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NSASSP Announces 2020-2021 Nebraska Middle School Principal of the Year By JEFF STEINBECK, NSASSP Public Relations Representative

The Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals has selected Dr. Scott Ingwerson as the 2020 Middle School Principal of the Year. This award is presented annually to a principal who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in their school, region, and at Ingwerson the state level. This award honors principals who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of: Personal Excelthe first person to tell you great things about your kid.”

lence, Collaborative Leadership, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Personalization.

Dr. Ingwerson has been in education since 2000. He has been the Principal at Millard North Middle School since 2012 after serving as the Assistant Principal there for five years. Public Schools during their film series The Mind Inside. He

He has also been the Dean of Students at Logan Fontenelle Middle School and Mission Middle School in Bellevue. Before that he taught Biology and coached at Platteview High School.

Dr. Ingwerson is a native of Nehawka, NE and attended Conestoga Public Schools. He is a member of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators (NCSA), the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals (NSASSP), and ment (ASCD). In 2014 and 2018 Ingwerson was selected by

"I have had the unique opportunity to observe his knowledge, skills, and disposition from many seats, and I have learned from him in each of these roles."

— Dr. Heather Phipps, Associate Superintendent of Educational Services of Millard Public Schools

the Region II principals as the Outstanding Middle School Principal.

Dr. Heather Phipps, the Associate Superintendent of Educational Services of Millard Public Schools states, “I have had the unique opportunity to observe his knowledge, skills, and disposition from many seats, and I have learned from him in each of those roles. I am a better administrator, evaluator, and leader because I have worked with him.” Dr. Phipps continues, “He is an engaged participant in the Millard Public Schools Foundation fundraising efforts and is an active member of his community.”

Carly McCulloch, a parent of Millard North Middle School students noted, “In any number of scenarios, Dr. Ingwerson is She also added, “He is the first person to help you see what you are doing right as a parent.”

Dr. Ingwerson has served as the NSASSP Region II President for two years from 2017-2019 and has also served as the Region II treasurer for three years previous to serving as president. His school was recently featured by Nebraska Loves the Association for Supervision of Curriculum and Develop

has also presented at the NCSA State Principals Conference and has been a presenter for Doane College’s Educational Leadership Program and for the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s graduate classes.

Dr. Ingwerson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education while majoring in Unified Science and Biology from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri in 1999. He then earned his Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from Doane College in 2005 and received his Doctorate of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2015.

Congratulations to Dr. Scott Ingwerson for his outstanding performance as Middle School Principal at Millard North Middle School. Dr. Ingwerson will represent Nebraska and NSASSP at the National Advocacy Conference hosted by NASSP in March of 2021. NSASSP appreciates the contributions to the profession and is proud to name Dr. Scott Ingwerson of Millard North Middle School the 2020 Middle School Principal of the Year! ■