Accounting Department

Contact Us

5905 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510

P.O. Box 82889, Lincoln, NE 68501                    

Phone: 402-436-1700  |  Fax: 402-436-1699  |  Email: accounting@lps.org

Welcome to Accounting. Our department is involved in the handling of purchase orders, blanket orders, enhancement funds, petty cash, monthly reports, IDM reports, monthly receipt summaries, grants, and account numbers.                                                                                                                                     

Business Affair Bulletins

Accounts Payable Check Schedule

Accounts Payable checks are issued on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in accordance with the Board of Education meetings.  Processing time requires that purchase orders and claim vouchers must be in the Accounting Office by Monday noon of the preceding week to be included in the next payment cycle.  Checks will be mailed on Wednesday following the Board of Education meeting.

LPS Budget Template Training

Most Requested Forms

Mileage logs and reimbursement requests are now in CORE. Please Log into CoreXM to perform these actions.

Accounting Department Contacts

Jessica Jefferson, Director of Accounting and Payroll 
Email: jjeffers@lps.org | Phone: 402-436-1706

Jamie Berens, Accounting Manager
Email: jberens@lps.orgPhone: 402-436-1762 | Account Numbers, Grants, Monthly Financial Reports, and Expense Management Set Up

Shana McTaggart Bailey, Accounts Payable
Email: smctagga@lps.org | Phone: 402-436-1704 | Purchase Orders and BPA Vendor Payments P to Z, Apple, Dell, Follett, Mackin, Procurement Cards, Activity Payments, and Journal Entry Approval

Amanda Foreman, Accounts Payable 
Email: aforema2@lps.org | Phone: 402-436-1705 | Purchase Orders and BPA Vendor Payments A to L, District Credit Card Payments, XM

Robyn Lade, Accounts Payable
Email: rlade@lps.org | Phone: 402-436-1702 | Purchase Orders and BPA Vendor Payments M to O, Blanket Orders for Food (HyVee Russ’s Coca Cola, Pepsi), Utilities, and CLC

Debbie Zeleny, Accounts Receivable
Email: dzeleny@lps.org | Phone: 402-436-1701 | Printing Charges, Insufficient Funds Checks, Middle School and High School Deposits, MySchoolBucks Fees, Fines, and Lunch Payments

Jill White, Accounts Receivable
Email: jwhite4@lps.org | Phone: 402-436-1700 |  Petty Cash, Elementary and Lunch Deposits, Negative Lunch Collection