By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico school board learned Monday, Dec. 14, plans are moving forward to bring students back as part of the district’s Return to Learn plan. “Today, ironically, was the first day the Pfizer vaccine was shipped out and presumably arrived in the states,” said Superintendent Damian LaCroix. “One thing …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – The village was reimbursed almost $1,800 more than its original allocation from the State of Wisconsin to pay for unbudgeted expenditures incurred this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Village Administrator Alex Kaker reported Monday, Dec. 7, to the Suamico village board. Kaker said Suamico was allocated $207,040 …
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By Press Times Staff SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico School District announced an updated plan to phase students back into in-person learning. The announcement of the updated plan was made Nov. 19 in a letter from Superintendent Damian LaCroix to district parents. On Nov. 23, students in grades 7-12 were allowed to participate in school-based academic …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor The collaborative effort between villages and school districts during this pandemic is something to behold. The final expenditure period is now closed for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and with that four villages and one town have donated nearly $194,000 to four school districts with leftover allocations …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – People held signs outside urging the Howard-Suamico School District to adhere to gating criteria when reopening schools, but inside the school board was mostly opposed to waiting around. The Monday, Nov. 16, school board meeting also saw seven people speak, mostly in favor of reopening schools now, numerous comments …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico school board learned of a potential tax rate drop in the future at its Monday, Oct. 26, meeting, one that bodes well for a possible referendum question and for taxpayers. “You do have a very low debt load,” said Michele Wiberg, chief sales and marketing officer for …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Local schools are collaborating on reopening metrics and hoping the community can also come together to pull out of the pandemic. The Howard-Suamico school board learned of reopening plans at its Monday, Oct. 26, meeting created by a consortium of several local school districts. Brian Nicol, communications director, presented …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Preliminary survey data presented at the Monday, Oct. 12, Howard-Suamico school board meeting indicate the community is positive about another possible referendum question. “I think people are being very clear with where they are on this,” said Joe Donovan, president and founder of the Donovan Group, a consulting firm …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – The village board approved a motion Monday, Oct. 5, to direct Village Administrator Alex Kaker to collaborate with the Howard-Suamico School District and State of Wisconsin to donate Suamico’s unused Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the district. Because the village doesn’t expect to …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – To help the Howard-Suamico School District recover costs in preventing the spread of COVID-19, the Howard village board unanimously passed a motion Monday, Sept. 28, to donate more than $73,000 worth of items to the district for reimbursement by the State of Wisconsin with Coronavirus Aid, Relief and …
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