Proctor sworn in as Hill County Superintendent of Schools

Former Havre High School teacher Victoria Proctor was sworn in Monday at the Hill County Courthouse as Hill County superintendent of schools, a position she said she has been excited to fill for some time.

"I am very excited. I've been looking forward to this all summer," Proctor said.

She said she heard about the position being open in the middle of the last school year, one she initially planned to finish out.

But she said the position opening up faster than she anticipated, caused her to withdraw from teaching slightly sooner than she planned.

She said she's spent some time contemplating what she needs to learn to be a good superintendent and who the best resources for her will be.

"I've always wanted this position," she said.

Proctor has been Havre Public Schools teacher since 1992, and before that taught business, business law, finance and television production at University of Montana Western.

During that time, she said, she also worked as a county librarian and helped implement library programs in 11 rural schools in southwest Montana.

Proctor said she's excited to work with Hill County's rural schools in her new position, and is looking forward to learning about how the schools' budgeting processes work and how state, county and schools work together to make education happen.