Colet Bartow was the School Library Specialist in the Content Standards and Instruction division from 2007 to December 2016, before being hired as the Content Standards and Instruction Director. As of July 2020, she became the Senior Manager for the OPI Teaching and Learning Department, supervising Content Standards and Professional Learning, Career Technical and Adult Education (CTAE), and Assessment. Ms. Bartow spent 13 years as a teacher-librarian before joining the OPI in 2007. Colet completed her M. Ed. In Curriculum and Instruction at Montana State University, and B.A. in English with endorsements in secondary English, School Library Media, and English as a Second Language at the University of Montana. Her first computer was a Radio Shack TRS-80. Her first job in a library was as a third-grade student.
JESSICA BRYANT, Online Professional Learning Coordinator/Teacher Learning Hub, OPI. . .
Jessica’s role is to create online courses and manage the Teacher Learning Hub. Jessica grew up in Rudyard, Montana, and attended Montana State University where she earned a Bachelor Degree in Secondary Education, with Science and Library Media endorsements, and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. Before joining OPI, Jessica taught freshman science and coached track for six years in Great Falls.
