By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board voted to move up a return date for onsite instruction by nearly a month at its meeting Monday, Feb. 8. Trustees voted 4-2 to start bringing students back March 1 for onsite instruction, forgoing the previous plan to wait until vaccines were available …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay community got a chance to voice its opinion on the district’s most recent plan to get kids back in the classroom during the Monday, Jan. 25 school board work session. This was the public’s first opportunity to share thoughts on the reopening plan, which now …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s still unclear if using the four district high school gyms for polling locations for the August and November elections is a possibility after the school board spent more than an hour discussing the topic its meeting Monday, June 15. Though the request from the city’s adhoc elections …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – The price tag for Green Bay’s new superintendent may seem steep to some, but to others it’s a fair price to pay for the leader of the fourth-largest school district in Wisconsin. The Green Bay school board approved Stephen Murley’s contract Wednesday, April 15, after meeting in closed …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – At its meeting April 6, the Green Bay school board met remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’d like to give a huge thank you to the people in our district who have been working so hard during this time,” said Brenda Warren, board president. “I’m grateful …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A Green Bay school board trustee finds herself the subject of an investigation alleging several policy violations. Documents obtained by The Press Times through an open records request accuse Trustee Rhonda Sitnikau of violating six board policies on several occasions. Attorney Eileen Brownlee, with Boardman Clark from Madison, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay celebrated the fact Wisconsin was the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment 100 years ago. The league – which is also celebrating a century of existence – was created to educate women on voting issues and their rights. …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Miscommunication, unprofessionalism and a lack of trust were some concerns raised by Green Bay principals in a meeting with the school board Thursday, Jan. 30. The unprecedented meeting, which was initiated and run by principals, was intended to help foster stronger collaboration between the two parties, and shine …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – For the third time in six years, Brenda Warren, school board president brought forward the idea of hiring an independent hearing officer for student expulsion hearings at the Jan. 20, board meeting, and again the idea was rejected, at least for now. “I decided to bring it up …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school district wants a resolution committing to move to 100 percent clean energy over the next 20 to 30 years. While there seems to be nearly unanimous support behind the idea, the steps to getting there are unclear. The district’s interest follows suit with growing …
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