Upcoming Events
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- Late Start2/6/2012
2/8/2012
- Early Dismissal - Parent-Teacher Conferences2/9/2012
District News & Information
Nebraska School Board Recognition Week - January 22-28, 2012
January 22-28 has been proclaimed, by Governor David Heineman, as 2012 Nebraska School Board Member Week. Nearly 2,000 NE citizens currently volunteer their time to serve on local public school boards.
South Sarpy School District #46 would like to offer a huge "thank you" to our six school board members; Nick Stolzer (President), Brenda Sherman (Vice-President), Kyle Fisher (Secretary), Chris Dill, Jenny Kreifels, and Brian Wichman.
YOU ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED!
Dinner, Auction and Golf Tournament Set
The annual Foundation Golf Tournament, Dinner and Auction will be held on July 13, 2012 at Tiburon Golf Course. Information will be available soon on this website. If you are interested in helping or providing items for the auction please contact Lindy Richards at 402-592-1300.
Brett Richards Named New Superintendent
On Monday night December 12, 2011, the South Sarpy School District #46 Board of Education approved a two-year contract with Brett Richards to be the next Superintendent of the school district. Richards, who is currently the Director of Operations at the district, will begin his new assignment on July 1, 2012. He will follow Dr. Chuck Chevalier who has been superintendent for the past six years.
Richards came to the district three years ago and served as Principal at Platteview Central Junior High School. Previous to that, he was a principal and superintendent at Wickenburg Unified School District in Arizona. A native of Bellevue, Mr. Richards also served as Dean of Students at Bellevue East High School and Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Bellevue University in the 1990’s. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Peru State, and two Master of Education degrees, one from Hastings College and one from Doane College. He is in the process of obtaining his Specialist Degree from Doane College.
The contract, which was approved on a 6-0 vote of the Board, includes a first year salary of $122,000 plus insurance and retirement benefits. Richards is married with two daughters, and already lives in the South Sarpy district.
Superintendent Gets a Pie in the Face
A lucky 4th grader, Makenzie Johnson, was selected to throw a pie in Superintendent Chuck Chevalier's face. She did a great job to the cheers of Springfield Elementary students and staff! A few seconds later, Dalton Heisner received the lucky job of "pieing" Principal Wes Reed. The festivities concluded a building service project to raise money for "Pennies for Patients," a national fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Springfield Elementary students bought chances to be the lucky "piers," and also gave money to wear different spirit day clothing. Congratulations to the students and staff at Springfield Elementary School!Four School Board Members Get NASB Awards
Four school Board members received awards from the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) for their 2010-11 efforts. NASB annually gives Awards of Achievement to school board members in one of 10 levels. School board members can earn points for participating in workshops or conventions, presenting or moderating workshops or lobbying state senators. For 2010-11, South Sarpy School District #46 Board members who earned awards were Kyle Fisher (Level V), Nick Stolzer (Level IV), Brenda Sherman (Level II), and Brian Wichman (Level I). Congratulations!
Find Board Agendas and Minutes
Currently, the school district is using eMeetings to publish its Board meeting agendas and minutes online. To view an agenda, go to the Board of Education tab, then click Agendas and Minutes. Follow the instructions on that page. Agendas are typically available the Friday morning before the Monday meeting.
Head Start Program Information
Sarpy County Cooperative Head Start is taking applications for the home base program for children ages 0-3 and pregnant women. The home base program services provide each family with a weekly home visit from a Home Visitor and two group social opportunities per month for the family, access to social services, health and nutrition screenings and disability services. More information is available at www.sarpyheadstart.org or contact Head Start at 402-339-6592 Ext 106.
School Calendars
To access and view a school calendar, click on the About South Sarpy tab on the left column of this page.
