OPS has finished construction on one of its new schools opening in August, Forest Station Elementary. The other four will be finished by May but are in various stages of construction.
Leah Litz, a kindergarten teacher at Bancroft Elementary, recently received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from the White House.
Michelle Settlemyer, an OPS high school science teacher, is the new president of the Omaha Education Association. Settlemyer and three representatives were elected after a weeklong voting session.
The extra duty rate to teach summer school at OPS will jump from $28.50 to $40 after the school board approved a new agreement between the district and the teachers union Monday night.