Evaluation of Nebraska school district websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Nebraska school district websites.

See also: School districts websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Nebraska' school district websites to what can be found on school district websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each school district for more detailed information about what information is available on the school district website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

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Conclusions chart

2012

In Aug. 2012, Sunshine Review evaluated the 10 largest school districts in Nebraska: Omaha Public Schools, Lincoln Public Schools, Millard Public Schools, Bellevue Public Schools, Papillion-La Vista Public Schools, Grand Island Public Schools, Westside Community Schools, Kearney Public Schools, Fremont Public Schools, and North Platte Public Schools. These districts average a "D" website transparency grade, the details which are documented in the chart below.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Contracts?	Audits?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	4	3	5	5	7	0	2	0	7	6
P	0	4	5	5	3	2	1	0	1	0
N	6	3	0	0	0	8	7	10	2	4

Comparison chart

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Bellevue Public Schools, Nebraska	F	Y	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Fremont Public Schools, Nebraska	C-	Y	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Grand Island Public Schools, Nebraska	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
Kearney Public Schools, Nebraska	D	N	Y	P	P	Y	N	Y	N	P	Y
Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	Y
Millard Public Schools, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
North Platte Public Schools, Nebraska	D	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	Y
Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Papillion-La Vista Public Schools, Nebraska	D-	Y	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	Y
Westside Community Schools, Nebraska	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N

Comparison chart

Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Bellevue Public Schools, Nebraska	F	Y	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Fremont Public Schools, Nebraska	C-	Y	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Grand Island Public Schools, Nebraska	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
Kearney Public Schools, Nebraska	D	N	Y	P	P	Y	N	Y	N	P	Y
Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	Y
Millard Public Schools, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
North Platte Public Schools, Nebraska	D	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	Y
Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Papillion-La Vista Public Schools, Nebraska	D-	Y	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	Y
Westside Community Schools, Nebraska	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Nebraska school district, you can correct it immediately or report the error.