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Interventionist, Cody Elementary

District Accountant

Our community sponsors make our Employee of the Month award a special one! Thank you to DJ's Dugout for making sure our winners feel the love. Each winner receives a gift certificate so they can enjoy an evening out. This is the second year DJ's has stepped up to support our Employees of the Month.

The Millard Public Schools Foundation supports the district in so many ways. Each year it underwrites the Employee of the Month program with a check to each winner. Know a teacher or staff member you think deserves recognition? Nominate them today! Millard Employee of the Month Nominations

The Board approved the 2023-24 School Calendar. It is now available on the district website and can be accessed here: 2023-24 School Calendar

Millard believes excellence is worth the investment and strives for an Advanced Placement culture to encourage students to stretch themselves academically. The Board received the annual Advanced Placement Report at last night's meeting. The district currently offers 27 AP courses. The percentage of students scoring a grade on the AP exam strong enough to qualify for college credit rose to 73 percent, up from 63 percent last year. In Millard, 421 students were named AP scholars. This is approximately 25% of the AP scholars in Nebraska. These are the students who take three or more AP courses and earn a score of three or better.

For almost a decade Millard had been offering dual enrollment opportunities for students to earn college credit while they are still in high school. The Board received the annual Dual Enrollment Program Report at last night's meeting. Students can earn college credit through select Advanced Placement courses, High School Academies, and Early College. Students receive credit through UNO and Metro Community College. The credit is at a reduced rate of tuition. That saved Millard families $1,995,184 in college tuition just for this year alone. Want to learn more about the opportunities available for your student? Click here to learn about Millard's curriculum, academies and special programs.

Throughout this year we are sharing all the ways Millard is rooted in academics. The commitment of our teachers and staff shows in our data. Over the past five years, Millard students scored higher on the national ACT test than both the state and national average. Millard's dip in learning during the height of the pandemic was less than half that of the national data, and gains in learning have been recorded since then on state a national tests. Here are some of the people who make that success possible.

We welcome the following employees to Millard Public Schools for the coming school year!

• William C. Duncan – Elementary Teacher for Millard Public Schools

• Jeffrey A. Erixon – English Learner Teacher at Black Elk Elementary School
  

• Joan C. Nelson – Special Education Teacher for Millard Public Schools
  

• Tiffany L. Pomfret – Math Teacher at Millard North Middle School

• Jordan K. Vanderloo – Fifth Grade Teacher at Morton Elementary 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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