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NCSA Honors Retirees Each year NCSA is sad to lose but happy to congratulate our members in education who are leaving the profession due to their long-deserved retirement. We are honored to share with you a glimpse of their future plans or just a bit of advice that only those who have worked with children and parents for so long can give! Please Note: The NCSA staff made every effort to include all those individuals who responded to our request for information on retirements. Kelli Ackerman Director of Accounting & Payroll Lincoln Public Schools Being a member of NCSA is invaluable. Thank you to Mike, Dan & NCSA staff for working so hard every day for public education. Having a network of administrators that share a passion for public schools brings so much joy, friendships, and lifelines as we get through the tough days. The years go by fast, mentoring the next generation is so important. I encourage all administrators to be a member of NCSA and sign up to be a mentor for new administrators. Dr. Greg Barnes ESU 11 Administrator ESU 11 After 35 years in public education in Nebraska, what can I say? I've been blessed, it has been an honor, it has gone fast, and I thoroughly enjoyed the profession. What I've enjoyed the most, and what I will miss the most, are the people (educators/ friends). There are challenges ahead in public education, but we have many of the best minds in our profession and where there are problems, you will find solutions. Thank you NCSA, thank you colleagues, thank you friends, and most importantly thank you to my family. What a ride it has been! Brian Begley Principal Millard Public Schools - Millard North High School I am proud of my 30 years of service to our Millard students, and I wish all of my administrative colleagues success and good health.
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NCSA TODAY SUMMER 2022
Brad Best Superintendent Heartland Community Schools I have enjoyed all 39 years and the last 32 as an administrator. I firmly believe that everyone you meet, whether it be a colleague or a cashier, shapes who you become as a person. I have been blessed to have been shaped by so many of you. All of the noise in the world can wear on a person, but you will always be right as long as you focus on doing what is best for kids. As the experts in education, keep fighting for them and for those that work with them each day. Best wishes! Allyson Bohlen SPED and Preschool Director Adams Central Public Schools I am affiliated with NAESP and NASES as I was an Elementary Principal for 20 years. This is my first year with NASES.
Dr. Erik Chaussee Principal Millard Public Schools - Grace Abbott Elementary School It's hard to believe that 43 years have gone by with my employment to public schools. I started kindergarten in 1962 and have been on the same calendar for 60 years! It has been an honor to work with so many great people over these decades and to be involved in the lives of so many kids, parents, and staff members. I will miss so much of it. Sheri Chittenden Secondary Principal Paxton Consolidated Schools For 40 wonderful years I’ve been honored to serve as a Nebraska educator at Paxton Consolidated Schools. It was a privilege to be Paxton’s K-12 Spanish teacher for 22 years and secondary principal and activities director the past 18 years. Helping others to be successful has always been so important to me. With that said, NCSA is the organization that helped ME to be successful - Administrator Days, NCSA Region V Principals Meetings, School Law, School Safety, Tech Ed Conferences and more helped me learn and grow. Most importantly, thank you NCSA Staff for creating opportunities for Nebraska school administrators to network. This was especially helpful during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when we relied on each other to find our way. It was an incredible honor to serve as the NCSA Vice-Chair and NSASSP President during
