District News

“Every symbol on a page of music has a meaning. Students learn terms like pizzicato and arco without realizing they are strengthening their reading skills.”

Our district celebrates 25 years of the Dual Language program, where students learn in both English and Spanish while taking the same core classes as their peers. Hear from teachers at Norris Middle about the program and its impact on the students we serve.

Our district adopts a new Strategic Plan guiding our work for the next five years, plus high school ceramics students show off their creations in a national art exhibition.

Northwest High and Benson High students share the inspiration and process behind creating their works on display at the 28th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition in Detroit, Mich.

Learn how our district's newly adopted Strategic Plan sets the course for achieving our Moonshot: ensuring all students read on grade level by 2030. “This plan is about consistency for every school, for every classroom and for every child.”

Omaha Public Schools vocalists and instrumentalists are hitting all the right notes. See—and hear—our music students hard at work across our district.

Meet Hannah Paredes, Dual Language and world languages teaching and learning consultant. Her experience as a Dual Language graduate in our district took her around the world and back to a career at Omaha Public Schools.

Students are benefiting from our focus on continuous improvement. See how we're using data to make strategic decisions outside the classroom, and meet some of our student teachers ready to make an impact as they launch their careers.

Serving meals and transporting students means crunching numbers for teams across our district. Learn how staff are putting data and trends to work in the lunchroom and on bus routes to support student success.

More than 160 future educators are gaining real-world experience supporting students in our district. “They're first-time first graders, and I’m a first-time teacher, so we’ll be learning together.”

Our district’s next strategic plan focuses on literacy, shaped by the voices of our staff, students and community. Hear how this work helped develop a unified vision guiding continuous improvement within Omaha Public Schools.

Our district's next Strategic Plan takes shape with a focus on literacy, and Bryan High interior design students flex their skills to make an impact for young people in our community.

"It was really cool seeing our designs come to life." Interior design pathway students gain real-world experience with industry experts, helping create an inviting and welcoming space for young patients at the new Behavioral Health and Wellness Center.

Our community's feedback helped develop a literacy-focused plan that aligns goals, processes and investments to improve student success. "The purpose is to guide our work, keep us focused on that singular literacy goal and tell the story of our school district in a meaningful way.”