Community Involvement has been activated.

PROJECT PAYBAC^®Partners Assisting Youth, Business, And Community

Project PAYBAC^® is a reciprocal partnership program that links schools to community businesses. The mission of Project PAYBAC^® is to provide diverse learning opportunities through these partnerships. To view the PAYBAC^® brochure, please click here.

If you are interested in becoming a partner, complete an application by downloading this link. The application will be distributed to building liaisons. Buildings have the option to decide to partner with a business. Mail the completed application to: Susan Rhodes, Millard Public Schools, 5606 South 147 Street, Omaha NE 68137. You may also fax (715.8409) or email the completed form.

For more information, e-mail Susan Rhodes.FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER^{One of the most active places in the Millard Public Schools is the Family Resource Center! The Center, located at 14607 Echo Hills Drive, is open to all families who live in the school district boundaries and is a great resource for families of young children, infants through 8 years. For more information, please click here.}LEGISLATIVE CORPS

Legislative Corps is a proactive, constituency-based lobbying effort comprised of interested staff, parents of Millard students, and residents of the Millard Public Schools district. Corps members are provided current information on legislative action and are asked to make frequent contact with state and national legislators on issues that affect public education and especially items that are relevant to Millard Public Schools.

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To Volunteer:

If you would like to join the MPS Legislative Corps, please download, complete, and fax or send the Legislative Corps Application below to:

Susan Rhodes
Don Stroh Administration Center
5606 South 147th Street
Omaha, NE 68137
Phone: 715-8221
Fax: 715-8409

Complete the Legislative Corps Application.

Legislative Documents:

Legislative Handbook
- Description of the Nebraska Unicameral and the legislative process, information about senators, committees, live coverage of legislative sessions, and links to Nebraska government information
Unicameral and Legislative Affairs
Millard Senators

VOLUNTEERS

Adult Information

District policy requires potential volunteers other than parents and grandparents of children in the district and current Millard students to go through a review process, which includes checking personal references and conducting a criminal and a child abuse or neglect check. At the discretion of the principal, applicants may be able to volunteer under direct staff supervision while the application is being processed.

With the exception of the TeamMates mentoring program, potential volunteers must contact the principal or the classroom teacher at the school where he or she in interested in volunteering to find out if volunteers are needed. If so, the contact person will provide the potential volunteer with an application form to be completed and delivered or mailed to the principal at the school.

To become a TeamMates mentor, potential volunteers need to contact the Metro TeamMates office at 390-8326 or sosborne@teammates.org. Please be sure to let the staff know you are interested in volunteering at a Millard school.

Student Information

Students: Big Brothers/Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring Program
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters' School-Based Mentoring Program matches elementary school students with a screened and trained high school or college student.
Students: Community Service Handbook for Government and Economics Course
- The Handbook includes the community service requirements, frequently asked questions, a list of more than 100 non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and government agencies with corresponding descriptions, and more.
Students: Timecard/Evaluation Form for Community Service
- For students to use in documenting their experiences