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Lincoln Board of Education to consider appointment of interim superintendent

January 10, 2025 8:24 am
Nolan Dorn,

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln Board of Education will vote next week on appointing an interim superintendent, LPS said Friday.

John Skretta, the district’s associate superintendent for civic engagement, will be considered for the role at the board’s meeting on Jan. 14.

The district’s last superintendent, Paul Gausman, retired at the end of December.

The board will now vote on a contract amendment appointing Skretta as interim superintendent through June 2026, the district said.

Board President Bob Rauner said this timeline will help the district complete a “comprehensive” search for a new superintendent.

“The Lincoln Board of Education prioritizes community input in our decision making, and selecting the next superintendent is no different,” Rauner said in a press release.  “Our Board will engage with staff, students, families and community members as we outline our search and hiring process and find the next leader for our school district. This timeline of 18 months will allow the Board to complete this process.”

Skretta has decades of experience in education.  From 2019 to 2024, he served as the chief administrator for Education Service Unit 6, a district with public schools in Seward, Saline, York, Fillmore and Lancaster counties.

Skretta started his career at LPS as an English and reading teacher at Northeast High School in 1995.  He then went on to Norris High School to serve as its principal and eventually became Norris Public School’s superintendent in 2010.

“We are fortunate at LPS to have a strong internal team of associate superintendents who are each qualified to step into this interim role,” Rauner said. “We thank Dr. Skretta for his willingness to serve in the interim role. He is a well known, award-winning Nebraska administrator with years of experience as a superintendent. He will be able to carry the work of our district and the five-year strategic plan forward with little to no disruption.”

LPS is following the hiring process for administrators for posting the associate superintendent for civic engagement after Skretta’s interim appointment is approved.

Whoever takes over for that position will begin in July, the district said.

SEE ALSO: Three Lincoln Public Schools principals announce plans to retire, change careers

Categories: Lancaster, News
Tags: civic engagement, interim superintendent, john skretta, lincoln board of education, Paul Gausman
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