GREEN BAY SCHOOL BOARD Interim superintendent, deputy contracts approved The contracts for both interim superintendent and interim deputy superintendent were issued by the Green Bay School Board at the May 23 meeting. The issuance of the interim superintendent to Vicki Bayer was more of a formality as she has been filling the role since former …
By Heather Graves Editor SEYMOUR – After steering the ship in Seymour for nearly five years, Superintendent Laurie Asher has announced she will retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year. “I am thankful that I was able to finish my 34-year career in education with the Seymour Community School District,” Asher said. “It …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – The uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a community divide throughout the nation, including here in Northeast Wisconsin. School boards have been tasked with making independent decisions over the past 18 months – stretching the scope of board members’ roles and bringing with it a heightened …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer SEYMOUR – A recent COVID-19 outbreak at Black Creek Elementary Middle School led to an entire classroom being quarantined. Superintendent Laurie Asher said it has weighed heavily on her. “It is very stressful,” a choked up Asher said at the Tuesday, Sept. 28, Seymour School Board meeting. “It is very …
By Heather Graves Correspondent SEYMOUR – Despite federal requirements, the Seymour school district will not require masks on school buses when students return to class Sept. 1. “What sense does it make when you are picking up the same kids every day dropping them off at school, they can throw their mask in their backpack, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent SEYMOUR – The Seymour school district held its annual meeting late last month, as required by state statutes, in the middle school auditorium. More than a dozen community members attended the meeting to share thoughts on the district’s preliminary budget. “This is a meeting of the electors in the districts, in …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – There is much still to come, in terms of specific details, for school districts throughout the state regarding the biennial budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers July 8. District administrators are attempting to read between the lines as they start to determine what the budget means for their …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board voted July 26 to continue its policy on optional masks for all students and staff for the 2021-22 school year. The decision was part of the approval of the district’s reopening plan presented by Superintendent Laurie Asher. “We want to try and keep kids in …
By Heather Graves Correspondent WISCONSIN – The consensus across school districts and party lines is clear – Wisconsin’s school funding system has flaws, and it has had them for many years. What those flaws are and how they can, or should, be fixed long-term is where the consensus stops and the debate starts. Demographics and …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – To keep his sights set on the future of public education, Howard-Suamico Superintendent Damian LaCroix keeps close a powerful reminder of the past. Nestled on his office bookshelves are the original minutes from a community meeting held in the Town of Pittsfield on Nov. 15, 1856. “The only …
