Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Cheryl Logan announces resignation - KETV Omaha

BACK TO YOU. BILL, THANK YOU. THE HEAD OF ONE OF THE STATE’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS ANNOUNCES SHE’S STEPPING DOWN LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER EXTENDING HER CONTRACT. BUT CHERYL LOGAN SAYS SHE’LL RESIGN IN JUNE OF 2023. KETV. NEWSWATCH. SEVERNS. JOSH KRISTIANTO BREAKS DOWN HER ANNOUNCEMENT AND HER MESSAGE TO THE DISTRICT. THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AS A BIT OF A SHOCK SINCE DR. LOGAN STILL HAD TWO AND A HALF YEARS LEFT ON HER CONTRACT AT OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LOGAN SAT DOWN WITH REPORTERS THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE OF ITS TWO HIGH SCHOOLS LIBRARY. IT’S ONE OF FIVE NEW SCHOOLS SHE HELPED OPEN DURING HER TENURE. SHE SAYS HER DECISION TO LEAVE REALLY CAME DOWN TO FAMILY. SHE WANTS TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER ON THE EAST COAST. HER CONTRACT WITH OPES WAS SLATED TO END IN JUNE 2025. DURING HER TIME HERE, SHE HELPED LAUNCH A STRATEGIC PLAN OF ACTION AND NAVIGATED THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC IMPACT ON STUDENTS. LOGAN SAYS SHE DOES HAVE A NEW OPPORTUNITY LINED UP BACK HOME, BUT WILL FOCUS ON HER REMAINING GOALS HERE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME RIGHT NOW IS TO FINISH STRONG. WE HAVE A SEMESTER AHEAD OF US. A LOT OF WORK TO GET DONE AND A LOT OF PLANS IN MOTION. YOU HEARD ABOUT OUR TRANSPORTATION PLAN. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES ARE READY FOR THAT. THE BOARD IS PLANNING A COMPREHENSIVE SEARCH FOR THEIR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. THEY SAY THEY’LL BE PROVIDING REGULAR UPDATES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THE COMING MONTHS. REPORTING AT ONE OF ITS TWO HIGH SCHOOL JOSH KRISTIANTO KETV NEWSWATCH 7 AND THE UPS BOARD JUST GAVE LOGAN A RAISE AND A CONTRACT EXTENSION IN JULY. HER CONTRACT WOULD HAVE LASTED UNTIL JUNE OF 2025. THE BOARD APPROVED A BASE SALARY FOR LOGAN FOR MORE. THAN $329,000, ABOUT A $16,000 RAISE. LOGAN’S CONTRACT ALSO GAVE HER A $12,000 TRANSPORTATION EXPENSE EVERY YEAR. YOU CAN READ MORE FROM HER