Omaha Public Schools presents high‑school implementation plan focused on literacy, improvement cycles and accountability

At a board workshop, district leaders outlined how Omaha Public Schools plans to implement its 2026–30 strategic plan in high schools, centering work on literacy and a set of aligned systems for instruction, professional learning and continuous improvement. Presenters described school examples, a two‑school pilot of a modified block schedule and a calendar of reporting that will track progress toward the district’s stated goal of “all students reading on grade level by 2030.”

The district presentation framed literacy as the organizing priority for high schools and said the work will be structured around three starting priorities: instructional leadership teams (ILTs), job‑embedded professional learning rooted in the science of reading, and improvement science cycles to test and scale changes. “Our singular focus on literacy is guiding the work of high school leadership teams, professional learning, and improvement processes,” a district presenter said.

Presenters gave school‑level examples of how those systems are being used. They described Benson High’s ILT work of unpacking grade‑level tasks, planning instruction, implementing in classrooms and reconvening to analyze student work and set next instructional moves; Burke High’s…