By Heather Graves and Lea Kopke The Press Times BROWN COUNTY – The job of a special education director is a balancing act between state and federal requirements and a desire to help students and families. Mandates, continuous paperwork, staff shortages, varied student needs, frustrated parents, limited resources, funding struggles – the list of responsibilities …
By Lea Kopke Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – IEP, 504, LEA, IDEA, FAPE, IEE. These are a mere taste of the alphabet soup that makes up the special education system in Wisconsin. Parents of children with disabilities must become connoisseurs of the dish to fully understand what supports are available to their children and how …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board voted unanimously at its meeting Monday, Nov. 9, to seek a series of waivers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for the 2020-21 school year. The district, along with many others throughout the state, received a number of waivers last spring …
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By Lea Kopke Press Times News Intern BROWN COUNTY – Area school districts intend to use the new Education Forward plan, an 87-page document released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, together as a guide to further inform decisions regarding schools opening this fall. Chris Bucher, DPI communications specialist, said the goal of the …
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By Press Times Staff DE PERE – Following the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to online learning, the West De Pere school board voted Monday, April 6, in favor of submitting a waiver to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction related to the district’s hours/minutes of instruction for the …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – At its meeting April 6, the Green Bay school board met remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’d like to give a huge thank you to the people in our district who have been working so hard during this time,” said Brenda Warren, board president. “I’m grateful …
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – District report cards are out from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for the 2018-19 school year. Report card ratings range from five stars, denoting schools and districts that significantly exceed expectations, to one star for those that fail to meet expectations. Scores are calculated in four priority …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – Four area school districts have received grants to address mental health in schools, and each is doing something different to address a problem that is widespread throughout Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction distributed $6.5 million in grants to 120 districts last week as part of the …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico School District meets expectations, according to its recent district wide report card from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The district scored a 72 out of 100, which is worth three out of five stars. Across Wisconsin, 83.7 percent of districts met or exceeded expectations, with 96.4 …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor ASHWAUBENON – The Ashwaubenon School District meets expectations, according to its recent district wide report card from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The district scored a 72.1 out of 100, which is worth three out of five stars. “I think that report cards are one of many assessments we use …
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