Lexington School District Announces Finalists for Superintendent Interviews

The Lexington Public Schools District Board of Education is pleased to announce that they have selected 4 candidates to interview for their superintendent vacancy.  The candidates selected for interviews are:

1. Dr. Randy Gross - Superintendent, Roscoe, Illinois
2. Mr. Matthew Fisher - Superintendent, Imperial, Nebraska
3. Mr. Dean Tickle - Principal, Lexington, Nebraska
4. Dr. John Hakonson - Superintendent, Sidney, Nebraska

Interviews are scheduled to be conducted January 23-24^th, 24-25^th, 25-26^th, & 26-27^th. Numerous stakeholder groups will have the opportunity to meet the final candidates and submit input to the board about each of them.  The board intends to make their selection by the end of January.

The Lexington Public Schools District retained the services of the Nebraska Association of School Boards, Lincoln, Nebraska to assist in conducting their search.  The consultants reviewed, screened, and conducted extensive background checks on each applicant.  On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 the consultants presented the applicants to the board of education and provided them detailed background information on each applicant.  The board selected 4 candidates as finalists.

Parent Surveys

The purpose of this survey is to provide you with the opportunity to give your opinions about our school.  While your participation is voluntary, the information you provide is of great importance in assessing the effectiveness of our schools. Thank you for your input to help us work to provide your child with the very best possible education.

Friday Late Starts

Lexington Public Schools will be starting at 9:00am every Friday during the 2011-2012 school year.  This late start will be used for teachers across the district to come together and look at student data to make informed decisions on how to best serve the students of Lexington Public Schools as well as participating in professional development meetings.

Each building will be open on Fridays to receive students beginning at 7:30am.  The elementary schools will have Lexington Academy activities from 7:30 - 8:45am each Friday as well as their normal hours of Monday - Friday 3:25 - 5:45pm.

Lexington Middle School and Lexington High School will also be open for students to arrive at 7:30am each Friday morning.  The students will be provided the opportunity to participate in Study Halls, Credit Recovery, and/or enrichment courses during this time period.

Breakfast will be served at LHS, LMS, and all elementary schools beginning at 8:00am. 

Bussing transportation, "pick-up times" for elementary school students will remain the same on Friday mornings.  Students will be brought to their respective schools for activities and breakfast.

You also have the option to keep your student at home until 8:45am and then bring them to school to attend classes.

This schedule does not apply to preschool students attending the Lexington Early Learning Academy.  They will not have classes on Fridays.

If you have any further questions please contact your student's building administrator.

2011-12 School Year Calendar Revision

At the June 13, 2011, school board meeting the 2011-12 school year calendar was revised.

School will now start on August 18th.  Fridays will be a late start beginning at 9:00am for all school buildings.  All other changes will be included in the updated calendar.

You can click on the picture to the right to print a calendar or you may go to the school year calendar link on this webpage for the English and Spanish versions of the calendar.