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 BROWN COUNTY – Understanding the puzzle of school finance is a challenge in a normal year. Add the COVID-19 pandemic and there’s even more complexity. The pandemic forced school districts to adapt to new ways of learning, and with it came millions of dollars in unexpected and unbudgeted expenditures. Over the …
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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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – In a matter of days, thousands of Green Bay students will return to the classroom for the first time in nearly a year. School board members got a peek into what a return looks like at its meeting Monday, Feb. 22. Deputy Superintendent Vicki Bayer said building leadership …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board took a step forward in filling a vacant board seat, selecting nine candidates to interview at a brief special board meeting Monday, Feb. 15. The finalists, vying for the seat left vacant following the resignation of former board vice president Kristina Shelton last …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The past year has been a roller coaster of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a decision one week is outdated the next. Lacking direction from state and federal officials, school boards have been tasked with making decisions on in-person and virtual learning – stretching the scope …
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