About Schools Departments News Staff Parents Lincoln Board of Education Home Board Resolutions Board Update Episodes The Lincoln Board of Education is committed to providing the highest quality education for all students in Lincoln Public Schools. The Board sees the primary mission of the schools to be the development of responsible adults: who are productive citizens of a pluralistic community, nation and world; who are prepared to learn throughout their lives; and who are appreciative of the arts, history and culture. As the elected governing body of the School District, the Board believes in sharing its decision-making processes with parents, students, other citizens and staff members. Board Members are elected by district to four-year terms and serve without pay. Meeting Broadcasts All meetings are broadcast live and rebroadcast via LNKTV Education on a variety of cable providers: Allo: Channel 23 Spectrum: Channel 1303 Windstream Kinetic Streaming TV: Channel 31 Windstream Kinetic IPTV: Channel 1080 Notices of the time and place of the Lincoln Board of Education meeting (Policy 8410) are e-mailed to an extensive list of local and regional news media. A mailing list is maintained at the Lincoln Public Schools District Office. A public notice is published in the Lincoln Journal Star. Watch Online LIVE on LNKTV All meetings are broadcast live on the city's LNKTV Education LIVE on LiveStream All meetings are broadcast live via LiveStream On TV Watch on Apple TV. Search the App Store for "LNKTV". Archives Past meetings are available in our stream archives School Board Members Kathy Danek District 1 Term Expires: May 2025 4261 Knox Street Lincoln, NE 68504 Home Phone: (402) 464-8549 Email: kathy.danek@lps.org Connie Duncan LPS Board President District 2 Term Expires: May 2023 2975 S 24th Street Lincoln, NE 68502 Home Phone: (402) 419-0070 Email: connie.duncan@lps.org Barbara A. Baier ESU 18 Board President District 3 Term Expires: May 2025 727 South 18th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Home Phone: (402) 202-1846 Email: barb.baier@lps.org Annie Mumgaard ESU 18 Board Vice President District 4 Term Expires: May 2023 1400 N 37th Street Lincoln, NE 68503 Home Phone: (402) 325-6301 Email: annie.mumgaard@lps.org Lanny Boswell District 5 Term Expires: May 2025 8340 Hollynn Lane, Apt 43 Lincoln, NE 68512 Home Phone: (402) 202-7797 Email: lanny.boswell@lps.org Bob Rauner District 6 Term Expires: May 2023 5100 Valley Road Lincoln, NE 68510 Home Phone: (402) 450-1859 Email: bob.rauner@lps.org Don Mayhew LPS Board Vice President District 7 Term Expires: May 2025 5041 South 30 Street Lincoln, NE 68516 Home Phone: (402) 730-0370 Email: don.mayhew@lps.org Dr. Steve Joel Superintendent of Schools 5905 O Street Lincoln, NE 68510 Work Phone: (402) 436-1601 Email: sjoel@lps.org James Gessford Legal Counsel to Board of Education Suite 1400 233 South 13th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Work Phone: (402) 476-9200 Meeting Agenda Board meeting agendas may be accessed here Policies and Regulations Current Lincoln Public Schools Policies and Regulations are available for download here. Lincoln CLC Board The Lincoln Community Learning Centers Non-Profit Board is a nonprofit public benefit corporation to support charitable and educational purposes of students of Lincoln attending the Lincoln Public Schools. More information about the board’s objects and purposes along with meeting dates, agendas and minutes may be found here. Recent Resolutions Mark Armstrong — National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Award of Merit Kathi Wieskamp — Nebraska District I Athletic Director of the Year All board resolutions can be viewed here. Meeting Location and Time Board meetings are normally held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.. Meetings are held at the LPS District Office located at 5905 O Street. 2021 Meeting Dates May 25 June 8 June 22 July 27 August 10 August 24 September 14 September 28 October 12 October 26 November 9 November 23 December 14 2022 Meeting Dates January 11 January 25 February 8 February 22 March 8 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 16 (Organizational Mtg) May 24 Pandemic Meeting Protocols Overflow accommodations may need to be implemented to ensure the health and safety of all in attendance. Following the current Directed Health Measure from the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, multilayer face coverings over the mouth and nose will be REQUIRED inside for all who attend the meeting in person. Prior to the meeting, any person interested in applying for an exemption to wearing the required face covering while attending the Board meeting may contact the District 504 coordinator, Russ Uhing, Director of Student Services and 504 Coordinator, at (402) 436-1650, or duhing@lps.org. You will be required to share documentation that describes the conditions requiring the exemption prior to the meeting, so we can engage in an interactive process to determine what if any accommodations may be provided. Share Your Opinions Opinions may be expressed to the Board in writing, and will be distributed to Board Members. Written comments to the Board may be addressed to: Lincoln Board of Education Lincoln Public Schools P.O. Box 82889 Lincoln, NE 68501 Which District Do You Live In? You can discover which board district you live in by searching the State of Nebraska Voter Information Center. Enter your information and then look for “LPS School Board DIST XX”. XX is your board district. A board district map is available on the Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s map page. Just look for “Lincoln Public Schools Map”. 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