By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Specific uses will be spelled out for spending money from the operational referendum going before school district voters April 7, said Business Director Keith Lucius. He said details about how money would be used upon voter approval will be presented later this month at the informational session set …
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By Joshua Staloch Correspondent ALLOUEZ – The Allouez village board decided Tuesday, Jan. 7, to grant a conditional use permit to SKB Terrace, LLC for the planned development of a pair of nine-unit apartment buildings on Riverside Drive in the vacant property south of Compassus near St. Mary’s Boulevard. Interested community members voiced concerns about …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The school board will again enforce the 5-minute time limit on public comments, something Board President Brenda Warren said the board has moved away from as of late. “I’ve been getting a fair amount of feedback from multiple places – community, staff, administration – with concerns about our …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The district’s dual language, bilingual program might be evaluated by an outside third party. At the Monday, Nov. 4, board meeting, administration gave the board an update on the district’s bilingual program and the changes made to the program for the 2019-20 school year. Administrators said the changes …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Be Great: Graduate (BGG), a mentoring program through the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Green Bay aimed at helping at-risk students graduate on time, is expanding locally and statewide. “Nine years ago, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Green Bay utilized a small grant to launch …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board received an update on the district’s dual language immersion program at its meeting Monday, Nov. 4, including changes administration made to the program for the 2019-20 school year. After more than three hours of back-and-forth discussion, it was evident administration and bilingual teachers …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Area Public School District has been losing students to open enrollment steadily for several years, but it wasn’t a concern, according to administrators. Now the district is seeing a steady decline in overall enrollment, especially over the last three years. Lori Blakeslee, the district’s director …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It was an emotional ending when many Jefferson Elementary School parents, staff and community members left the school board meeting in tears following the 4-to-3 decision to close Jefferson and consolidate it with Fort Howard Elementary School beginning with the 2020-21 school year. “I didn’t study education in …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A discussion at the Monday, Oct. 21, school board meeting regarding the possible consolidation of Jefferson and Fort Howard elementary schools on Green Bay’s west side ended with more questions than answers. This left parents, staff and community members frustrated. School board members apologized for a lack of …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – More than a dozen districts across the state have thrown support behind a resolution to retire Native American mascots, and the Green Bay Area Public School District is now among them. The resolution, which was brought forward by the Wausau School District, calls for the Wisconsin Association of …
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