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⚫ '''Westside Community Schools''', also known locally as '''District 66''', is ]'s 3rd largest ]. The district has one high school, one middle school, ten elementary schools, and one alternative high school. The district is in the center-west part of Omaha, between the ] district and the ] district. Westside also has over 2,000 "opt-in" students, with most coming from OPS.
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⚫ '''Westside Community Schools''', also known locally as '''District 66''', is the third largest ] in ], ], United States. The district has one high school, one middle school, ten elementary schools, and one alternative high school. The district is in the center-west part of Omaha, between the ] district and the ] district. Westside also has over 2,000 "opt-in" students, with most coming from OPS.


==History==
⚫ The high school, ], has purchased about 2,000 ] computers in the "1:1 Initiative". Each high school student is issued one at the beginning of the year. They are used by the student throughout the school year, and then returned at the end of this time.
In 1946, residents of four rural school districts located in what was then farming areas to the west of Omaha began holding discussions about combining resources, which led to a proposal to merge the four districts. In 1947, three of the districts—Districts 31, 46 and 65—agreed to merge to create District 66. A junior-senior high school for the district was founded in 1952 where ] is located today.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=History|url=https://www.westside66.org/Page/280|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-11-12|website=Westside Community Schools|language=en}}</ref>


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The Middle School has followed in the footsteps of the high school and has bought about 500 computers for the 8th graders. with the same rules and constraints as the High Schoolers. The seventh graders will receive MacBooks, for at school use only, in January of 2009


==Recent events==
Westside Community Schools current superintendent is Jacquie Estee.
⚫ The high school, ], has purchased about 2,000 ] computers in the "1:1 Initiative". Each high school student is issued one at the beginning of the year. They are used by students throughout the school year, and then returned at the end of this time. The intent of the initiative was to offer each student the same technological opportunities. ] followed in the footsteps of the high school and bought about 1,000 computers for the 7th and 8th graders, with the same rules and constraints as the high school students. Elementary school students also have access to MacBook computers, as well as iPads.

In 2012, the board of education announced that Dr. Blane McCann had been selected as superintendent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westside66.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=261081&sessionid=775456a613ffd7c82b04168ad16d91a6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231335/http://www.westside66.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=261081&sessionid=775456a613ffd7c82b04168ad16d91a6 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |title=Westside Community Schools - Westside Board Announces New Superintendent}}</ref>

In 2021 the school issued an apology after their "quote of the day" program included a saying by Adolf Hitler.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hitler quote displayed in Westside Middle School hallway|url=https://www.wowt.com/2021/02/03/hitler-quote-displayed-in-school-hallway/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=WOWT|language=en}}</ref>


==Schools== ==Schools==
*] *]
*] *Westside Middle School
*] *Hillside Elementary
*] *Loveland Elementary
*] *Oakdale Elementary
*] *Paddock Road Elementary
*] *Prairie Lane Elementary
*] *Rockbrook Elementary
*] *Sunset Hills Elementary
*] *Swanson Elementary
*] *Westbrook Elementary
*] *Westgate Elementary


==Controversy== == See also ==
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On June 6, 2005, the OPS board and Superintendent John Mackiel announced their intention to annex 25 schools within Omaha city limits (currently part of the ], ] and ] districts) to OPS. This announcement, based on three Nebraska statutes enacted in ] and ] is known as ''One City, One School District''.
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==References==
District 66, although not directly involved in the dispute, joined with the three targeted districts to form a coalition to fend off the highly controversial move. Supporters of the OPS initiative claim that a single school district is necessary to promote a cohesive Omaha community, ensure academic equity in all Omaha schools, and to prevent OPS from becoming locked into a declining ] base. Opponents contend that Omaha-area residents should be able to choose from a number of school districts, that the schools would become less efficient in one large school district, and that the initiative is no more than a power and money grab by OPS. Discussions among the school districts have been unproductive; the issue will figure prominently in the ] session of the ]. It is considered by many residents of the other school districts that this is a way to raise OPS' test scores which are considerably lower than districts such as Millard.
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District 66's stance is explained in more detail at the "One City ... Many Choices" website, the link for which is provided at the bottom of the page.


==External links== ==External links==
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Westside Community Schools, also known locally as District 66, is the third largest school district in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The district has one high school, one middle school, ten elementary schools, and one alternative high school. The district is in the center-west part of Omaha, between the Omaha Public Schools district and the Millard Public Schools district. Westside also has over 2,000 "opt-in" students, with most coming from OPS.

History

In 1946, residents of four rural school districts located in what was then farming areas to the west of Omaha began holding discussions about combining resources, which led to a proposal to merge the four districts. In 1947, three of the districts—Districts 31, 46 and 65—agreed to merge to create District 66. A junior-senior high school for the district was founded in 1952 where Westside High School is located today.

Westside Schools district office

Recent events

The high school, Westside High School, has purchased about 2,000 MacBook computers in the "1:1 Initiative". Each high school student is issued one at the beginning of the year. They are used by students throughout the school year, and then returned at the end of this time. The intent of the initiative was to offer each student the same technological opportunities. Westside Middle School followed in the footsteps of the high school and bought about 1,000 computers for the 7th and 8th graders, with the same rules and constraints as the high school students. Elementary school students also have access to MacBook computers, as well as iPads.

In 2012, the board of education announced that Dr. Blane McCann had been selected as superintendent.

In 2021 the school issued an apology after their "quote of the day" program included a saying by Adolf Hitler.

Schools

  • Westside High School
  • Westside Middle School
  • Hillside Elementary
  • Loveland Elementary
  • Oakdale Elementary
  • Paddock Road Elementary
  • Prairie Lane Elementary
  • Rockbrook Elementary
  • Sunset Hills Elementary
  • Swanson Elementary
  • Westbrook Elementary
  • Westgate Elementary

See also

References

  1. "History". Westside Community Schools. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. "Westside Community Schools - Westside Board Announces New Superintendent". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  3. "Hitler quote displayed in Westside Middle School hallway". WOWT. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

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