September 23, 2025

Each year a representative from each high school is named to the Board of Education. The Board welcomed this year's representatives last night. They are from left to right, Millard West's Kynzly Farr, Millard South's Braelyn Bouton, and Millard North's Shree Gullapalli.

Millard has many systems in place to connect with the community, share information, and gather feedback. One way is through the four Superintendent Advisories. They are the parent, business, community, and student advisories. The 2025-26 Superintendent Advisories held their first meetings over the past week. We thank all the participants for taking time out of their busy schedules to support our schools!

Congratulations to Ackerman, Disney, Rockwell, and Rohwer Elementary Schools and Millard South High School, who have been recognized as Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools!

They join Cody Elementary, Millard North Middle School, Central Middle School, Beadle Middle School, Millard North High School, and Millard West High School, who have previously received this recognition.

We are very proud of our Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools!

Students in Millard have the unique opportunity to follow the International Baccalaureate Programme from kindergarten all the way through high school. Millard offers IB at Aldrich and Black Elk Elementary Schools, Millard North Middle School, and Millard North High School. Students choosing to participate in the high school program take part in the rigorous International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The Board received the 2025 IB Diploma report last night. Congratulations to the 53 Millard candidates who earned their IB Diploma!

When you receive a text message from the district or your schools this year, it will be coming from a ten-digit number rather than a five-digit short code. FinalSite, our messaging provider, made the change this summer to follow the industry's best practices.

The number is 402-701-5522. You may want to make a note or save this number in your contacts as Millard Public Schools so you recognize it when it appears on your phone.

Please note that any emergency messages will still come from a short code for now.

Congratulations to our staff doing amazing things!

• Millard West Science Teacher Tyler Berzina has been awarded with the UNO Dual Enrollment Recognition of Excellence in Teaching.

We welcome the following staff to Millard for this school year:

• Stephanie L. Schrader – School Nurse for Millard Public Schools

• Caleb M. Burns – Business teacher at Millard North High School

Back Row, left to right: Lisa Schoenberger, Secretary; Justin Curtis, Board Member; John Schwartz, Superintendent; Mike Kennedy, Vice-President; Amanda McGill Johnson, Treasurer

Front Row, left to right: Linda Poole, President; Stacy Jolley, Board Member

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