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Our School District
Lincoln Public Schools is the second largest public school district in Nebraska, located in the heart of the plains, renowned for its long-standing legacy of educational excellence and offering a unique combination: a tradition of rigorous academic standards and achievement while also a tradition of warm, family-friendly surroundings. The school district is growing and thriving, serving a record 35,847 students from early childhood and kindergarten through their senior year in high school in: 37 elementary schools, 11 middle schools and six high schools.
The school district also offers high school students an International Baccalaureate Program, extensive school-to-careers programs, an alternative high school setting, and focus programs in science, arts and humanities, information technology and entrepreneurship. Other special features include all-day kindergarten, a Reading Recovery program for first-graders, a booming English Language Learner program, hands-on instructional technology lessons, broad special education services, and a fully developed enrichment program for students identified as gifted.
LPS stresses a strong academic focus on core, cornerstone lessons of reading, writing, arithmetic, science and social studies, but also provides enrichment classes in fine and visual arts, foreign language and business, plus a vast array of after-school athletics and activities.
Story Ideas
- Unique activities in the final days of the school year
May 21, 2012 - Finalists selected for name of new LPSDO Development
May 18, 2012 - Students creating own board game
May 17, 2012 - North Star art show set for NuVibe
May 17, 2012 - Principal set for dunk tank
May 17, 2012 - Ribbon cutting celebration for Elliott playground set for May 22
May 16, 2012 - Groundbreaking for new Lincoln Public Schools District Offices set May 29
May 15, 2012 - Everest climber, author to visit Lux
May 11, 2012 - Zimmerle, Cavett family educator, honored for her work
May 04, 2012 - School calendar, parent survey on Board agenda
May 04, 2012 - Prescott unveiling new pieces of outdoor area at Walkathon
May 04, 2012 - Local artist, students team up on art project
May 01, 2012 - View more Story Ideas on our Story Ideas page.
Photos: Superintendent, Dr. Steve Joel
Press Releases
- LSE Theater revisits history from a century ago with ‘Titanic’
May 07, 2012 - LPS announces AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Project
May 07, 2012 - Joel names Stavem new associate superintendent
March 15, 2012 - LPS keeps watchful eye on bonds, saving taxpayers $2.36 million
March 15, 2012 - Board of Education to hold public forum for input on LPSDO development
March 09, 2012 - Schoo hosting Tech Night
March 09, 2012 - Photo Exhibit of Nebraska’s Fallen will be at Northeast
March 09, 2012 - MLK Jr. rally, march set for Jan. 16
January 20, 2012 - 30th Year of Intramural Drama Speech Debate
January 20, 2012 - Goodrich hosting open house
October 24, 2011 - AFJROTC selling wreaths to be placed at Wyuka
October 24, 2011 - Free multi-sport clinic offered for city youth
September 20, 2011
Publications
Social Media
Latest Tweets
- RT @mmusil: 4,782,821.00 in scholarship money going to North Star graduating seniors this year.
- Hear about the mail boy and the super reader in our first Finals Words, with Prin. Kathy Evasco, Cavett Elem. http://t.co/KQ3Gk89P #nebedu
- The Stories Behind the Numbers: http://t.co/PFHWBLwD Starts with the first day of school #nebedu
- Fun fact: The class of 2012 is the last class to have attended school in the 20th century. They were in kindergarten in fall of 1999.
- RT @danwitte: Couldn't be happier with our new principal! | Schoo Associate Principal to Take Over http://t.co/REkOy6W1 #nebedu #LNK
- Supt Joel's blog: Shifting Sands, Shifting Plans - budget, CLCs, technology, and retirees - http://t.co/90lXhlA2
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Contact Us
Mary Kay Roth
Communications, Lincoln Public Schools
email: mkroth@lps.org
phone: 402-436-1609
Zachary Baehr
Media Relations, Social Networking
email: zbaehr@lps.org
phone: 402-436-1619
Brian Fitzgerald
Web Site Information
email: bfitz@lps.org
phone: 402-458-3152
Doug Dickeson
Video Production
email: ddickes@lps.org
phone: 402-436-1833
Cynthia Wehland Falk
Video and Photography
email: cwehlan@lps.org
phone: 402-436-1834
