Welcome toÌýEducational Services!Ìý
Millard's curriculum and instructionÌýis guided by the district’s mission and strategic plan, the findings and recommendations of the Phi Delta Kappa Curriculum Management Audit, Millard's Board of Education policy and rules, and the Nebraska Department of Education Rule TenÌýrequirements.
Millard provides a rigorous curriculum that promotes an Advanced Placement ® culture. The curriculum is aligned with and surpasses the requirements of state standards and indicators. The Millard Education Program, commonly called the MEP,Ìýconsists of content curriculum, appropriate instructional strategies, and valid assessment methodologies. The MEP also outlines the development phases and timeline for curriculum development. The Millard Instructional Model, commonly called the MIM,Ìýpromotes instructional best practices that are research-based and data-driven. The offices of elementary education and secondary education oversee the formative and summative curriculum-based classroom assessmentsÌýand diagnostic assessments. These assessments follow theÌýdistrict’s Multi-Tiered Systems of SupportÌý (commonly called MTSS).
You may read more about the Ìýand our Ìýby clickingÌýon each title.
If you are interested in reviewing our Millard curriculum, please follow the link on the left side of this page titled Millard Curriculum Frameworks.
Kelly Gallegos
Secretary to the Associate Superintendent of Educational Services
402.715.8301
kagallegos@mpsomaha.org
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Early Childhood Curriculum
Andy DeFreece
Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
402.715.8336 Ìý
adefreec@mpsomaha.org
Mendy Dickey
Secretary for Title I/Preschool
402.715.8339 Ìý
mjdickey@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Amanda Hunt
Coordinator of Early Childhood
402.715.8307Ìý
alhunt@mpsomaha.org
Jean Savage
Secretary for Early Childhood and Elementary Special Education
402.715.8302 Ìý
jasavage@mpsomaha.org
Cheris Kite
Facilitator for Early Childhood and K-5 Literacy Intervention
402.715.1431
cakite@mpsomaha.org
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ElementaryÌýEducation
Andy DeFreece
Director of Early Childhood & Elementary Education
402.715.8314
adefreec@mpsomaha.org
Kim Pirrone
Secretary for Elementary EducationÌý
402.715.8314
kjpirron@mpsomaha.org
Cheris Kite
Early Childhood & K-5 Literacy Intervention Curriculum & Instruction Facilitator
cakite@mpsomaha.org
Ellen Kramer
K-5 Science/Social Studies/Health Curriculum & Instruction Facilitator
eykramer@mpsomaha.org
Matthew Scott
K-5 Mathematics & Intervention Curriculum & Instruction Facilitator
mjscott1@mpsomaha.org
Jody Sempek
K-5 Language Arts Curriculum & Instruction Facilitator
jlsempek@mpsomaha.org
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Secondary Education
Dr. Anthony Weers
Director of Secondary Education
402.715.8304
ajweers@mpsomaha.org
Teresa McAndrew
Secretary to Director of Secondary Education
402.715.8484
tlmcandrew@mpsomaha.org
Katie Dittman
Secretary to Secondary Education & Educational Services
402.715.8253
kjdittman@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Melanie Olson
Coordinator of Secondary Programs
402.715.8577
mlolson@mpsomaha.org
Nicole Chapman
K-12ÌýFacilitator for Music
402.715.8756 Ìý
nachapman@mpsomaha.org
Shannon Cooley Lovett
Curriculum Facilitator for K-12 Art,ÌýK-12 Counseling, K-12 Physical Education
402.715.6273
smcooley@mpsomaha.org
Jan Dahlgaard
Curriculum Facilitator for Secondary Language Arts
402.715.8480
jdahlgaa@mpsomaha.org
Monica Hutfles
K-12 HAL Program Facilitator, Odysseyware
402.715.8414
mahutfles@mpsomaha.org
Amanda Niemiec
Curriculum Facilitator for 6-12 Science and K-12 World Language
402.715.8245
ajniemiec@mpsomaha.org
Diane Reiners
Curriculum Facilitator for Business, FCS, 6-12 Health, &Ìý6-12 InformationÌýTechnology
402.715.8563
dreiners@mpsomaha.org
Shelley Schmitz
K-12 Program Facilitator for MTSS
402.715.8813 Ìý
slschmitz@mpsomaha.org
Nichole Schwab Ìý
Curriculum Facilitator for 6-12 Social Studies
402.715.8413
neschwab@mpsomaha.org
Tami Whitted
Curriculum Facilitator for Secondary Mathematics, Intervention, &ÌýSkilled and Technical Sciences
402.715.1679
tjwhitted@mpsomaha.org
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Special Programs
Dr. Kara Hutton
Coordinator of Special Programs
402.715.8708
khutton@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
English Learners
Dr. Kara Hutton
Coordinator of Special Programs
402.715.8708
khutton@mpsomaha.org
Pam Erixon
District EL Support Specialist
402.715.8764
perixon@mpsomaha.org
Bastian Derichs
Bilingual Liaison
402.715.6244
bderichs@mpsomaha.org
Rana Corey
Bilingual Liaison
402.578.7583
rrcorey@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
High Ability Learner
Monica Hutfles
K-12 HAL Program Facilitator
402.715.8414
mahutfles@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
Special Education
Dr. Terry Houlton
Director of Special Education
402.715.8219
thoulton@mpsomaha.orgÌý
Dr. Carrie Novotny-BussÌý
Coordinator - Elementary Special Education
Lead Administrator of MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)
402.715.8308
cnovotny@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Amanda Hunt
Coordinator of Early Childhood
402.715.8307Ìý
alhunt@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Ted Esser
Coordinator - Secondary Special Education
402.715.8224
tesser@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Kristy Feden
Coordinator - Young Adult Program
402.715.6330
klfeden@mpsomaha.org
Jean Savage
Secretary for Early Childhood & Elementary Special Education
402.715.8302
jasavage@mpsomaha.org
Courtney HeserÌý
Secretary to the Director of Special Education, Secondary Special Education,Ìýthe PsychologistsÌý& Special Education Transportation
402.715.8583
clheser@mpsomaha.orgÌý
Beth Pfeiffer
Secretary to the Young Adult Program &ÌýSpecial Education Records
402.715.8416
bapfeiffer@mpsomaha.org
Kristen McKenney
Facilitator - Elementary Special Education
402.715.8568
klmckenney@mpsomaha.org
Anne Keith
Facilitator - Elementary Special Education
402.715.8286
ackeith@mpsomaha.org
Kaye Schweigert
Facilitator - Middle School Special Education
402.715.8558
kmschweig@mpsomah.org
Wendy Wight
Facilitator - High School Special Education
402.715.8763
wawight@mpsomaha.org
Tricia Gillett
Department Chair - Birth-21 Speech/Language
402.715.8585
tlgillett@mpsomaha.org
Kelli Krause
Facilitator - B-21 Autism
402.715.8600
kkkrause@mpsomaha.org
Shelley SchmitzÌý
Facilitator- K-12 MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)
402.715.8813Ìý
slschmitz@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
Early College
Dr. Melanie Olson
Coordinator of Secondary Programs
402.715.8577
mlolson@mpsomaha.org
Angela Barona, Metro Enrollment Navigator
402-715-8299
afsbarona@mpsomaha.org
Amy Sweets, Early College Coordinator
402-715-8299
alsweets@mpsomaha.org