By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Contested races will be on the ballot this spring for a number of local school boards. The two at-large seats up for election to new three-year terms in the De Pere school district generated enough interest to hold a primary Feb. 16 to narrow the field of candidates …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A recent decline in the COVID-19 burden rate in Brown County prompted the Green Bay school board to modify its reopening criteria Monday, Dec. 14, which could bring some students back to the classroom as early as Dec. 17. The change comes after dozens of parents, students and …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The consistently high number of COVID-19 cases in the community means a return to in-person learning for Green Bay students is still up in the air. The school board, however, is beginning to plan for what a return could look like when the time comes to make the …
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 Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – In a matter of minutes the Green Bay school board adopted the 2020-21 budget at a special board meeting Monday, Oct. 26, following a brief public hearing, which drew no opposition. “The board was happy to approve a budget that once again lowered the mill rate for our …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The community had its first opportunity to weigh in on the proposed $290 million 2020-21 budget for the Green Bay school district at a public engagement session Monday, Oct. 19. “This is part of the (budget) process,” said Superintendent Steve Murley. “Tonight’s opportunity is to hear from the …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school district now has an updated plan in place to help guide a return to in-person instruction – at least for now. The board voted 6-1 at its meeting Monday, Oct. 12, to adopt reopening criteria based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – School board members got their first look at the district’s proposed $290 million budget at the Monday, Oct. 12, meeting, which once again includes a decreased tax rate – $9.79 per $1,000 of home value. Pete Ross, chief of operations, said the district continues to keep the promise …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s been nearly two months since the Green Bay school board decided to start the 2020-21 school year virtually, and after a half dozen meetings and hours of discussion it’s still unclear what criteria will be used to decide when to return to in-person instruction. No vote was …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Another week, another meeting and still no decision on updated criteria for a return to in-person instruction for the Green Bay school district. The board again held off voting on any new metrics in anticipation of recommendations from the Brown County Health Department, which were expected last week. …
