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\"A student is considered on track if they are making defined progress toward graduation,\" Deanna Moisette, executive director of secondary education, told the board. Moisette said districtwide on‑track rates have grown 2.4 percentage points since the district began consistent year‑to‑year measurement in 2022–23 and that more than 700 students regained on‑track status during this summer's next‑level learning programs.

Why it matters: On‑track metrics are used by OPS to identify which enrolled students are passing required courses and accumulating credits at a pace consistent with graduating with their four‑year cohort. Board members and administrators said the metric is intended as a diagnostic tool to prioritize interventions, not as a definitive prediction of graduation outcomes.

The presentation described several findings and responses. Moisette noted that on‑track rates dip in 10th and 11th grades and rebound in 12th grade; eleventh grade has been the district's lowest on‑track grade but shows incremental growth. She said 29% of 11th graders who are off track are deficient in a single credit area (for example, only math or only English), a detail administrators said helps target supports.

Moise told the board that school teams and district staff use a suite of dashboards (the \"3 60\" dashboard and on‑track dashboard) to identify students by name and to monitor interventions. She described school practices at North High and Bridal High in which freshman academy teams and credit‑recovery plans led to measurable improvements; North High's ninth‑grade on‑track rate rose 17 percentage points compared with the 2023–24 school year, she said.

Attendance emerged as a central factor. The presentation said 84.5% of ninth graders with 95% or greater attendance were on track, while ninth graders attending 80% or less of school had a 29.4% on‑track rate. \"When we monitor on track rates, we aren't just looking at numbers, we're looking at names and faces,\" Moisette said.

Board members asked about which interventions most drove gains and how the district sustains summer credit recovery into the school year. Moisette said next‑level learning (summer programs) focuses high‑school credit retrieval, and that schools provide credit recovery during the school day, after school, and through programs such as Accelerate for students further behind.

Several trustees praised the presentation and data detail. Board member Teilen said the district designed the metric to be a diagnostic tool to identify students needing immediate support rather than to be a strict predictor of final graduation rates. Superintendent Ray commended schools and partners for targeted work, and board members said the report will inform future board planning and retreat discussions.

What the board will do: Moisette described the district's plan to expand rapid improvement cycles and to leverage principal PLCs and secondary success teams to share what is working across schools, and to use dashboard intersections to minimize subgroup gaps and improve attendance.

Background: The presentation also noted that the board approved changes to graduation requirements for the 2025–26 school year that reduce two physical education credits and increase one elective credit; Moisette said those adjustments have been accounted for in the updated dashboards. The district's on‑track measure covers students with active enrollment at the measurement time and does not count students who have dropped out or are no longer enrolled.

The board received the report as a receipt of reports; no formal action was taken during the presentation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Meeting 9-8-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Omaha Public Schools Board of Education received an informational presentation on the district's 2024–25 high‑school on‑track data showing modest overall gains and continued disparities across grades and student groups.","taxTitle","OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, School Districts, Nebraska","taxId",13054,"location","Nebraska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6491105,"Board approves consent agenda; moves into closed session to discuss legal and negotiation matters",1904,3316000,5220000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732237-38eb5ea9d475ddac413247f53c9490b4&start=3316&end=5220","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5732237-38eb5ea9d475ddac413247f53c9490b4/thumbnail_3316000.jpg","/articles/6491105/Nebraska/Board-approves-consent-agenda-moves-into-closed-session-to-discuss-legal-and-negotiation-matters","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6491105-00b73a896bef49eae127f29068ccc21d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443295&Signature=ZpnzsW3IFqHrHSasnOynk2dGgGyAATZud-5PwgYpPh~v2HS~01-Ixya4mcFUnEjwkUZ3BDMkTcipc1XxTcuPCg9jQyKPdwMgQTAd27K-vtG4rJieWZzJh~g9qLzmFdDYAw3nNmLKRcCCJFZwhUJuwzKV-ecBPTm8mtzsxyUbkS-w3Kl-McdkgneM6s77M9HKw-BetgZlImSCHEOYBOil7ULfDfs34wXq12I9vx52TJj161VWRC2u8OQm4M8i0rXP6Twx~ce4jxA0msB1wmjENg6SeVLb1-c9tB~knIjRsv0qPjda5N0rUC61bHDkREeEgfM-Jd-ebfL3GTmATSXD-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Omaha 'The Omaha Public Schools Board of Education approved the evening's consent agenda and later voted to convene a closed session to seek legal advice and discuss pending litigation, real estate matters and negotiations.

Board member Dr. Holman announced an abstention from a single consent item (Item I‑10) before the vote: \"Madam president, I will be abstaining from item I 10, claim c for my role on Alma Schools Foundation.\" The board then moved to approve the full consent agenda; Dr. Holman moved the motion and Vice President Snipes seconded it. After a roll call the chair said, \"Motion carries.\" The transcript shows roll‑call responses during the consent vote (for example, Holman: Aye; Fratke: Aye; Magnuson: Aye) and the board chair declared the motion carried.

Later in the meeting, Vice President Snipes moved that the board go into closed session \"for the protection of the public interest and for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of individuals to discuss with the superintendent, secretary to the board, chief of staff, and legal counsel, legal advice, pending litigation, real estate, and negotiations.\" The motion was seconded by Board Member Thielen. A roll call recorded nine ayes; the board went into closed session at 7:24 p.m. and returned to open session at 8:05 p.m. The chair then announced the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

No additional formal action was reported during the open session after the closed session.","The Omaha Public Schools Board approved the consent agenda by roll call after an abstention notice on a specific item, then voted unanimously to go into closed session to receive legal advice and discuss pending litigation, real estate and negotiations. The board recorded the closed session start and end times.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6491111,"Parents and community members press OPS on special‑education staffing, library content and gender‑identity guidelines during public comment",1497,1849000,3346000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732237-38eb5ea9d475ddac413247f53c9490b4&start=1849&end=3346","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5732237-38eb5ea9d475ddac413247f53c9490b4/thumbnail_1849000.jpg","/articles/6491111/Nebraska/Parents-and-community-members-press-OPS-on-specialeducation-staffing-library-content-and-genderidentity-guidelines-during-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6491111-9523b0eb053ee12e5261dfd3a1081cf5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443295&Signature=TGCQdLLABcOXZMsDHyXeaz3G2jmPJKu-3i9fdDIQw8xxEsG8jkVGsSncCE~W0hXxyx2UTdy51jJszPM2IUoarKBT~ZzZlomqcwmYynYPYIRx4NDpd~Lc-pYcO0G8TR2JKsiXAC98zGRD4iME9vWsOPOPOFOrt~V2Xm6yuORaXVU1M-AYHJ6SgQzbh1agUyfgrm3USRzw8Sm6s~TymTJczImD-y~DNc6G5MgxiNxZAkkvwes648f5~v8zuQClGrSubhwj7hHHmAsj4YI~Elfh23xeeI2rQYGVMd8i2exj34llD6wjfL~-qFn1LlIZ5Zytcy1TlrRXGjqxGy~QXDTzRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Omaha 'Several community members used the board's public comment period to raise concerns about special education staffing and transition planning, district policies on recording students, library content, and the district's gender‑identity guidance.

\"First is special education teacher shortages and a plan of action that you guys plan on taking to correct that issue,\" Jeremy Wilson, a parent, told trustees. Wilson described ongoing special‑education staffing shortages, requested more resources for transition and future planning for students with disabilities, and said parents need clearer communications (newsletters or notices) about schedule changes and funding that affect special‑education services.

Wilson also raised concerns about access to cameras and school recordings after a bus incident involving his daughter last year. \"Nebraska is a one‑party consent state,\" he said, and he questioned a district policy he described as prohibiting parents from recording their own children in school; he urged the board to review legal constraints and parental access.

Daniel Breen and Michelle Rogers spoke about library materials. Breen said he found books in OPS libraries he described as containing \"very disturbing material\" and urged the district to monitor and review library content. Rogers focused on The Handmaid's Tale, saying the book is on lists of frequently challenged titles and that it contains profanity, violence and depictions she found objectionable; she said the book is available in five OPS schools.

\"This book contains profanity, violence, sexual activity, self harm, including suicide,\" Rogers said, and asked the board to consider whether such material should be accessible to students.

Michella Kazor, identifying herself as a member of Generation Z, spoke about the district's 2017 gender‑identity equity guidelines and raised legal and parental‑rights concerns. Citing federal actions and an executive order from Jan. 29, 2025, she questioned whether district requirements on names, pronouns, restrooms and locker rooms could conflict with parental rights and federal guidance; she said the guidelines may compel staff to act contrary to some employees' religious beliefs and asked whether parents are notified when students assert a gender identity different from their biological sex.

The board did not respond during public comment, consistent with policy; trustees reminded speakers that the district's public‑comment rules prohibit identifying individual students or staff in public remarks and that staff could follow up through administrative channels.

The public comment segment also included a request from Timothy Melcher to recognize Dr. Matthew O. Ricketts for historical significance in Nebraska; Melcher asked the board to support efforts toward Hall of Fame recognition.

All public comments were delivered during the board's allotted public‑comment period; no formal board action or policy changes were taken during the meeting on these items.","Five public commenters addressed the Omaha Public Schools Board about special‑education staffing and transition planning, access to recordings and bus safety, offensive library material including The Handmaid's Tale, and concerns about the district's 2017 gender‑identity guidelines and federal guidance cited by one speaker.","actionData","errors"]

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Omaha Public Schools reports modest gains in high‑school "on‑track" rates; attendance and summer credit recovery cited

Board approves consent agenda; moves into closed session to discuss legal and negotiation matters

Parents and community members press OPS on special‑education staffing, library content and gender‑identity guidelines during public comment