Curriculum

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.

Associate Superintendent of Educational Services
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402.715.8301
Contact Us

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
402.715.1431
cakite@mpsomaha.org

Amanda Niemiec
Curriculum Facilitator for 6-12 Science and K-12 World Language
402.715.8245
ajniemiec@mpsomaha.org

Matthew Scott
K-5 Mathematics & Intervention Curriculum & Instruction Facilitator
402.715.1429
mjscott1@mpsomaha.org

Jody Sempek
K-5 English Language Arts Curriculum & Instruction Facilitator
402.715.1169
jlsempek@mpsomaha.org

Julie Shirk
K-5 Science/Social Studies/Health Curriculum & Instruction Facilitator
402.715.1198
jlshirk@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

Lynn Hill
Career & Technical Education (Business, Communication & Information Systems, Family Consumer Science and Skilled & Technical Science) and 6-12 Health Curriculum & Instruction Facilitator
402.715.8563
lmhill@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

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

Bréann Avery
Curriculum Facilitator for Special Programs
402.715.8815
bcavery@mpsomaha.org

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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

Jennifer Scott
District EL Support Specialist
402.715.6279
jlscott@mpsomaha.org

Bastian Derichs
Bilingual Liaison
402.715.6244
bderichs@mpsomaha.org

Rana Corey
Bilingual Liaison
402.578.7583
rrcorey@mpsomaha.org

Nahely Martinez Torres
Bilingual Liaison
402.968-9891
nkmartineztorres@mpsomaha.org

Ahmad Masood Amanllah
Bilingual Liaison
402.510-2805
aamanllah@mpsomaha.org

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High Ability Learner

Monica Hutfles
K-12 HAL Program Facilitator
402.715.8414
mahutfles@mpsomaha.org

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Special Education

Dr. Carrie Novotny-Buss
Director of Special Education
402.715.8308
cnovotny@mpsomaha.orgÌý

Anne Keith
Coordinator - Elementary Special Education
Co-Leader of MTSS-B (Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Behavior)
402.715.8219
ackeith@mpsomaha.org

Dr. Amanda Hunt
Coordinator of Early Childhood
402.715.8307Ìý
alhunt@mpsomaha.org

Dr. Ted Esser
Coordinator - Secondary Special Education
Co-Leader of MTSS-B (Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Behavior)
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 (YAP), Speech-Language Pathology, &ÌýSpecial Education Records
402.715.6331 (YAP)
402.715.8416 (DSAC)
bapfeiffer@mpsomaha.org

Kristen McKenney
Facilitator - Elementary Special Education
402.715.8568
klmckenney@mpsomaha.org

Karen Hutton
Facilitator - Elementary Special Education
402.715.8286
kdhutton@mpsomaha.org

Kaye Schweigert
Facilitator - Middle School Special Education
402.715.8558
kmschweig@mpsomaha.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
kkrause@mpsomaha.org

Shelley SchmitzÌý
Facilitator- K-12 MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)
402.715.8813Ìý
slschmitz@mpsomaha.org

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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

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