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LPS families,
Next week is the last week of school and our last weekly update. We will be transitioning to monthly emails for summer. Check out our website next week for “last week of school” photos and graduation information.
Below are important reminders and information for families.
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Monday, May 23
Tuesday, May 24
Wednesday, May 25
Thursday, May 26
Friday, May 27
Saturday, May 28
Sunday, May 29
Registration for Athletics and Activities for the 2022-2023 school year is open! To register your student, please visit the LPS Athletics home page at https://home.lps.org/athletics/packet/ . The process is changing from previous years and will now be completed in ParentVUE. If you do not have a ParentVUE account currently, please contact the main office at the high school where your student is enrolled for assistance creating the account prior to attempting to register.
Middle school students will return their Chromebooks at the end of this school year. Students in sixth and seventh grade will receive the same device when they return next fall. As we approach the end of the school year, please make sure your student can locate the charger (2 pieces), the bag/carrying case, and the Chromebook that was issued to them at the beginning of the year. More details will be shared with students and families through their school in the coming weeks.
REMINDER: Only graduating students (seniors) will return their Chromebooks at the end of the school year. As we approach the end of the school year, please make sure your student can locate the charger (2 pieces), the bag/carrying case, and the Chromebook that was issued to them at the beginning of the year. More details will be shared with students and families through their school in the coming weeks.
Students in grades 9-11 will keep their Chromebooks over the summer. Information about how to project your Chromebook over the summer will be shared by your school.
Parents of children turning five years of age before July 31, 2022 can go to lps.org and click on the red “Enroll Your Student” button. Here you will also find all the information necessary for registering, the required documents needed and answers to frequently asked questions.
Parents who do not have access to the online registration, or wish to register their child in person, should contact their attendance area elementary school as soon as possible.
Questions about kindergarten registration should also be directed to the child’s attendance area school.
Our preschool program is located in many of the elementary schools across the district. Children who are at least 3 years of age on or before July 31, 2022 and who have not yet turned five as of July 31, 2022, are eligible to apply.
At this time we are accepting 2022–2023 preschool applications and necessary documentation online, by email, fax or mail. You may also complete and submit an application and required documents by visiting our office, located at 300 S. 48th Street (enter door #2). Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information and to download the application, please visit our website: https://home.lps.org/earlychildhood/preschool-application/
Is your child looking for a job or other extended learning opportunity? Students can use their Chromebook or LPS Student Portal account to check out our electronic bulletin board by going to lps.org and typing in the keyword “JELO”. (Students must be logged in to their LPS Student Portal to view the board.)
Students in grades 6-12 will find information about a wide variety of opportunities available. This includes activities, camps, jobs and internships. We update the board every Wednesday afternoon.
Are you a business or organization wanting to share your opportunities with LPS students?
If so, please enter the information about your program/opportunity here: www.bit.ly/stujobslps.
Once you submit the information on the form, we will review it to ensure that it fits with our Board policies and regulations before we post it to the electronic bulletin board. Once an opportunity is posted, students in all middle and high schools are easily able to access the information. Please note: anyone outside of the LPS network or without LPS Portal access will not be able to access the eBulletin board.
Teaching and learning doesn’t stop during the summer at Lincoln Public Schools! Check out our website for the latest opportunities offered at our schools.
LPS offers high-quality, affordable workshops to help students prepare for the ACT college exam. If you are looking ahead to next year and wanting some extra practice, we have two sessions available. Both sessions will be held in person at Lincoln High.
June 6-10 from 1:00-4:30 p.m.
Register by Thursday, May 26 2022 by 3:00 p.m.
July 5-8 & July 11-15 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Register by Friday, June 24 2022 by 3:00 p.m.
Registration is online and open now on our website.
Registration is online and open now on our website.
Summer Athletic Clinics are offered through all 7 LPS High Schools and are conducted by the individual sport coaches at their respective locations. Clinics are offered in various sports and are available for students entering grades 3-12 for the 2022-2023 school year. Click here for more information.
The Lincoln Public Schools Summer Technology Program is provided for students entering grades 4 through 9 in the fall of 2022. The goal of the program is to provide upper elementary and middle level students a fun, exciting, and challenging opportunity to explore their interest in computers and technology. Click here for more information.
There are multiple opportunities for students entering grades 4-12 who have an interest and passion for music. Check out our website for information and registration information.
If you are in crisis and need immediate assistance, these services are available any time of the day or night, any day of the week:
Additional community resources can be found at MyLink – a website (https://mylnk.app) and a mobile app (for Apple and Android – search MyLink). It can be downloaded in a wi-fi environment and then used when wi-fi is not available. Translations are provided in Arabic, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
The Lincoln Board of Education will hold its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, May 24, at 6:00 p.m. located in the Boardroom at Lincoln Public Schools District Office, 5905 O St.
Members of the public and media may access the meetings via live video streaming or by physically attending the meetings, which are subject to all national, state and local limitations on public gatherings associated with COVID-19.
The agenda for the meeting can be found here: lps.org/board.
There are multiple ways to view the livestream of the Regular Meeting:
Overflow accommodations may need to be implemented to ensure the health and safety of all in attendance.
The Board believes public attendance and participation, when appropriate to the business at hand, is beneficial to the work of the Board and models the importance of civic engagement and civil discourse to the community’s children, but it cannot impede the Board from completing the business of the meeting.
In keeping with Board Policy 8420 and Neb Statute 84-1412(3), the Lincoln Board of Education has established these reasonable regulations to conduct Public Comment:
Persons attending Board meetings and/or speaking to the Board during Public Comment or during a public hearing must follow all requirements established by the Board, as well as all Board, chair and staff directions in order to help maintain the order, proper decorum, safety and security, and the non-disruptive functioning of the Board meeting. These include, but are not limited to the following:
If at any time persons appearing before the Board do not comply with these or any other Board requirements, it shall be the responsibility of the chair to declare that person or persons out of order and require a change in behavior, delay or recess the meeting, or refuse permission to continue to address the Board, and ultimately may require the person or persons to leave the premises of the Board meeting.
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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