Montana


Montana


Information

Name

 JP Williams

Title

State Director of Special Education Services

Year Started as State Director

 2022

Email

 jp.williams@mt.gov

Website

http://opi.mt.gov/

JP Williams 

BIO: 

 JP Williams has been one of Montana’s most dynamic transformational leaders since returning to Montana in 2018. JP spent the past four years as a high school principal working on creating Montana’s premier college dual enrollment program in partnership with the Montana University System. The innovative university program offers high school students a full associate's degree upon high school graduation. JP has been working in educational leadership for the past 18 years with 14 of those years in service to Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. JP has worked in Special Education, Indian Education, and Equity and Diversity. JP has been recently recognized globally for his work on the Google Education VOICES Project, providing a platform and voice for Native American and Indigenous youth.  JP holds a master's degree in Special Education and a master's degree in Educational Leadership. JP’s vision includes every student in every classroom receiving every opportunity to learn!