MEETING NOTICE: MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION October 6, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING At 508 Jefferson Ave, District Board Room An agenda of subjects known at the time of this notice are: Discuss/possibly determine Business Office wage parameters for the two open positions An agenda, which shall be kept continually current,... READ MORE >
Morrill Public Schools is seeking applications for the Business Manager position and for another business office staff position. We have had two business office positions but we are looking to expand to three. For the business manager position, we prefer to have someone with at least a bachelors degree in accounting. Pay and benefits will be competitive and... READ MORE >
The primary reasons for the difference between this year's and last year's budget are the ESSERS II & III stimulus funds, and the fund raising efforts for the Special Building Fund to build the Ag Education Complex. These increases in projected expenditures do NOT increase the tax levy, the small increase in the tax ask is attributed to the increase in... READ MORE >
The Morrill school board is considering going to SIX Bus Stops in Lyman, NE rather than continuing with house to house pick up and drop off. The map above shows where are current stops are (orange dots) in comparison to where the new stops (Xs) would be. We have created a survey to solicit the responses from families that use the bus in Lyman. If you do not live... READ MORE >
Here is the link to view the Morrill High School Sporting Events:https://striv.tv/channel/morri... READ MORE >
Morrill's Platte Valley Bank is hosting a Free Cookout from 6:00 - 7:00 at the high school football field. The flyer identifies the schedule of activities for the evening. The Volleyball Scrimmage, the Dunk Tank and Community Vendors will be on the East Elementary lawn, sidewalks and Madison Street. The Bounce Houses will be on the grass at the Early Childhood... READ MORE >
Registration for high school students is August 3rd. 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (11 & 12th grades) 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (9th & 10th grades) If you have any questions please call Karey Johnson (308)247-2149. READ MORE >
On July 23, 2021, Morrill Public Schools' staff and board kicked off the 2021-2022 school year with a cookout and pool party at the Morrill Community Pool. Many staff members from the Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary buildings attended along with their families. Five board members were able to join us as well. Amelia & China made very tasty potato and... READ MORE >
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing - West Nebraska Division will provide free sports physicals for area students. Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioners will perform the exams, which will cover all body systems. For more information, contact Bobbi At (308) 632-0410.When: Monday. July 19, 4:00 - 7:00 PMWhere: WNCC Harms Advanced... READ MORE >
While our two new Principals, Joe Wilson and Jessica Stec have both been in the district many days before their official first day of their contracts, July 1, 2021, they both were greeted by 17 staff at a new Principals' Reception at 8:30 in the morning on July 1st.They introduced themselves, the staff shared about themselves and their past and current roles at... READ MORE >
The ESSERS III Fund Application process requires that we publish several plans and allow for public input on these plans. One of the ways to provide input is during the public comment time at our July 5th Special Board meeting. The return to in-person Instruction Plan, the Continuity of Services Plan and the Plan for use of ESSERS III funds are available in this... READ MORE >
Thursday July 1, 2021 9:30 - 10:30 AM District Board Room 508 Jefferson Ave Superintendent Joe Sherwood will host a reception to welcome the new Elementary Principal Joe Wilson and new Secondary Principal Jessica Stec. The principals will each introduce themselves so that you get to know a little about them; then they will desire for those attending to... READ MORE >
Again, during the summer of 2021, Morrill Schools is providing breakfast and lunch 7 days a week to all children 1 year old through 18 years old from May 20th - July 30th. Children may eat breakfast and lunch in the Elementary Cafeteria at 505 Center Ave. in Morrill. If children are participating in Elementary summer school or Early Childhood summer programing... READ MORE >
As of May 11, 2021 masks will be VOLUNTARY. The Panhandle COVID-19 Case situation has improved so dramatically and remained in the lower side of moderate risk for so long that the Morrill District is NO LONGER be enforcing the mask mandate. READ MORE >
Food Service Director Posted: April 15, 2021 Morrill Public Schools has a cafeteria at the elementary school that services our food service needs for all students of the district infant -12th grades. This position is year round. We typically have 3 – 4 total staff in the kitchen. The food service director is a working management position, responsible for... READ MORE >
The Regional Risk of Spread continues to decline. Morrill School District continues to do well, with ZERO cases as of today and ZERO in quarantine. On April 19, 2021 at our regular board meeting the board will be considering changes to our Mandatory Mask protocol for the balance of this school year. If you have concerns or a perspective that you would like for... READ MORE >
Dear Parents, Patrons, Staff, and Board of Education, Here is a link to the DRAFT version of the new Nebraska Health Education Standards https://cdn.education.ne.gov/w... and here is a link to a presentation that identifies where the Department of Education is with the adoption process of the new standards https://cdn.education.ne.gov/w... What is the extent... READ MORE >
Joe Wilson is pictured here with his wife and a couple of of four children. Today he was pleased to accept the position of Principal for Morrill Elementary School beginning July 1, 2021. His educational career began in Ogden, Utah as a Biology and Physics Teacher. He has taught in several Wyoming communities with a wide range of teaching and coaching... READ MORE >
We want to personally thank all of the families who have already participated in our SchoolStore fundraiser! We are on our way to reaching our goal, but we need everyone’s help to make sure our teachers get the essential tools they need to help our students succeed. If your family hasn’t participated, there’s still time! This safe and easy fundraiser is 100%... READ MORE >
Elementary Principal Posted: February 17, 2021 Morrill Elementary employs 20 certified staff and 15 support staff members. We currently have 174 students with an average class size of 12.5 students. We are a GOOD school according the AQuESTT rating system, but we have our eyes set on becoming a GREAT school. We are currently accredited by NDE Frameworks but... READ MORE >
In January 2021, two long-term board members ‘retired’ from serving the Morrill Public School’s Board of Education. Their joint 30 years of experience (one with 16 years and the other with 14 years) will be missed, there is no doubt. They participated on the school board at Morrill through some particularly difficult times, and in fact came to the school board... READ MORE >
Please click on this link to view this year's annual report. https://5il.co/p8vs READ MORE >
The Panhandle Risk Dial continues to progress in a positive direction. We could likely be in the Moderate Risk Zone in the next couple of weeks. While mask wearing is tiring, I appreciate that it is keeping us in school, and participating in activities. Stay the Course! Face-to-Face Every Day All Year! READ MORE >
In the late spring of 2019, Morrill Public Schools set a goal and wrote a strategy to pursue a classification of GREAT according to the Nebraska Department of Education's AQuESTT rating system. We began wearing t-shirts every Monday as visual reminders of the daily focus that is required to stay attentive to our strategies for improvement. It was disappointing... READ MORE >
The COVID-19 situation in Scottsbluff County is significantly improved compared to the month of November. We continue to monitor and will reevaluate our COVID response protocols near the end of January. Of course our primary focus to to provide Face-to-Face instruction to Every Student, Every Day, All Year. READ MORE >
Morrill's Current District Case count, as you can see, is very low! The regional risk dial has moved to the right over the course of the last week - toward the severe risk zone. It is vital that we remain committed to the course of mask wearing and social distancing so that we are careful to keep kids in school and continuing to be able to participate in their... READ MORE >
The Nebraska Department of Education's Nutrition Services has urged public schools to provide meals over the winter break this year. We are participating in order to provide relief to families during this time of heightened levels of insecurity. We will deliver meals on December 23, 28, 30, and January 4. On each day( 23rd, 28th & 30th) we will deliver 3... READ MORE >
We will keep the MANDATORY mask expectation through the end of January and then evaluate what the current conditions are to determine if any 'relaxing' would be appropriate. Vaccines will likely be available to educators in January and to the general public by February. As we learn more about the vaccines from PPHD, we will keep you informed here. READ MORE >
The region has reduced from SEVERE to HIGH on the PPHD Risk Dial and our local numbers are really good. However individuals are still getting COVID-19 and the impact to some people is REALLY BAD. So we will continue to attend to cleaning, disinfecting, social distancing and mask wearing. READ MORE >
The district case count and number of students and staff in quarantine are so much improved since our Thanksgiving break. Thanks so much to all of you that have been working so hard to protect our face to face learning opportunities. We only have SEVEN days left before the Christmas break. Please continue to have a heightened sense of awareness in mask wearing,... READ MORE >
Our efforts are paying off and for two weeks now the Panhandle Covid Risk dial and the Case Count in the Morrill District are reducing. Only a couple of more weeks until Christmas break, we are hoping to continue to see progress made on our case and quarantine situation for the remainder of the semester. READ MORE >
The Governor and NE DHHS released a new Directed Health Measure following new guidance from the CDC related to length of quarantine for those exposed to COVID. Frankly, this 'relaxing' of the quarantine period actually makes me very uncomfortable and I know that there are many of you that might also be uncomfortable with the new DHM; yet I also anticipate that... READ MORE >
Notice the indicator on the risk dial is lower this week. The entire Panhandle area saw improvement last week. Our administrative COVID-19 response committee meets every other Monday to consider if Morrill Schools needs to consider anything else. In this week's meeting the committee felt we were right on track. We will continue to attend to the national,... READ MORE >
Thanks to all of our students, staff, parents and community that worked so hard with social distancing and health consciousness over the Thanksgiving Break. The time away has been effective at reducing our number of active cases and the drastic reduction in number in quarantine. We have 17 school days until Christmas Break. Let's continue to be vigilant in our... READ MORE >
Morrill Public Schools COVID-19 case count has reduced to one (1). We currently have 55 students or staff under quarantine mandates but 51 OF THEM will be released from quarantine on or prior to November 30th, our first day back from Thanksgiving break! Four (4) students have not yet received their return dates from PPHD from their exposure to COVID-19. We are... READ MORE >
There are FIVE school days left before Thanksgiving Break. We will be closed for Infants - 12th grade the entire week of Thanksgiving. READ MORE >
Scotts Bluff County currently has 1400 Covid-19 Cases. SEVEN of those are at Morrill Public Schools. READ MORE >
There are currently 1400 active COVID cases in Scotts Bluff County; only seven of those active cases are in Morrill Public Schools. We will continue to strive every day for every student to meet their academic, physical, social and emotional needs. READ MORE >
With the number of Staff and Students that are out for COVID, for Quarantine, or are awaiting test results, the TIME FOR A BREAK HAS COME. We are going to extend Thanksgiving Break for all the buildings of the district. There will be NO SCHOOL, PRESCHOOL or DAYCARE for children Infant - 12th grades Monday - Friday, November 23-27. The school community needs a... READ MORE >
Morrill School's case count and number in quarantine is looking better than it did the last two weeks, although the Panhandle has moved into the Red (Severe) Risk Zone. I appreciate all the effort from our parents, staff, students and the school board in navigating this world-wide pandemic and safeguarding our ability to remain face to face. Be watching the... READ MORE >
We have had a significant reduction in numbers of students quarantined and permitted to return to school today. However, Scottsbluff county is continuing to increase in daily COVID case count and hospitalizations. It is vital that we remain vigilant and disciplined in our safeguards of mask wearing, social distancing, handwashing, sanitizing, and staying home... READ MORE >
Our number of students and staff in isolation (with COVID) or under quarantine will be significantly reduced on Monday, November 9th. Of the cases we know about right now, only 12 will continue to be in quarantine on Monday. There may be cases in the works of which we are not yet aware, but most of our students and staff will be permitted to be back to school. It... READ MORE >
As we attend to the current swell of cases in Scottsbluff County and in our own school population, it is vital that we are attentive and diligent in our personal and collective illness monitoring. These are the protocols we are following at school and we are asking all parents to manage the Stay at Home protocols with regard to when students may return to school... READ MORE >
We have broken down the information about cases by building. We hope this design is helpful and more beneficial. READ MORE >
We waited as long as we could; we can wait no longer... ALL Students Kindergarten through 12th grade and ALL Staff MUST wear a mask at all times on campus or at school activities starting tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 through Christmas Break. We will evaluate at that point how we move into the 2nd Semester. We currently have 66 students/staff in... READ MORE >
Today packets will be going home for our Holiday Greenery Fundraiser. There is lots of important information in the packets. Please read through the information carefully. This year there is a website for online ordering. This is a great way to include family and friends who don't live in the area. The money raised will go towards new technology devices,... READ MORE >
The Panhandle Public Health District, and the communities that make up Morrill Public Schools have significantly increased in Coronavirus Cases in the last 10 days. pphd.org The staff, administration and board of Morrill Schools takes this pandemic very seriously and continues to strive to respond to it with effective strategies to keep students, staff, and the... READ MORE >
Starting Thursday, September 17 the school cafeteria is providing free meals to all children in the district 1 - 18 years old. The USDA has decided to have all students eat both breakfast and lunch for FREE. All families that live in the district but whose students are not enrolled in Morrill Schools can drive up to the North East Cafeteria door sidewalk between... READ MORE >
The lost delivery of plexiglass was found and delivered yesterday afternoon. Brad and his crew went to assembly yesterday and they will all be installed on the cafeteria tables very soon. They got started yesterday afternoon. Thanks to Watson's Manufacturing for designing and making the brackets to hold the plexiglass. These look GREAT! READ MORE >
The Morrill School District Communities are now 6 weeks in a row COVID-19 FREE. Let's keep the streak alive. Morrill's School Board and Administration believe that Face-to-Face is the best learning platform for our students, so we are striving to do everything within our power to safeguard the learning environment for our students and staff. PVC barrier... READ MORE >
The data in the chart is derived from pphd.org in the community tab above the risk dial. If you hover over each community dot, the risk rating will appear. For FIVE consecutive weeks now, the Morrill School Community has had ZERO cases of COVID-19. While that is true, the reason we are still in the yellow risk zone instead of the green risk zone is due to... READ MORE >
Chef Spencer made a meal for the cafeteria staff and administration today! Chef-made Lasagna, side salad and Parmesan Garlic Bread. It was very tasty. This is one of the meals that our students will have this year. READ MORE >
We are working on Pod Partitions for elementary and secondary classrooms. If classes are small enough to maintain a 6' distance between students the pod partitions won't be necessary. READ MORE >
Many wonder, "What will happen if someone gets COVID, a family member gets COVID, or someone in my class gets COVID?" These questions are addressed in this statement. The CDC link embedded shares four scenarios to help parents and students understand how long and in what situations people may have to quarantine. READ MORE >
While COVID-19 changes many things, and creates added levels of precautionary measures, the way we are starting the 2020-2021 school year, may in fact bring improvement to the Cafeteria! Read the Plan to see the exciting new plans for meal times and options. READ MORE >
Please read this one page document to discover the various learning alternatives for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. If you want to explore a 504 Plan for your child, please contact your building administrator. READ MORE >
HIRING NOW! If you are looking for purpose and job satisfaction with competitive wages and benefits, apply today. Come join our team! READ MORE >
We hope that our families are enjoying their summer. Please see the following document for ideas that can help with summer slide. READ MORE >
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