The Board of Education will hold a special Work Session at 4 :30 p.m. for the purpose of previewing the Preliminary Proposed 2025-2026 LPS Budget. Then the Board will hold a regular meeting at 6:00 p.m.\, with the ESU 18 meeting immediately following.
Members of the public and media may access the meetings via live video streaming or by physically a ttending the meetings\, which are subject to all national\, state and loca l limitations on public gatherings associated with COVID-19. Overflow acco mmodations may need to be implemented to ensure the health and safety of a ll in attendance. \;
The agenda for all meetings can be found he re: lps.org/board.
There are multiple ways to view the l ivestream of all meetings:
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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 discour se to the community’s children\, but it cannot impede the Board from com pleting the business of the meeting. \;
In keeping with Board Policy 8420 and Neb Statute 84-1412(3)\, the Lincoln Board of Educat ion has established these reasonable regulations to conduct Public Comment :
Persons speaking during Public Comment will be ca lled forward individually by the Board Chair to the location identified fo r such purpose.
A time limit of three minutes will be allot ted for any speaker unless prior to the beginning of the Public Comment ag enda item\, the chair sets a different reasonable time frame to be allotte d for speakers in order to accommodate the number of persons who have subm itted "Record of Appearance" cards. The time limit is per speaker\, per me eting and may not be transferred or assigned to other speakers.
The chair may endeavor to organize public comment by what agenda item s or other issues have been identified as topics by public speakers\, adju st for the age of speakers\, and/or split the Public Comment agenda item t o be conducted in different positions within the Board’s Order of Busine ss. At the discretion of the chair\, the speaker may be allotted additiona l time. Board members may share\, address or consider comments from the pu blic during public comment\, at the end of public comment or when related business is on the agenda.
In order to be called forward to address the Board during Public Comment\, each person wishing to speak mu st obtain a "Record of Appearance" card from staff at the meeting in which they wish to speak. "Record of Appearance" cards are available beginning 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the meeting. Those wishing to s peak must accurately complete the required sections of the card\, and subm it it to the appropriate staff member by 15 minutes after the start of the meeting.
Individuals will be called forward to speak by na me\, organization being represented\, if applicable\, and address. Each in dividual speaking to the Board will be required to identify himself or her self prior to giving public comment by stating their first and last name a nd\, if applicable\, any organization they represent.
In ca ses where more than one person wishes to speak on the same topic\, their p resentations to the Board may\, at the discretion of the chair\, be groupe d together by topic.
If the number of people wishing to spe ak under the public comment portions of the agenda is large\, the chair ma y rule that a public hearing be scheduled.
Persons speaking to the Board during public comment may make printed materials (paper no l arger than 8.5 x 11 inches) available to the Board but may not use any oth er form of media. Public speakers are asked to provide 10 copies of any co pies of printed materials presented to the Board.
Persons attending Board meetings and/or speaking to the Board during Public Commen t or during a public hearing must follow all requirements established by t he Board\, as well as all Board\, chair and staff directions in order to h elp maintain the order\, proper decorum\, safety and security\, and the no n-disruptive functioning of the Board meeting. These include\, but are not limited to the following:
Abiding by time limits\;
Refraining from applauding\, cheering\, jeering\, or engaging in sp eech that defames any individual(s)\, or stymies or blocks meeting progres s\;
Refraining from the use of audio recordings\, video rec ordings\, or any digital still images\, posters\, signs\, costumes\, other props and/or photographs\;
Refraining from abusive\, disru ptive or threatening language or gestures\; and
Staying in the areas identified by the Board as reserved for the public.
If at any time persons appearing before the Board do not comply with t hese or any other Board requirements\, it shall be the responsibility of t he chair to declare that person or persons out of order and require a chan ge in behavior\, delay or recess the meeting\, or refuse permission to con tinue to address the Board\, and ultimately may require the person or pers ons to leave the premises of the Board meeting.
LOCATION:5905 E O St\, Lincoln\, NE 68510\, USA SUMMARY:Lincoln Board of Education Work Session - Preliminary Proposed Budg et END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:01c09a20-5749-47a2-aa13-d4c6b5b2ceed DTSTART:20260623T180000 DTEND:20260623T190000 DESCRIPTION:The Lincoln Board of Education and Educational Service Unit #18 will hold regular meetings on Tuesday\, June 23\, 2026\, located in th e Boardroom at Lincoln Public Schools Steve Joel District Leadership Cente r\, 5905 O Street. The Board of Education meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the ESU18 meeting starting immediately after.
Members of the pu blic and media may access the meetings via live video streaming or by phys ically attending the meetings\, which are subject to all national\, state and local limitations on public gatherings associated with COVID-19. Overf low accommodations may need to be implemented to ensure the health and saf ety of all in attendance. \;
The agenda for all meetings can be found here: lps.org/board.
There are multiple ways to vi ew the livestream of all meetings:
LNK TV Edu cation Channel (Spectrum channel 1303\, Allo channel 23\, or LNKTV in the AppleTV and Roku app store)
The Board believes public attendance and participation\, when appropriate to the business at hand\, is benefici al 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 t he Board from completing the business of the meeting. \;
In keeping with Board Policy 8420 and Neb Statute 84-1412(3)\, the Lincol n Board of Education has established these reasonable regulations to condu ct Public Comment:
Persons speaking during Public C omment will be called forward individually by the Board Chair to the locat ion identified for such purpose.
A time limit of three minu tes will be allotted for any speaker unless prior to the beginning of the Public Comment agenda item\, the chair sets a different reasonable time fr ame to be allotted for speakers in order to accommodate the number of pers ons who have submitted "Record of Appearance" cards. The time limit is per speaker\, per meeting and may not be transferred or assigned to other spe akers.
The chair may endeavor to organize public comment by what agenda items or other issues have been identified as topics by publi c speakers\, adjust for the age of speakers\, and/or split the Public Comm ent agenda item to be conducted in different positions within the Board’ s Order of Business. At the discretion of the chair\, the speaker may be a llotted additional time. Board members may share\, address or consider com ments from the public during public comment\, at the end of public comment or when related business is on the agenda.
In order to be called forward to address the Board during Public Comment\, each person wi shing to speak must obtain a "Record of Appearance" card from staff at the meeting in which they wish to speak. "Record of Appearance" cards are ava ilable beginning 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the meeting. T hose wishing to speak must accurately complete the required sections of th e card\, and submit it to the appropriate staff member by 15 minutes after the start of the meeting.
Individuals will be called forwa rd to speak by name\, organization being represented\, if applicable\, and address. Each individual speaking to the Board will be required to identi fy himself or herself prior to giving public comment by stating their firs t and last name and\, if applicable\, any organization they represent.
In cases where more than one person wishes to speak on the sam e topic\, their presentations to the Board may\, at the discretion of the chair\, be grouped together by topic.
If the number of peop le wishing to speak under the public comment portions of the agenda is lar ge\, the chair may rule that a public hearing be scheduled.
Persons speaking to the Board during public comment may make printed mate rials (paper no larger than 8.5 x 11 inches) available to the Board but ma y not use any other form of media. Public speakers are asked to provide 10 copies of any copies of printed materials presented to the Board.
Persons attending Board meetings and/or speaking to the Board dur ing Public Comment or during a public hearing must follow all requirements established by the Board\, as well as all Board\, chair and staff directi ons in order to help maintain the order\, proper decorum\, safety and secu rity\, and the non-disruptive functioning of the Board meeting. These incl ude\, but are not limited to the following:
Abiding by time limits\;
Refraining from applauding\, cheering\, jeering\, or engaging in speech that defames any individual(s)\, or stymies or block s meeting progress\;
Refraining from the use of audio recor dings\, video recordings\, or any digital still images\, posters\, signs\, costumes\, other props and/or photographs\;
Refraining fro m abusive\, disruptive or threatening language or gestures\; and
Staying in the areas identified by the Board as reserved for the pub lic.
If at any time persons appearing before the Board do not comply with these or any other Board requirements\, it shall be the re sponsibility of the chair to declare that person or persons out of order a nd require a change in behavior\, delay or recess the meeting\, or refuse permission to continue to address the Board\, and ultimately may require t he person or persons to leave the premises of the Board meeting.
LOCATION:5905 E O St\, Lincoln\, NE 68510\, USA SUMMARY:Lincoln Board of Education and ESU18 Regular Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:7d8549bb-a062-43cd-953a-5ca79b27e4e3 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260813 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:First day of classes for kindergarten\, 6th and 9th grade END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:853c8f0a-705e-4592-96be-4c8eca96daff DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260814 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:All K-12 students in session END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:4d40b50f-55eb-47d5-9521-a4ee86065e3b DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260818 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260819 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:First day of school for PreKindergarten students END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:236628ec-1782-4173-8f32-ee9b564f98f6 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260908 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:All Schools Not in Session END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:734b35bd-6739-4de1-b61c-527cbac8b096 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260909 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:All schools not in session (professional learning & planning day) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:5fbc1ac8-fd0e-4eb1-a298-2306335e5fc6 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:Last day of 1st quarter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:1d5dc81e-f00d-4143-b803-8731a8b5bf39 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:LPS quarter break END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:82e676f9-c7cc-4539-810e-2559c0b790d5 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:All schools not in session (professional learning & planning day) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:88becfc4-b146-4ad4-8b12-f823aff5262e DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:First day of 2nd quarter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:5c41c312-1b48-430e-b08f-4d47095a2ba3 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261128 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:All schools not in session END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:c078f3ee-c446-4d87-92be-02b699fd79bc DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:All schools not in session (professional learning & planning day) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:e68a12d8-4d0b-403f-bcdf-f202b7b1ac10 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261223 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:Last day of 2nd quarter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:299a96a5-f38d-49dd-8b68-802f6480b4ef DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:LPS semester break END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:2bba0e57-a9b4-44e8-88dc-f5f760e1d47e DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270105 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:All schools not in session (professional learning & planning day) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:82455836-2f74-483c-b499-70319575d0f6 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270106 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:First day of 3rd quarter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T232603Z UID:23f5a53a-6b0c-4c05-83e8-b9b2162e84d3 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270119 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: SUMMARY:All schools not in session END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR