Human Resources

LPS Supervisor of Maintenance Tim Loseke smiles while sitting in a chair in his office. There is a row of cubbyholes hanging below two doors for shelving on the wall behind him.

Loseke serves generation of LPS families with leadership talents

July 17, 2026

Tim Loseke’s talent for overseeing construction and maintenance projects has led to many bright outcomes for a generation of Lincoln Public Schools students. Loseke will retire a...

Lincoln Public Schools has been recognized in the Lincoln Family-Friendly Workplace Certification Program. From left, Lincoln Littles Executive Director Anne Brandt, Lincoln Board of Education member Bob Rauner, LPS Associate Superintendent of Human Resources Vann Price, LPS Associate Superintendent of Business Affairs Liz Standish and Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development President Jason Ball stand together in a row. Vann Price is in the middle and is holding a rectangular certificate of achievement.

LPS honored for prioritizing family-friendly workplace practices

July 15, 2026

Lincoln Public Schools earned applause this week for having established a wide range of family-friendly initiatives for employees. LPS was one of 12 recipients of the Lincoln Fam...

Diane Huseman smiles as she teaches in a Morley Elementary School classroom. There are bookshelves behind her and a student is smiling at a desk next to her.

Retired Morley teacher continues making an impact as substitute

June 12, 2026

At Morley Elementary School , Diane Huseman is more than a longtime substitute teacher. She is part of the school’s story. Huseman taught at Morley for more than 30 years before ...

Signature Celebrations: LPS seniors declare intent to join education profession

May 12, 2026

Balloons, banners and big smiles surrounded Lincoln Public Schools seniors this spring when they declared their intent to become future educators. Sixty-five seniors from all eig...

Judy Wadhams smiles while sitting at her desk in a classroom at Schoo Middle School. Her hands are over the keyboard of her laptop computer and the back of the screen is facing the camera. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing glasses and an audio device to project her voice to students.

Wadhams makes substantial impact as substitute teacher for LPS students

November 21, 2025

Judy Wadhams is making a substantial impact on Lincoln Public Schools students through her significant work as a substitute teacher. Wadhams is continuing her lengthy LPS career...

LPS Nutrition Services Distribution Center employee Steve Harper pushes a large cart full of food items at the distribution center.

Nutritious Deliveries: LPS employees help thousands of students with food distribution

October 16, 2025

As soon as Steve Harper pulls up to schools on the north side of Lincoln every morning, he starts a process that leads to sunny smiles in local lunchrooms. Harper is one of 16 N...

LPS student teacher Sarah Baillie and LPS Associate Superintendent for Human Resources Vann Price listen to a group of teachers and administrators at a student teacher event this fall. There is a banner behind them that says Work With Us! and they are sitting in chairs at a rectangular table.

Connecting with the future: LPS leaders foster community and conversations with student teachers

September 11, 2025

For Sarah Baillie, the three Cs of connection, community and conversations led to an A-plus experience at Lincoln Public Schools this fall. Baillie gained many valuable tips abo...

A new educator holds a sign that says I love Lincoln Public Schools while standing in front of a backdrop at a new educator orientation event.

Hundreds of difference-makers prepare to make major impacts at LPS buildings

August 9, 2025

Theora Melcher and Sierra Werner arrived at Southwest High School this summer ready to begin their mission of making major impacts at Lincoln Public Schools. The Riley Elementa...

Four individuals stand before bookshelves, two women in the center, flanked by a woman and a man. They are likely library staff. The signs above read: "Nonfiction 040-050," "Nonfiction 073-977," and "Nonfiction 973-977."

Lincoln High custodians gain confidence through English literacy program

May 7, 2025

Lincoln Public Schools custodians are breaking through language ceilings this spring with their hard work in a specialized English class. Monica Tasse, Hilda Strehle, Chingwende...

Aspiring Educators: New partnership to boost numbers of early childhood teachers at LPS

March 20, 2025

East High School graduate Rema Al Neamah couldn’t stop smiling as she envisioned how she would help local early childhood students as a full-time teacher. Al Neamah took a major...