project

Meet Our Board

Michelle Mitchell
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Chair

Claire Hibbs-Cheff
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Vice Chair

Karla Miller, M. Ed.

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Secretary/Treasurer


Meet Our Directors

Jessica N. Johnson, M.Ed.

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Co-Executive Director

Erin Lipkind, Ed.D.

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Co-Executive Director


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Shawna Kientz, Principal (Advisory Director)

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Matt Lewis, Principal (Advisory Director)

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Crista Anderson, Principal (Advisory Director)

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       Greg Dern, Superintendent/Principal (Advisory Director)

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