School Year Kick-off

Dr. John Skretta was appointed by the Lincoln Board of Education in January 2025 as the interim superintendent for Lincoln Public Schools.

Prior to returning to LPS in July as the associate superintendent for Civic Engagement, Dr. Skretta was the Chief Administrator for Educational Service Unit 6 from 2019 until 2024. Dr. Skretta started his educational career at LPS as an English and reading teacher at Northeast High School in 1995. In 2000, he became an instructional coordinator at Northeast High School and then associate principal in 2001. Dr. Skretta left Northeast High School in 2004 to be the principal at Norris High School. In 2008, he was named associate superintendent for Norris Public Schools for two years before becoming superintendent in 2010.

During Dr. Skretta’s nine years as superintendent at Norris, he was named Nebraska Association of School Administrators named Dr. Skretta Region 1 Superintendent of the Year in 2012, and State Superintendent of the Year in 2017. In addition, he earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Nebraska Association of School Administrators in 2021. He was announced the 2021 Nebraska Career Education Outstanding Administrative Leader by the Nebraska Department of Education.