By Lee Reinch Correspondent DE PERE – As the number of new infections rises to all-time highs and Brown County remains among the top counties in Wisconsin with the highest rates of infection, COVID fatigue among parents in the De Pere school district shows no signs of abating. But schools in the district will remain …
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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 …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – More than 650 people spent Monday, Nov. 2, watching the De Pere school board virtually decide to keep schools closed to in-person instruction to at least Nov. 24. “There’s a lot of you who want your kids to go back to schools next week, I heard from many …
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By Press Times Staff DE PERE – It was good news for taxpayers in the De Pere school district Monday, Oct. 26, when the school board passed a pocketbook-friendly budget. The 2020-21 budget includes a tax levy of $16,732,516, down from $19,904,975 the previous year. “Most of it has to do with our referendum debt …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – The De Pere school district now has a set of criteria for a return to in-person schooling. At its Monday, Oct. 19, virtual meeting, the district’s plan to return to school was discussed with the school board and community members in a two-hour meeting. About a dozen …
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 Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Parents and teachers around the country are finding there’s a learning curve when it comes to virtual learning, and those in the De Pere school district are no different. Parents who spoke at the Monday, Sept. 21, school board meeting expressed mixed views on remote schooling. Several mothers …
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 – Deborah Armbruster, De Pere health officer/director, gave a presentation to the school board, Monday, Aug. 17. on details for determining COVID-19 community spread and the protocol to be used in schools for a suspected case. Armbruster said she wanted to stress her role is a consultant, not a …
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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 …
