By Heather Graves Staff Writer SUAMICO – The School Board could soon have more authority with pandemic-related decisions. At the Monday, Nov. 15, School Board meeting, Howard-Suamico Superintendent Damian LaCroix stood by his decision to “stay the course” and continue required masks for grades K-6 until the end of the semester, Jan. 21. “That gives …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer SUAMICO – Howard-Suamico Superintendent Damian LaCroix said the district will continue its temporary mask mandate for grades K-6, because schools housing the district’s youngest students have seen fewer quarantines since masks were made mandatory. “Right now, as we speak, as we head into November, the position is to stay the …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico School District is looking ahead to improving facilities and more after the successful passage of two referendum questions April 6. Voters extended a state-imposed revenue cap limit override in the amount of $5 million from 2023-24 to 2027-28 by a 300 vote margin, 3,656 to 3,356. This …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – With students back in schools Monday, Feb. 15, the Howard-Suamico school board learned at the meeting later that night positive COVID-19 test results are trending down. “The data trending is moving in the right direction, that’s encouraging news,” said Superintendent Damian LaCroix. “You look at the seven-day case average …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico school board learned Monday, Dec. 14, plans are moving forward to bring students back as part of the district’s Return to Learn plan. “Today, ironically, was the first day the Pfizer vaccine was shipped out and presumably arrived in the states,” said Superintendent Damian LaCroix. “One thing …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Local schools are collaborating on reopening metrics and hoping the community can also come together to pull out of the pandemic. The Howard-Suamico school board learned of reopening plans at its Monday, Oct. 26, meeting created by a consortium of several local school districts. Brian Nicol, communications director, presented …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Two-hundred-and-four days remained for the Howard-Suamico school board at the Monday, Sept. 14, meeting to get to work on the next potential referendum question. “I’ve been talking for several months about the potential of going to referendum in spring of 2021 and we’re just 204 days away,” said Superintendent …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Tuesday, Sept. 1, marked the start of classes for local school districts amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. After having switched to online instruction in March to close out the 2019-20 school year, districts had discretion from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction as to how to offer …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – K-12 students at all area schools will continue remote instruction and won’t be returning to classrooms for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. As a result of Gov. Tony Evers extending the Safer at Home order through Memorial Day weekend, he said all K-12 schools will …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The best estimate from the Howard-Suamico School District is about 80 percent of students are completing their virtual learning work. This was discussed at the Monday, April 6, school board meeting that was held remotely. “We have had really good participation,” said Dr. Becky Walker, assistant superintendent of academics …
