{"id":96,"date":"2015-11-05T15:03:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T21:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/teaching\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:44:26","slug":"elementary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/teaching\/elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementary Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"96\" class=\"elementor elementor-96\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-747e683 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"747e683\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-746d396\" data-id=\"746d396\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea6048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ea6048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under the direction of the Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, the district\u2019s instructional programs at the elementary level; provides ongoing leadership for elementary principals, including mentoring and coaching new principals, supervising and evaluating elementary principals; partners with the Director of Secondary Education to provide a leadership development program for potential district leaders; responds and resolves concerns of parents of elementary students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cfc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3cfc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">State &amp; Federal Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9fe1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9fe1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nde.state.ne.us\/\">Nebraska Department of Education<\/a><\/strong><br \/>The department carries out its duties on behalf of Nebraska students in public, private, and nonpublic school systems. The staff of the department interacts with schools and institutions of higher education to develop, coordinate and improve educational programs.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.gov\/\">United States Department of Education<\/a><\/strong><br \/>The mission of the US Department of Education is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdeada elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bdeada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Curriculum Council<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2695d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f2695d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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