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The Board honored long-time member Dave Anderson for his 15 years of service. Last night was Mr. Anderson's final meeting. He has served since 2007 and will retire from the Board at the end of the month. Commenting on his service, Millard Superintendent, Dr. John Schwartz, thanked him for his calm and steady approach, and for always being a friend to Millard.

The Board of Education voted unanimously last night to ask our community to continue the levy override authority the district has had since 2018. The levy override has provided financial stability to support the important work of Millard's teachers and staff. The Board’s action was taken because state law requires levy overrides to be reauthorized by voters after five years. Millard residents will vote on the continuation of this authority in a special mail-in election on March 14th. More information about the levy override is available on the district website at https://www.mpsomaha.org/millards-levy-override

The district will host four public information sessions about the levy override. Superintendent Dr. John Schwartz and Chief Financial Officer Chad Meisgeier will give a presentation and be available for questions. The information sessions will be as follows:

• Monday, January 16th, 6 p.m. at the Don Stroh Administration Center, 5606 South 147th Street, Omaha, NE 68137
• Tuesday, January 24th, 6 p.m. at Millard North High School, 1010 South 144th Street, Omaha, NE 68154
• Tuesday, January 31st, 6 p.m. at Millard South High School, 14905 Q Street, Omaha, NE 68137
• Thursday, February 2nd, 6 p.m. at Millard West High School, 5710 South 176th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68135

We welcome the following employees to Millard Public Schools:

• Emily L. Evans – Resource Teacher at Abbott Elementary School starting in January 2023.

• Mindy S. Jorgensen – English Language Arts Teacher at Millard North Middle School starting in January 2023

• Alexandra S. Espinoza – Secondary Teacher starting in Fall of 2023

  
  

  
  

The following employees have announced they will either retire or resign at the end of the year:

• Bridgette B. Stevens – Math Teacher at Andersen Middle School
• Jacqueline R. Polacek – Fifth Grade Teacher at Wheeler Elementary School
• Karlie J. Johnson – Fifth Grade Teacher at Cottonwood Elementary School
• Terry A. Dischler – Counselor & PE Teacher at Montclair Elementary School
• Scott M. Bohlken – Industrial Tech Teacher at Millard West High School
• Caitlin E. Smith – Speech Pathologist at Wheeler Elementary School
• Jameson D. DeFreece – Science Teacher at Millard North Middle School
• Roberta E. Deremer – Principal at Ezra Elementary School
• Susan I. Johnson – Reading Intervention Teacher at Morton Elementary School
• Lukas D. Ziemba – Language Arts Teacher at Millard North Middle School
• Dr. Brad D. Sullivan – Principal at Neihardt Elementary School
• Kelly A. Welsh – Language Arts Teacher at Millard North High School
• Gayle L. Anderson – Fifth Grade Teacher at Harvey Oaks Elementary School
• Lisa L Meister – Counselor at Kiewit Middle School
• Kelly A. Pugh – Instructional Facilitator/READ Teacher at Cottonwood Elementary School
• Nancy G. Anderson – Instructional Facilitator/Counselor at Cather Elementary School
• Cheri J. Maly – Resource Teacher at Millard North High School
• Melisa D. Schwartz – Special Education Teacher at the Young Adult Program at Ackerman Elementary School
• Rachelle A. Pechacek – Second Grade Teacher at Ackerman Elementary School
• Chandler E. Nielson – Math Teacher at Millard North High School

From Left to Right: Secretary Mike Kennedy, President Stacy Jolley, Treasurer Mike Pate, Superintendent Dr. John Schwartz, Vice President Linda Poole, Board Member Amanda McGill Johnson, Board Member Dave Anderson

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