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The opening of three new schools gives the Lincoln Board of Education the unique opportunity to review projected city growth and adjust current school attendance boundaries to fully and efficiently utilize existing and future building space. The Board Planning Committee presented the proposed school boundary changes to the full Board during a June 8, 2021 work session.
The Board Planning Committee has been meeting with staff to gather information, look at data and draft a proposal for boundary changes. The next step in the process will be to provide the proposal information to the community through a special webpage on the Lincoln Public Schools website. During that time, community feedback will be gathered through a form on the website and reviewed by the committee. There will also be multiple public forums scheduled in August. Adjustments to the proposal will then be made based on the feedback provided and a final proposal will be presented to the Board for approval in late August or early September. The boundary changes would not take effect until the 2022–23 school year.
Planning Committee Chair Bob Rauner commented about the process, “These are proposed boundary changes and are not a full recommendation yet. The public will have multiple opportunities to comment and provide feedback through the webpage and community forums both in-person and virtually.”
Any students impacted by the proposed changes in 2022–23 would be able to remain in their current attendance center based on Board Policy 5122, which in part states: “Students in attendance at a specific school may be permitted to complete their education at that attendance center if the boundary is changed, placing the family in another attendance center.” In addition, eighth-graders living within the LPS boundaries will still be able to choose any high school to attend their freshman year by January 31 of the previous year. If a high school is not requested by the first day of school, the student will attend their attendance area school.
Please use the map below to explore changes to Elementary, Middle and High School Boundaries. If you have questions, we would encourage you to see if it has been answered in the Questions and Answers section below. If it has not, please use the provided form to ask us or attend one of our public forums in August.
These have been updated and will be presented for first reading to the Board of Education during their meeting on August 24, 2021
Join LPS Staff and the Lincoln Board of Education for a special presentation on the proposed Attendance Area Changes. Afterwards there will be an opportunity to ask questions and give feedback.
The public forums are concluded. Boundary recommendations were presented to the board on August 24, 2021. They will be up for approval at the September 14, 2021 board meeting.
At anytime you can view previously asked Questions and their Answers below OR use the provided form to ask us your own.
No. Any students already attending a school will continue to attend that school. Additionally, younger siblings would be able to attend the same school as their older brother/sister(s) when they are old enough to attend. See Board Policy 5122 for more information
Yes, the Board reviewed all school boundaries based on capacity and enrollment. The development around Robinson Elementary School was assigned to Culler when the land was annexed by the City. Middle School boundaries are bigger and often serve larger areas.
New high schools will be open to students 9-12. Course offerings may vary based on the enrollment and staffing.
Yes, that is the current plan.
Incoming 9th grade students must submit the High School Selection Form to attend a high school other than their assigned high school by January 31st of their 8th grade year. Students requesting a high school transfer after January 31st may be considered and may be approved at the district’s discretion.
Roper is projected to have 870 students this fall. Historically, the school enrollment has been as high as 900 students. Roper has capacity for over 1,000 students. There are no plans to add driveways or access points to the traffic flow.
An elementary school in Southwest Village Heights will need to be included in a future bond issue in order to have fund construction of the school. The date of opening is unknown. There will not be an impact on the current or proposed boundary changes.
A request to attend a middle school outside of your assigned attendance area can be made by Application for Special Attendance Permit through Student Services. The Application for Special Attendance Permit and applicable deadlines can be found on the LPS website HERE.
Transportation to Beattie would not be guaranteed. The district reviews the Transportation Plan annually. Once new boundaries are adopted, we will evaluate the changes that need to occur for the 2022-2023 school year through the annual review process.
Middle or Elementary School: If you want to see if your home at 1801 S 40th St will be moving to a new attendance area, you would open the map drawer (rectangle icon in top left) and turn on the “Elementary School Study Areas” and/or the “Middle School Study Areas” layers. Next, zoom in to your home’s address. If your home’s location is inside a colored area, clicking on it will reveal the change to that location. In this instance, 1801 S 40th St is moving from Sheridan to Holmes Elementary.
High School: If you want to see what high school your home at 1445 K St will be part of in 2023, you would open the map drawer (rectangle icon in top left) and turn on only the “High Schools Fall 2023” layer. You could then zoom in to your home’s address and find that this home would attend Lincoln High School.
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 tradition of rigorous academic achievement. The school district is growing and thriving, serving over 42,000 students in more than 60 schools and programs.
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