LPS Director of Accounting and Payroll Kelli Ackerman announces retirement

Kelli Ackerman, Lincoln Public Schools Director of Accounting and Payroll, has announced she is retiring at the end of the school year.

“Kelli brought tremendous experience and knowledge of school finance with her when she joined us in 2018,” said Liz Standish, associate superintendent of Business Affairs for LPS. “She was instrumental in working with the finance team to maintain financial stability and growth, ensuring staff and students have the resources they need to succeed.” 

Prior to coming to Lincoln in 2018, Ackerman served as the Holdrege Public Schools business manager and school board treasurer for 11 years. She started at Arapahoe Public Schools in 1984 as the business manager for 15 years before working in the private sector, returning to school finance in 2007. She received the Nebraska Council of School Administrators Distinguished Service Award in 2017.  Ackerman also was president of the Nebraska Association of School Business Officials, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Nebraska Public School Advantage and is vice chair on the Public Employees Retirement Board. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at Kearney State College. 

Ackerman’s last day will be June 30, 2022.

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