Dr. Erin Lipkind is the Missoula County Superintendent of Schools, serving as the elected official responsible for general supervision of the public schools and home schools within the county. The county superintendent has direct supervision over the three Class III schools in the county, assisting the trustees with budgeting and finance; recruitment; placement and supervision of teachers; curriculum development; teacher in-service training, reporting requirements and other school matters. The Class III schools are Sunset, Swan Valley, and Woodman Elementary Schools. Additionally, the superintendent assists Potomac school in the aforementioned matters by request of the principal or trustees.

Erin earned a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction, and is licensed to teach K-8 curriculum, library media, reading and to serve as a K-12 principal and superintendent. After graduating from the University of Montana, she served as a school librarian for a year in Great Falls and seven and a half years at Lewis and Clark Elementary in Missoula before being elected to her current position.