Kennedy Elementary 2906 North 30th Street Omaha, NE 68111-3101 Phone: (402) 457-5520 Fax: (402) 457-5031
Tiger Pledge
Kennedy Elementary is located at 2906 North 30th Street. The current building was built in 1916 and is named for the first educator to establish a public school system in Omaha. Kennedy Elementary will be completely renovated under the provision of an extensive bond issue approved by voters. Kennedy Elementary currently serves children in kindergarten through the sixth grade in classrooms that boast small class sizes. Kennedy is proud to have the services of an instructional facilitator as well as classes for English as a Second Language, speech therapy, and special education. Kennedy Elementary also has a computer laboratory and a staff of caring and committed teachers. Student achievement continues to be an important goal. Therefore, teachers work closely with the students to insure that each child is challenged to do his or her best each day in a safe, secure, learning environment.
With our longer school day, we have an opportunity to work more collaboratively with all students across all curricular areas each day.
The Kennedy family is committed to teaching all students! We have two fundamental goals: 1) In ten years, Kennedy will perform amongst the top 15% of all public elementary schools in state of Nebraska, and 2)We will perform amongst the top 5% of all public elementary schools in the state of Nebraska serving similar demographics. This is an all hands on deck effort and together we believe our students will exceed our expectations.
Principal, Rios "Tony" Gunter
Upcoming Events in May
Last Book Trust Celebration----Wednesday, May 10
Author, Jill Esbaum, visits-----Friday, May 12
Map Testing 2nd-5th Grades-----Tuesday, May 16 and Thursday May18
Track and Field Day/1st Annual BBQ CookOff------Wednesday, May CHANGE OF DATE
Last Day of School/Fifth Grade Recognition-----Friday, May 26
Stay tuned for some exciting announcements!!!
For some background information about Purpose Built Communities and the Seventy Five North Revitalization project, click here.
Click Image for Kennedy/75 North Brochure
For local news articles about the project, click the following links:
Omaha Schools Foundation
World Herald: October 20, 2015
WOWT: October 9, 2015
World Herald: April 7, 2015
KVNO: January 25, 2012
World Herald: February 6, 2015
World Herald: October 24, 2014
WOWT: March 17, 2014
KETV: December 27, 2013
Howard Kennedy School Improvement Plan
ACHIEVEMENT AREA
2014-15 ACHIEVEMENT
2015-16 GROWTH GOAL
Mathematics
31.6%
37.0%
Reading
48.7%
52.0%
Writing
51.6%
56.0%
Behavior: School Climate
66% (average staff, student, parent)
71.0%
3. Writing-Writer's Workshop Model of Instruction
Click here to access the Howard Kennedy Elementary SchoolImprovement Plan full document.
Click here for the latest Kennedy Elementary Bond Updates
Tutoring Programs are Available
For
Howard Kennedy Students
Similar to last year, TUTORING is available FREE OF CHARGE to all Howard Kennedy students. Supplemental Educational Services (SES) provides this opportunity as a result of No Child Left Behind legislation.
An application for every Howard Kennedy student has been sent to homes through the mail, including the list of tutoring providers. Be sure you match your students needs to what the providers offer. All flyers or brochures submitted by the providers are available at school as of August 31, and extra applications and information are available in the school lobby.
Completed forms should be turned in to the school office by September 18.
Please contact Mrs. Stoler at Howard Kennedy, (402) 457-5520, if you have any questions or concerns. This is a WONDERFUL opportunity for our students!
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