Heartland School

Connected Roots Care Center (CRCC), formerly known as Children's Respite Care Center, operates the School Age Level 3 District Partnership Program at its Southwest center on South 138th Street in Omaha. The program is designed specifically for students ages 5 through 21 with complex medical, physical, cognitive, and multiple developmental disabilities whose intensive healthcare and specialized learning needs require comprehensive clinical and educational wrap-around care. Classrooms are fully sensory-adapted and staffed by certified special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and on-site pediatric registered nurses. CRCC coordinates directly with public school districts across Douglas, Sarpy, and neighboring counties through the IEP process, delivering individualized functional academics, assistive technology communication, and activities of daily living. On-site rehabilitation therapies including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) are woven into the school day, providing an integrated educational and medical home for medically fragile children.

Madonna School & Ability Alliance (rebranded in 2025 as Madonna Ability Alliance to reflect its expanded lifespan services) is a Catholic special education institution located on Pine Street in central Omaha. Founded in 1969, Madonna provides educational and transition programming tailored specifically for children and young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and other developmental conditions. The organization offers an educational model that spans early childhood through young adulthood. For elementary students in preschool through 8th grade, Madonna partners with local Omaha Catholic elementary schools to provide fully supported inclusive classrooms paired with specialized resource instruction. At the central Pine Street campus, Madonna operates its dedicated secondary program for grades 9 through 12, focusing on functional academics, activities of daily living, and social development. Beyond high school graduation, Madonna facilitates Project SEARCH and the Young Adult Program, providing intensive community job training, workplace internships, and adult life coaching that prepare students for meaningful, integrated employment and lifelong community independence.

The Omaha Home for Boys School (OHB School) is an accredited, year-round secondary education program located on the historic Omaha Home for Boys campus on North 52nd Street in north Omaha. Established to support high school-age youth residing in the organization's residential and transitional living programs, the school provides an individualized, trauma-informed academic environment for young men who have experienced academic delays, behavioral setbacks, truancy, or disruption in standard public high schools. With small class sizes and low student-to-teacher ratios, the OHB School enables certified secondary educators to deliver personalized, self-paced instruction and accelerated credit recovery. In addition to core academic disciplines required for high school graduation, the school integrates comprehensive hands-on vocational coursework through its Skilled Trades Program and 4-H activities, offering instruction in welding, electrical work, building maintenance, and automotive mechanics. Staff collaborate directly with each student's resident school district to fulfill state graduation requirements or prepare students for post-secondary technical careers, military service, or college enrollment.