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December 9, 2022
Cottonwood Families,
Kudos to 3rd Grade
Congratulations to the third graders and their fantastic musical performance last night! Love that Tacky the Penguin! Thank you to Mrs. Marble, Mrs. Passey, Ms. Schoening, and Mr. Reck for all your help in preparing our students.
Cottonwood Night at LaCasa
One of our new business partners is LaCasa Restaurant. They are hosting a Dine In, Carry Out Curbside Night on December 14th. Please consider participating.
Mark your Calendars for Winter Break
We are down to single digits before Winter Break. There will be no school for students beginning Wednesday, December 21- January 4, 2022. Student's first day back from Winter Break will be Thursday, January 5, 2022.
Calendar of Events
Patriotic Pancake Feed Follow Up
During our Patriotic Pancake Feed there was a selfie booth. Some submitted their pictures. If you would like to get a copy, please see the link below:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xuPWXCYPY47PTqsD-8t1Q29Q2V1p4uN9?usp=share_link
Special Election For Continuation of Levy Override
The Millard Board of Education is asking 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. 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 Additionally, 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
Levy Fact Sheet.pdf
December Menus
Dec Breakfast Menu Millard_tcm755-163327.pdfDec Lunch Menu Millard_tcm755-163328.pdfCommunity Flyer.pdfParent Pride:
A Parent Volunteer Group
The Parent Pride, a parent volunteer group, is an integral part of the Cottonwood community. Each year this group of volunteers help to organize and fund raise for the events and activities that take place at Cottonwood. There are no membership dues so we depend on donations or participation of our fund-raising events. We hope that you will consider volunteering your time to support one of these events. Please remember to check our weekly newsletter for other volunteer opportunities. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Gina Rudloff at 402-715-1390 or gkrudloff@mpsomaha.org. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up below.
Thank you
Gina Rudloff
The school directory is now complete. If you would like to have have access to the directory please contact our office at 402-715-1390 and access can be given.
Community Corner
Millard Food Pantry 22-23 (1).pdfMillard Food Pantry 22-23 Spanish (1).pdfheartland hope holiday (1).pdfJob Opportunities in Millard
Looking for a new opportunity? We would love for you to consider a job with Millard Public Schools! No one knows us better than you. You are our community, and we want our families to be a part of our schools. You get what we are all about better than anyone else.
We are also a good fit for moms and dads with busy lives looking for schedules and opportunities that fit around families. The work is meaningful - and it doesn’t happen on nights and weekends.
We have para positions in our classrooms, food service and maintenance positions and a host of other opportunities. We currently have a few openings at Cottonwood. For a full list of open positions in our district. See everything currently available here:
Open Positions for Millard Public Schools
We invite you to be the next great reason we are #Proud2MPS!