Littleton Public Schools
Mary Ellen Dillman has worked as a Principal at Littleton Public Schools since August 2008. Prior to that, they were a Principal at Jefferson County Public Schools from 2005 to 2008.
Mary Ellen Dillman attended Metropolitan State University of Denver from 1989 to 1996, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education and Behavioral Science. Mary Ellen then pursued a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an ESL emphasis at the University of Colorado Denver from 1998 to 2001. In 2004, Mary Ellen briefly attended the University of Denver for a Principal Licensure program.
Littleton Public Schools
LPS is the only school district in the Denver metro area to receive the Colorado Department of Education’s (CDE) highest accreditation rating eight of the nine years it has been offered. LPS schools annually receive John Irwin School of Excellence and Governor’s Distinguished Improvement awards. LPS has also received the English Language Proficiency Act (ELPA) Excellence Award multiple times. Littleton Public Schools serves 28 square miles and includes the majority of the City of Littleton, Town of Columbine Valley, and portions of the municipalities of Bow Mar, Centennial, Greenwood Village and the City of Englewood. With nearly 15,000 students, LPS offers a comprehensive education from preschool through Grade 12, including several alternative programs. Leading the country in 21st-century learning, more than 12,000 Chromebooks are used by students every day. District teachers are known internationally for their use of instructional technology and students consistently win state and national competitions in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). LPS is ranked top 20 in the nation in K–12 education for safety and security. The security industry’s leading trade publication, Security Magazine, has named LPS among the Top 500 security operations around the world.