By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Five candidates are seeking two school board seats up for election this spring in the Green Bay Area Public School District. A primary will be held Feb. 18 to narrow the field to four prior to the April 7 general election. Board Treasurer Katie Maloney is not seeking …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Staff are looking at chronic absenteeism throughout the district after eight schools received point deductions on their state report cards because of it. “Chronic absenteeism takes place when a student falls below 84 percent attendance – it’s absent for any reason,” said Stephen Miller, district director of assessment. …
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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 district’s dress code policy was up for discussion again at the school board meeting Monday, Oct. 7. Representatives from the Intra-City Student Council (ICSC), along with guidance from Melissa Thiel Collar, district legal counsel and Judy Wiegand, executive director of Secondary Education, presented the board with four …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – After weeks of discussion the Green Bay school board has approved the hiring of not one, but two outside facilitators to help improve its effectiveness, which all members have acknowledged is a problem. “We as a board have to collectively get our act together,” Trustee Katie Maloney said …
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