By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board voted Monday, June 14, to approve the purchase of the former Cup O Joy building currently housing the district’s welcome center. Last August, the board approved entering a two-year, lease-to-own agreement with Cup O Joy, with an option to purchase at any time. …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s officialy a go. The Green Bay school board will transition to a committee structure beginning in June following a unanimous consensus at its May 24 meeting. “(This) will change how we have traditionally done our work, hopefully in a better way,” Board President Eric Vanden Heuvel said. …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school district is already putting its share of CARES Act funds from the federal government to work by adding staff. Green Bay is earmarking approximately $72.5 million, or $3,820 per pupil, as part of three stimulus bills passed by Congress over the past year. Superintendent …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board took its commitment to return to full, in-person instruction for the 2021-22 school year one step further, with an official vote at its Monday, May 10, meeting. “I’ve had people tell me ‘We close out this year, we want to come back, but …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board could soon change how it does things in terms of board structure by adding committees in an effort to increase transparency and allow for more robust discussion into issues. The agenda for the Monday, April 26, school board work session was plump full …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Planning is already underway for 2021-22 as Green Bay secondary students return for in-person instruction four days a week for the first time this school year. Board members had a brief discussion regarding next school year at their meeting Monday, April 12, which should resemble a return to …
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By Press Times Staff GREEN BAY – Two incumbents will face two challengers April 6 for two seats on the Green Bay school board. Incumbents Rhonda Sitnikau and Andrew Becker will face a challenge from Nancy Welch and Bryan Milz. Sitnikau was appointed to her seat in 2017, and won reelection in 2018, garnering the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Another transition is coming for Green Bay secondary students. The school board approved a plan at a special board meeting Monday, March 22 that transitions students in grades six through 12 from the current cohort model – where students attend in-person instruction twice a week in two cohorts …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Green Bay school district students have been back onsite in blended and cohort learning models for less than two weeks, and there is already a push for more in-person learning. During the district’s school board meeting Monday, March 8, some board members stressed the need for a transition …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board will once again be at full strength after trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Laura Laitinen-Warren to fill the board’s empty seat at a special meeting Monday, March 1. “It certainly takes a lot of courage to apply to be on the board …
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