Great Falls Public Schools is welcoming a new leader to its Human Resources Department - Melanie Houge - and shes no stranger to the community.

Houge, a Great Falls native and graduate of the district, has been named HR director for GFPS. She comes to the role after more than a decade at the University of Providence, where she served as HR director since 2021.

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Houge calls the move a full circle moment, returning to serve the schools where she once sat in the classroom herself.

The new position also brings a big increase in scale moving from overseeing about 250 employees at UP to around 1,300 employees at GFPS.

Houge says shes ready for the challenge: It will be a little different working in the public sector, but all in the purpose of educating students and

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