By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere School Board got some insight into duties involved in teaching that may not be obvious at its meeting Monday Oct. 7. Jerry Nicholson, director of pupil services, reported on the Wisconsin Threat Assessment, which teachers have to complete whenever they get a report of a …
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 Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – A few things are certain in life: death, taxes, and wear and tear. Over the next decade, buildings in the De Pere school district could need more than $4.85 million in repairs, upgrades and equipment replacement. What’s certain is buildings and equipment will deteriorate; what’s not so certain …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Board members of the Unified School District of De Pere School Board won’t get a raise this year. The board voted unanimously Monday, May 6, to keep its salaries to $3,600 for the board president, $3,400 for the vice president, treasurer and clerk; and $3,200 for other board …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – With enrollment numbers projected to jump over the next several years, the De Pere school board looked at the feasibility of expanding Foxview Intermediate School and De Pere Middle School. At a committee meeting Monday, May 6, representatives from Berners-Schober Associates showed conceptual drawings and results of studies …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The De Pere school board learned about a plan to spend nearly $240,000 in grant money on security cameras at a Monday, April 1, finance committee meeting. The proposal calls for the district to use a grant of up to $247,948 from the Wisconsin Department of Justice to …
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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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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE — Projected growth to areas surrounding one elementary school have prompted the Unified School District of De Pere board to look at options for redrawing the boundary lines for enrollment. With an enrollment of 585 students, Susie C. Altmayer Elementary School has 101 students (or 21 percent) more than …
