Welcome toÌýEducational Services!Ìý
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s curriculum and instructionÌýis guided by the district’s mission and strategic plan, the findings and recommendations of the Phi Delta Kappa Curriculum Management Audit, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s Board of Education policy and rules, and the Nebraska Department of Education Rule TenÌýrequirements.
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ 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 ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Education Program, commonly called the MEP,Ìýconsists of content curriculum, appropriate instructional strategies, and valid assessment methodologies. The MEP also outlines the development phases and timeline for curriculum development. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Instructional Model, commonly called the MIM,Ìýpromotes 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 assessmentsÌýand diagnostic assessments. These assessments follow theÌýdistrict’s Multi-Tiered Systems of SupportÌý (commonly called MTSS).
You may read more about the Ìýand our Ìýby clickingÌýon each title.
If you are interested in reviewing our ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ curriculum, please follow the link on the left side of this page titled ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Curriculum Frameworks.
Kelly Gallegos
Secretary to the Associate Superintendent of Educational Services
402.715.8301
kagallegos@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
Early Childhood Curriculum
Andy DeFreece
Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
402.715.8336 Ìý
adefreec@mpsomaha.org
Mendy Dickey
Secretary for Title I/Preschool
402.715.8339 Ìý
mjdickey@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Amanda Hunt
Coordinator of Early Childhood
402.715.8307Ìý
alhunt@mpsomaha.org
Jean Savage
Secretary for Early Childhood and Elementary Special Education
402.715.8302 Ìý
jasavage@mpsomaha.org
Cheris Kite
Facilitator for Early Childhood and K-5 Literacy Intervention
402.715.1431
cakite@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
ElementaryÌýEducation
Andy DeFreece
Director of Early Childhood & Elementary Education
402.715.8314
adefreec@mpsomaha.org
Kim Pirrone
Secretary for Elementary EducationÌý
402.715.8314
kjpirron@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
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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-12ÌýFacilitator for Music
402.715.8756 Ìý
nachapman@mpsomaha.org
Shannon Cooley Lovett
Curriculum Facilitator for K-12 Art,ÌýK-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 Ìý
slschmitz@mpsomaha.org
Nichole Schwab Ìý
Curriculum Facilitator for 6-12 Social Studies
402.715.8413
neschwab@mpsomaha.org
Tami Whitted
Curriculum Facilitator for Secondary Mathematics, Intervention, &ÌýSkilled and Technical Sciences
402.715.1679
tjwhitted@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
Special Programs
Bréann Avery
Curriculum Facilitator for Special Programs
402.715.8815
bcavery@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
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
Ìý
High Ability Learner
Monica Hutfles
K-12 HAL Program Facilitator
402.715.8414
mahutfles@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
Special Education
Dr. Carrie Novotny-Buss
Director of Special Education
402.715.8308
cnovotny@mpsomaha.orgÌý
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
402.715.8307Ìý
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 HeserÌý
Secretary to the Director of Special Education, Secondary Special Education,Ìýthe PsychologistsÌý& Special Education Transportation
402.715.8583
clheser@mpsomaha.orgÌý
Beth Pfeiffer
Secretary to the Young Adult Program (YAP), Speech-Language Pathology, &ÌýSpecial 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 Hutton
Facilitator - Elementary Special Education
402.715.8286
kdhutton@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
Department Chair - Birth-21 Speech/Language
402.715.8585
tlgillett@mpsomaha.org
Kelli Krause
Facilitator - B-21 Autism
402.715.8600
kkrause@mpsomaha.org
Shelley SchmitzÌý
Facilitator- K-12 MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)
402.715.8813Ìý
slschmitz@mpsomaha.org
Ìý
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