By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Members of the De Pere school board have a lot to mull over this weekend. The board will vote Monday, Feb. 1, on whether to return students in grades 7-12 back to school full-time, in-person five days a week. More than 200 people attended a special meeting via …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – For the time being, students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will continue the status quo – that is, learning part of the week from home and the other part in-person – in what’s known as a hybrid model. On Monday, Jan. 18, the school …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – It’s not yet determined when students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will return to full-time in-person instruction, but it’s the prevailing goal for administration and the school board. The De Pere school board winnowed roughly a dozen factors to consider when making that choice …
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DE PERE – The De Pere school board approved the notice of retirement provided by Superintendent Ben Villarruel, effective June 2022, during a special board meeting Monday, Dec. 7. “We are deeply grateful for his service over 20 years with the district, and the timeframe he has provided for his transition,” said David Youngquist, board …
By Heather Graves Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere school district has set its sights on a possible return to in-person instruction after the new year. Superintendent Ben Villarruel proposed the January return to the board at a special meeting Monday, Dec. 7. “At a national level, certainly, they’ve felt based on what they’ve …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The De Pere school board is relaxing the criteria for reopening schools after a special meeting Monday, Nov. 9. Nearly 400 people tuned into the virtual meeting where the board decided the established gating criteria from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was too strict. Under the …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The De Pere school board learned at a committee meeting Monday, Oct. 5, district schools will remain closed to in-person instruction through at least Nov. 6. “Based on some of the information you’ve heard today and the information being given throughout the week through the medical community, it’s …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – All school districts in the Greater Green Bay area joined the Green Bay district in going to virtual instruction with COVID-19 numbers on the rise. On Friday, Sept. 25, the Howard-Suamico, Ashwaubenon and De Pere school districts joined the Green Bay school district in moving to virtual instruction. …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – The De Pere school board held a special virtual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, to discuss a positive COVID-19 case, the stadium project and pay increases for district staff. COVID-19 case Superintendent Ben Villarruel said Heritage Elementary School had a positive case of COVID-19, and families of students …
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By Lea Kopke Correspondent DE PERE – The final reopening plan for the De Pere school district was approved by the school board with a virtual audience of more than 300 attendees watching Monday, Aug. 3. Under the plan, students K-6 will attend school in-person and students 7-12 will have a blended learning style, consisting …
