Ted Kooser Elementary opened its doors on August 19, 2009. The principal was Ann Jablonski and the assistant principal was Kent Steen. It is approximately 95,000 square feet in size and has the capacity to house 792 students. It sits on approximately 15 acres of land.
![Kooser Elementary has a long-standing tradition of running in both the Pumpkin Run and the Mayor’s Run. We have been the top participating school many times! We also have several staff members and Kooser family members who run each year in the Lincoln Half and Full Marathon.](https://kooser.lps.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/194/2022/06/Kooser-Mayors-Run.jpeg)
![Aerial Photo of Kooser taken February 2011 by Andy Ringsmuth.](https://kooser.lps.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/194/2022/06/aerial-2011.jpg)
![First Day at Kooser 2021!](https://kooser.lps.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/194/2022/06/First-Day-at-Kooser-2021-C.jpg)
Learn About Ted Kooser
The school is named for U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, Ted Kooser. He was awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his work, Delights & Shadows. We were honored to host him for our dedication ceremony and hear him read some of his poetry.
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