LPS: A place where children want to be

As anticipated, we had a great start to the school year.   Staff and students returned with energy and enthusiasm, and that showed each time I visited a school.  Many thanks to all of our staff for their great work in making Lincoln Public Schools a place where children and parents want to be.

The technology pilots at Culler Middle School and Riley Elementary School are off and running.  Seeing the smiles on the faces of the Culler students has been heart warming.  For a large number of these kids, this was the first time they had daily access to a personal computing device.  Our goal, of course, is to use the pilot schools to determine strategy to move forward with technology implementation across our school district.  This goal will be a challenge due to our large and increasing student enrollment numbers.

The school bond construction projects are also moving aggressively forward.  The Career Academy is beginning to take shape on the campus of Southeast Community College, while our technology and security modifications are occurring in schools throughout the district.  Plans for the new elementary (slated to open in 2016) and middle school (2017) are also pushing forward.  We are excited about partnering with the YMCA on the middle school site.

Each day in LPS is a reminder of how fortunate we are to be entrusted with the most valuable commodity a community has: our children.  We look forward to a great academic year and appreciate our tremendous partnerships that ensure we have community help in nurturing and educating our students.

Steve