LPS announces new elementary principals

January 27, 2026

Lincoln Public Schools announced new principals for Adams and Eastridge elementary schools in one of several announcements about upcoming administrator changes for the 2026-2027 school year. These changes will take place on July 1, 2026.

Adams Elementary School

Current Adams Assistant Principal Tina Crosely-Witt will be the next principal at Adams Elementary. Crosley-Witt has served as the assistant principal at Adams since 2017. Prior to her service at Adams, she was a Title I instructional coordinator in Lincoln Public Schools Federal Programs for two years. Crosley-Witt taught at Adams from 2008-2015, Elliott from 1998-2008, and Prescott and Everett elementary schools for one year each, beginning her teaching career at LPS in 1996. 

Crosley-Witt earned her Associate of Applied Science degree from Southeast Community College, and a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education degree and Master of Education in Educational Leadership degree from Doane University.

Eastridge Elementary School

Maggie Picou will be the next principal at Eastridge Elementary School. Picou is the current assistant principal at Roper Elementary School, a role she has held since 2023. Prior to the assistant principal position, Picou was the instructional coach at Clinton Elementary from 2019-2022. She has taught at Clinton for seven years, and Beattie Elementary for one year prior to her time at Clinton.

Picou earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education and Human Sciences, Master of Curriculum and Instruction and administrative certificate from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

Congratulations to these administrators on their new positions!

 

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