About Carolyn

Carolyn Miller is one of the directors of the D2 Center. She is a graduate of Omaha Northwest High School and the University of Iowa. Carolyn has been with the D2 Center since 2010.

December 15, 2020

2020-21 Tutoring and Elective Credit Classes at the D2 Center

Posted by Carolyn

In November 2020, the D2 Center began offering tutoring and elective credit classes virtually to D2 Center students. Staff Specialist Jodie Martinez coordinates the curriculum and student participation for the elective credit classes—”Navigating Your Future” and an English elective. Jodie and certified English teacher Kathy Kocsis work together with students taking the English elective. Certified math teacher Terry Kocsis, Jodie Martinez, and both Career Navigators, John Moore and Bette Norton Ball, assist students with “Navigating Your Future,” which focuses on career exploration and postsecondary planning. Students utilize cell phones, email, and Microsoft Teams (for virtual meetings with teachers) to complete course work.

October 21, 2020

D2 Center 2019-20 Annual Report

Posted by Carolyn

The D2 Center Annual Report (PDF) for the 2019-20 fiscal year is now available. Our Annual Report offers information about the students we serve, program outcomes, and our organization overall. The current pandemic created unique challenges in the final quarter of 2019-20. The closing of schools and social distancing hindered student progress and D2 Center growth and progress as well. Despite these challenges, the D2 Center:

September 29, 2020

YAN Spotlight: Olga Yaneth Mares

Posted by Carolyn

Our YAN Spotlight series is an extension of our “Meet the Staff” series of posts where we follow up with our Youth Academic Navigators since the last time they were featured on the blog.

September 03, 2020

D2 Center / OPS Virtual Summer Pandemic Partnership

Posted by Carolyn

The D2 Center partnered with the Omaha Public Schools in the summer of 2020 to offer three classes to supplement OPS virtual summer classes. For the past nine years, D2 Center teachers have offered two elective credit classes to D2 Center students in the summer. This summer was a bit different. Due to the pandemic and closing of schools, OPS summer school was limited mostly to seniors and a few juniors. The extra classes offered at the D2 Center allowed some OPS and D2 Center seniors the opportunity to earn enough credits to either graduate or move closer to graduation. The classes were also available to other interested D2 Center students. All three D2 Center classes were taught remotely utilizing Zoom meetings, cell phone, and email.

August 06, 2020

United Way of the Midlands Awards $15,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) / Reengagement Specialist Program

Posted by Carolyn

Press Release

July 13, 2020

D2 Center Virtual Summer Elective Classes

Posted by Carolyn

The D2 Center partnered with the Omaha Public Schools (OPS) this summer in June and July and is offering three classes to D2 Center students and a few other OPS students who are trying to graduate. All the classes are taught remotely utilizing Zoom meetings, cell phone, and email. Twenty-nine students are taking 41 classes including an English elective and a new D2 Center elective, “Navigating Your Future.” The English elective is taught by Jodie Martinez and Kathy Kocsis. Navigating Your Future is taught by Ms. Martinez and Clem Bell. Special units in this new class are taught by math teacher Terry Kocsis and D2 Center Career Navigators John Moore and Bette Norton Ball. All D2 Center teachers are Nebraska-certified. Many of the students are also taking virtual classes through OPS. Best wishes to these students to earn as many credits as possible this summer!