Sherman Elementary School

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Sherman Elementary School
Location
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5618 North 14th Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska 68111
United States
elementary school
Established1888
School districtOmaha Public Schools
GradesPre-K–6
WebsiteSherman Elementary School

Sherman Elementary School is located at 5618 North 14th Avenue in

Title I recipients.[1] Sherman has been the site of recent protests related to the Omaha Public Schools' treatment of racial and ethnic diversity.[2]

Demographics

During the 2003-04 school year, 27.6% of students at Sherman were

African American
; 1.2% were of African descent; and 0.8% were of Asian descent. That year 243 students attended the school. There were 19 teachers on staff and the school had a student-teacher ratio of between 12 and 12.9 students per teacher.

History

The school was named for General William Tecumseh Sherman, and shared its name with nearby Sherman Avenue, which today is called North 16th Street. In 1948 the nearby Beechwood School District was incorporated into Sherman School. Students from Pershing School, which was once located near Eppley Airfield, were sent to Sherman in 1976.

At its peak in 1965 the school served 560 students in grades kindergarten through eight. In 1976

Title I recipients in the Omaha Public Schools system.[1]

Students from the community surrounding Sherman attended Sherman for kindergarten and

junior high, and then went to North High School
.

In 2002 the school was the site of protests by Omaha's Lao-Hmong immigrant community after the Omaha Police Department and Omaha Public Schools was accused of floundering during a physical abuse investigation.[2]

Dianne Lee, a first grade teacher at Sherman, was named Nebraska Teacher of the Year in 2006 by the Nebraska Department of Education.[3] She was also awarded the Award of Excellence in 2007.[4]

In 2006 a kindergarten student at the school with a brain tumor received 10,000 birthday cards as a result of an appeal by her teacher.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sherman Elementary School Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine official homepage. Retrieved 12/28/07.
  2. ^ a b "Parents take plea to streets Police defend the removal of two families' children as the Asian community protests authorities' investigation of possible child abuse." Retrieved 12/28/07.
  3. ^ "OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER NAMED NEBRASKA TEACHER OF THE YEAR." Archived 2007-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Nebraska Department of Education. Retrieved 12/28/07.
  4. ^ Omaha Public Schools Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12/28/07.
  5. ^ "Girl Receives 10,000 Birthday Cards," R News. Retrieved 12/28/07.
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