Dan Grabowska, Board Chair

Dan Grabowska has been in education for 25 years, 19 of those as an administrator. Currently, he serves as Park City Schools Superintendent and 7-12 Principal, where he has been for 5 years now. ACE has been an excellent organization for schools in his ever-increasing region.  ACE provides some of the best professional development opportunities in the state, as well as progressive curriculum work. He finds it a challenge to work with an organization that is so progressive and such a positive resource for our schools.

Superintendent Park City Schools
PO Box 278
Park City, MT  59063
406-633-2350

Allison Evertz

Allison Evertz studied in Costa Rica, did her student teaching in New Zealand, and then began her career on an American Indian Reservation. From there, she taught in Red Lodge, Bozeman, and Torreon, Mexico. After returning to the States, she moved to Sandpoint, Idaho and taught in therapeutic boarding schools for seven years. She moved to Joliet with her husband and two children in 2011 and currently serves as Joliet’s Superintendent.

Allison believes serving on the ACE Board of Directors is meaningful work that sustains professional development and curriculum design. The consistent delivery of soundly structured lessons remains the spirit of education, and she wants to help districts preserve this curricular integrity. She wants to continue the prioritization of pedagogical collaboration, capacity building, and professional learning through the articulation of ACE’s mission.

Superintendent Joliet Public School
P.O. Box 590
Joliet, MT 59041
(406) 962-3541 ext. 202

Tobin Novasio

Tobin Novasio is a native of south-central Montana having attended elementary school, high school, and college in the area.  He is now in his 13th year as a Superintendent overall, 11th at an ACE member school, and 7th at Lockwood Schools.  He believes ACE is important to his students and staff as it provides the opportunity to be involved in collaboration with fellow educators from across the region and top-flight results-oriented professional development.  “We is greater than me” and students in all member schools benefit from the work done by ACE.

Superintendent Lockwood Schools
1932 US Highway 87 East
Lockwood, Montana 59101
(406) 252-6022 x.4

John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald has been in education for 18 years. He has been in Red Lodge for 16 years, and this is his 6th year as superintendent. Prior to Red Lodge, he served as a 4/5th-grade teacher, principal and activities for Roosevelt Middle School and John also taught in Cut Bank as a 4th-grade teacher. John has been married to Annie for 16 years and has three children, Kate, Nolan, and Shea. They live in Red Lodge and love the community.

John enjoys his position as superintendent and the challenges it brings. He believes in the standards and will continue to provide students with a rigorous curriculum and a safe atmosphere. Johns was excited to join the ACE Board to bring his perspective and collaborate with colleagues in hopes of continuing the consortium’s vision and mission. John believes in the standards that ACE has established, and wants to ensure ACE continues to provide districts with the best curricular and professional development available.

Superintendent Red Lodge Schools
Box 1090
Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 446-2110

Heather Jarrett

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius

From an early age, she wanted to be a teacher because she loves learning and school. In 2002, she graduated from Montana State University – Billings with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. Heather continued her education by also completing a Traffic Education endorsement as well as a Family and Consumer Sciences degree and taught in Absarokee, Big Timber and in Reed Point. With Heather’s love of learning and teaching, it became evident that instructional leadership would be her next career goal. In 2014, Heather graduated from Rocky Mountain College with a Master of Educational Leadership. Upon the completion of her degree, Reed Point Schools offered her an assistant administrator position, alongside teaching duties. For the 2018-2019 school year, she became the Superintendent/Principal for Reed Point Schools. Confucius was right, Heather chose her dream job and looks forward to it every day.

Serving students and teachers are her personal and professional goals which are the basis for her interest in serving on the ACE Board of Directors. Heather would like to help further the organization and the services it provides to schools. ACE has provided high-quality professional development to her school that would otherwise not have been possible. The growth she has personally received over the years is something that she wants to both pass on and pay forward.

Superintendent Reed Point Schools
PO Box 338
Reed Point, MT 59069
406-326-2245

Mark Wandle

Mark has taught social studies and health enhancement in North Dakota and Montana since 1992. He has spent 20 years in the Huntley Project School District and served as a teacher and coach (1999-2009), principal (2009-2017), and now superintendent (2017-present). Mark feels blessed to have a wonderful wife, Sarah, and two wonderful daughters. Brynn is 13 and Raegan is 10. Mark loves to be outdoors, learn by hands-on experiences and values the US Military and the sacrifices made by those who serve and their families.

Mark chose to be a part of the ACE board to help analyze and assess the areas of ongoing curriculum support that is beneficial to the member schools. He believes the collaboration of the ACE school districts is valuable and helps the school districts meet the ongoing demands and changes in curriculum and professional support. The practical and positive connection is a valuable resource.

​Superintendent Mark Wandle
1477 Ash Street
Worden, MT 59088
406-967-2540 ext 601

Andy Begger

Andy is the superintendent at Harlowton schools.

Superintendent Andy Begger
304 W Division St
Harlowton, MT 59036
(406) 632-4324