Where Opportunity Ignites Success
We want the best for your child. Millard offers 35 neighborhood schools and dozens of programs of choice. The district is rated Excellent by the Nebraska Department of Education, the highest rating available. Millard has more National Blue Ribbon Schools that any other district in the state and promotes an Advanced Placement culture with 29 AP classes. Students may begin taking AP courses in their freshman year.
Programs of Choice are available at the following schools. Click on the links of each program below to learn more.
Elementary
- Core Knowledge Schools of Distinction - Cather and Disney Elementary Schools
- International Baccalaureate - Aldrich & Black Elk Elementary Schools
- Montessori - Montclair and Norris Elementary Schools
- STEM Schools - Upchurch Elementary School
Middle School
- Bridge to Early College - Central Middle School
- International Baccalaureate - Millard North Middle School
- Montessori - Russell Middle School
- STEM Schools - Russell Middle School
High School
- Air Force Junior ROTC - Millard South High School
- AP Capstone - Millard West High School
- Early College - Millard South High School
- International Baccalaureate - Millard North High School
- Education Career Academies - Millard North & Millard West High Schools
- Entrepreneurship Career Academy - Millard South High School
- Health Sciences Career Academy - Horizon High School
- STEM Career Academy - Millard West High School
- Metro College Academies
- Additional Academies including Zoo, UNMC High School Alliance, and Intern Omaha
Millard is a one-to-one school district, with a learning device for each child. We offer a world-class fine arts program, including elementary music and strings. Upcoming public performances may be viewed on the Millard Fine Arts Performance Calendars. Additionally, we offer a vast array of physical education classes, including swimming with swimming pools onsite at all three comprehensive high schools.
Interested in a particular school? Reach out for a tour. Need more information? Get in touch with us at mpscommunicates@mpsomaha.org.
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. Amanda Hunt
Coordinator of Early Childhood
402.715.8307
alhunt@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
Debbie Curnyn
Secretary for Elementary Education
402.715.8314
dscurnyn@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
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-12 Facilitator for Music
402.715.8756
nachapman@mpsomaha.org
Shannon Cooley Lovett
Curriculum Facilitator for K-12 Art, K-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
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
Bréann Avery
Curriculum Facilitator for Special Programs
402.715.8815
bcavery@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
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
High Ability Learner
Monica Hutfles
K-12 HAL Program Facilitator
402.715.8414
mahutfles@mpsomaha.org
Special Education
Dr. Carrie Novotny-Buss
Director of Special Education
402.715.8308
cnovotny@mpsomaha.org
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
402.715.8307
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 Heser
Secretary to the Director of Special Education, Secondary Special Education, the Psychologists & Special Education Transportation
402.715.8583
clheser@mpsomaha.org
Beth Pfeiffer
Secretary to the Young Adult Program (YAP), Speech-Language Pathology, & Special 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 Martindale
Facilitator - Elementary Special Education
402.715.8286
kdmartindale@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
Speech Language Pathology Program Facilitator B-21
402.715.8585
tlgillett@mpsomaha.org
Kelli Krause
Facilitator - B-21 Autism
402.715.8600
kkrause@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
Angela Barona, Metro Enrollment Navigator
402-715-8299
afsbarona@mpsomaha.org
Amy Sweets, Early College Coordinator
402-715-8299
alsweets@mpsomaha.org