Welcome to Educational Services!
Millard's curriculum and instruction is 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 Ten requirements.
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, consists 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, promotes 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 assessments and diagnostic assessments. These assessments follow the district’s Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (commonly called MTSS).
You may read more about the Millard Curriculum Management Audit and our Multi-Tiered Systems of Support by clicking on 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
Early Childhood Curriculum
Andy DeFreece
Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
402.715.8336
adefreec@mpsomaha.org
Mendy Dickey
Secretary for Title I/Preschool
402.715.8339
mjdickey@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Jean Ubbelohde
Coordinator of Early Childhood
402.715.8307
jrubbelohde@mpsomaha.org
Jean Savage
Secretary for Early Childhood and Elementary Special Education
402.715.8302
jasavage@mpsomaha.org
Cheris Kite
Facilitator for Early Childhood and K-5 Literacy Intervention
402.715.1431
cakite@mpsomaha.org
Elementary Education
Andy DeFreece
Director of Early Childhood & Elementary Education
402.715.8314
adefreec@mpsomaha.org
Kim Pirrone
Secretary for Elementary Education
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
Secondary Education
Dr. Anthony Weers
Director of Secondary Education
402.715.8304
ajweers@mpsomaha.org
Adina Babko
Secretary to Director of Secondary Education
402.715.8484
aebabko@mpsomaha.org
Debbie Curnyn
Secretary to Secondary Education & Educational Services
402.715.8253
dscurnyn@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Melanie Olson
Coordinator of Secondary Programs
402.715.8577
mlolson@mpsomaha.org
Nicole Chapman
K-12 Facilitator for Music
402.715.8756
nachapman@mpsomaha.org
Shannon Cooley Lovett
Curriculum Facilitator for K-12 Art, K-12 College & Career Readiness, K-12 Counseling, K-12 Physical Education, Odysseyware
402.715.6273
smcooley@mpsomaha.org
Jan Dahlgaard
Curriculum Facilitator for Secondary Language Arts
402.715.8480
jdahlgaa@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Amy Himes
Curriculum Facilitator for Secondary Science, K-12 World Languages
402.715.8245
achimes@mpsomaha.org
Monica Hutfles
K-12 HAL Program Facilitator
402.715.8414
mahutfles@mpsomaha.org
Diane Reiners
Curriculum Facilitator for Business, FCS, 6-12 Health, & 6-12 Information Technology
402.715.8563
dreiners@mpsomaha.org
Shelley Schmitz
K-12 Program Facilitator for MTSS
402.715.8813
slschmitz@mpsomaha.org
Nichole Schwab
Curriculum Facilitator for 6-12 Social Studies
402.715.8413
neschwab@mpsomaha.org
Tami Whitted
Curriculum Facilitator for Secondary Mathematics, Intervention, & Skilled and Technical Sciences
402.715.1679
tjwhitted@mpsomaha.org
Special Programs
Dr. Kara Hutton
Coordinator of Special Programs
402.715.8708
khutton@mpsomaha.org
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
Myrna Gouger
Bilingual Liaison
402.715.6383
mbgouger@mpsomaha.org
Rana Corey
Bilingual Liaison
402.578.7583
rrcorey@mpsomaha.org
High Ability Learner
Monica Hutfles
K-12 HAL Program Facilitator
402.715.8414
mahutfles@mpsomaha.org
Special Education
Dr. Terry Houlton
Director of Special Education
402.715.8219
thoulton@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Carrie Novotny-Buss
Coordinator - Elementary Special Education
Lead Administrator of MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)
402.715.8308
cnovotny@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Jean Ubbelohde
Coordinator of Early Childhood
402.715.8307
jrubbelohde@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Ted Esser
Coordinator - Secondary Special Education
402.715.8224
tesser@mpsomaha.org
Hayley Mentzer
Coordinator - Young Adult Program
402.715.6330
hdmentzer@mpsomaha.org
Cathy Carrington
Secretary to the Director of Special Education & Secondary Special Education
402.715.8313
ccarring@mpsomaha.org
Jean Savage
Secretary for Early Childhood & Elementary Special Education
402.715.8302
jasavage@mpsomaha.org
Courtney Heser
Secretary to the Psychologists, Young Adult Program & Special Education Transportation
402.715.8583
clheser@mpsomaha.org
Beth Pfeiffer
Secretary - Special Education Records
402.715.8416
bapfeiffer@mpsomaha.org
Kristen McKenney
Facilitator - Elementary Special Education
402.715.8568
klmckenney@mpsomaha.org
Jennifer Pollock
Facilitator - Elementary Special Education
402.715.8286
jlpollock@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 Schmitz
Facilitator- K-12 MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)
402.715.8813
slschmitz@mpsomaha.org
Early College
Dr. Melanie Olson
Coordinator of Secondary Programs
402.715.8577
mlolson@mpsomaha.org
Kayla Gillian, Metro Enrollment Navigator
402-715-8299
kmgillian@mpsomaha.org
Amy Wesely, Early College Coordinator
402-715-8299
alwesely@mpsomaha.org