By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The tax rate will hold steady for the 2020-21 school year in the West De Pere school district, but residents can expect to pay more due to increased property valuations. “Our equalization value came in higher this year than last year – if you look at the fall …
By Press Times Staff DE PERE – The West De Pere school district will return to in-person classes Monday, Oct. 19, according to a letter sent from Superintendent Dennis Krueger to parents and staff Oct. 13. “Our goal is to return to in-person learning as soon as possible to meet the educational and social/emotional needs …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Another school district in the area will be the beneficiary of a municipality’s unused Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. The Hobart village board agreed Tuesday, Oct. 6, to donate up to $40,000 worth of document cameras and Chromebooks to the School District of West …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – All school districts in the Greater Green Bay area joined the Green Bay district in going to virtual instruction with COVID-19 numbers on the rise. On Friday, Sept. 25, the Howard-Suamico, Ashwaubenon and De Pere school districts joined the Green Bay school district in moving to virtual instruction. …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Hours after moving Hemlock Creek Elementary School to remote learning for the next two weeks, the West De Pere school board held its regular meeting, Monday, Sept. 21. “This difficult decision was made based on data (COVID-related cases and quarantines at this site), and recommendations from the De …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – At its Monday, Aug. 17, meeting, the West De Pere school board approved a reopening plan with a 4-1 vote. Board members Jenni Fuss, Barbara Van Deurzen, Scott Borley and Tom Van De Hei voted in favor of the reopening plan, while Joe Bergner voted against. The …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – At the July 15, West De Pere school board meeting, Superintendent Dennis Krueger discussed the initial plans for reopening schools this fall. The meeting was attended by dozens of West De Pere community members and district teachers. “Our purpose with this meeting was to provide an update …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – It wasn’t a typical graduation ceremony, but for eight West De Pere High School Class of 2020 graduates and countless others, 2020 wasn’t a typical school year. Eyrn Carney, Zoie Dinehart, Evan Fayas, Sawyer Grovogel, Ethan Habetler, Joseph Luna Baez, Lauren Mainard and William Wyatt walked across the …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Aug. 3 is a date parents and students in the West De Pere school district will want to circle on the calendar. Amy LaPierre, director of curriculum, informed the school board Monday, June 15, that Aug. 3 is when she hopes a decision will be made about the …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – When open enrollment started Feb. 3, the West De Pere school district found itself in the familiar position of having no openings for general or special education. “We are over or at capacity in all areas, K-12,” said Dennis Krueger, West De Pere school district superintendent. Four-year-old kindergarten, …
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