A new school featuring a new concept in education is coming to Omaha. It's part of the Cristo Rey Network.

These are private schools that cater exclusively to the most financially strapped families.

It's a unique system. Students go to school four days a week and work one day in the corporate world. That job pays for their education and gives the students work experience. Nineteen corporations in Omaha have signed on to take students.

Assumption Guadalupe eighth-grader Benny Castro will go to Gross next year. After that he would like to attend the old Saint Mary's school which will become the Cristo Rey Network High School.

Benny says, "It's a great opportunity because I'll be learning responsibility and it will be easier for my mom to pay, because I'll be working once a week."

That's welcome news to Benny's mother Edna Castro who says, "Children are getting older and things are getting more expensive and that includes private school and high school."

Father Gregory Baxter says, "We've been reviewing this possibility for a Cristo Ray school for about 18 months. We began with some inquiries into the process."

Father Baxter says the first school year of 2007 - 2008 will mark a change for southeast Omaha.

He says, "Many of our disadvantaged kids have never had the chance to work in a major corporation and this inside look will be inspiring to them."

As for some of Omaha's Catholic schools already known for reaching out to financially disadvantaged children, such as Roncalli and Gross, Father Baxter says he believes they will not be affected.

He says, "I think both of those schools are financially healthy. They continue to thrive and they have good base of support from alumni and benefactors."

Benny looks forward to the Cristo Rey experience. He wants to become a dentist.

There are 11 Cristo Rey schools across the country, with four new schools just getting approval. Omaha is one, along with Sacramento, Minneapolis and Baltimore.