By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – A new mapping system could save police and first responders time when getting students and faculty in De Pere’s two public school districts to safety in the event of an emergency. “I hope we never have to use it but if we do, this would shave seconds and …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The De Pere school district’s 10-year capital project plan was under scrutiny from the school board at the Monday, Jan. 20, meeting. Pat Meyer, buildings and grounds director, presented the capital project plan for review, but the board asked for additional information, such as final project costs, and …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere school board received a glimpse of some of the ways teaching has changed over the years, Monday, Dec. 2, when administrators talked about staff efforts to teach collaboratively. Shelly Thomas, director of curriculum, along with principals Nick Joseph (De Pere High School), Adam Kraemer (De …
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DE PERE – Property owners in the De Pere school district will see their tax rate for school district purposes decrease by 13 percent to $8.30 from $9.54 per $1,000 of property value following school board approval Monday, Oct. 28, of the district’s final 2019-20 budget. The total approved tax levy is $19.9 million, an …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere school district voted unanimously to renew its line of credit and issue tax- and revenue-anticipation notes to use for short-term cash-flow deficiencies over the next year. The line of credit, from Associated Bank, is a revolving line of credit wherein the district can borrow only …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – With housing developments poised to add families to the district, the De Pere school board is evaluating an approach to stay proactive by shifting elementary school boundaries. At the Monday, Aug. 19, school board meeting, the board heard from the District Boundary Committee, which presented multiple options to …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – De Pere Superintendent Ben Villarruel got the go-ahead from the school board Monday, July 15, to rework the support staff salary schedule. “If I’m going to be consistent with what I’ve done to the teachers, I’m not opposed to see if we can truncate the (support staff) salary …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – With months to go before being finalized, the De Pere school district is projecting an 82-cent decrease in the mill rate as part of its preliminary budget. Dawn Foeller, district business manager, informed the school board on the preliminary budget at its Monday, June 17, meeting. Foeller attributed …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The De Pere school board adopted a new salary schedule for teachers at its Monday, March 18, meeting. “It’s our belief that someone coming to us shouldn’t take a salary cut,” said Superintendent Ben Villarruel. “If they’re coming to teaching from college with no teacher experience and no …
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