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 is once again considering whether or not to hire an independent hearing officer for student expulsion hearings. The board discussed the topic at its meeting Monday, Jan. 25, the fourth time it’s been on the board table in the last six years. “This …
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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 – The Green Bay school board spent hours Monday, Aug. 17 discussing the ripple effect the decision to begin the 2020-21 school year virtually is having on district families at its meeting. When the board approved the plan earlier this month, many worried about how it would affect the …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – At its meeting April 6, the Green Bay school board met remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’d like to give a huge thank you to the people in our district who have been working so hard during this time,” said Brenda Warren, board president. “I’m grateful …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Sarah Pamperin, a sixth-grade bilingual teacher at Edison Middle School, has been in front of the school board numerous times advocating for her students. However, Pamperin’s testimony Jan. 6 regarding special education open enrollment was personal. “I am unfortunately not a resident of Green Bay,” she said. “When …
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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 – A decision on whether the district will increase school lunch prices will have to wait another couple of weeks – this after the school board voted unanimously Monday, July 22, to table the issue until a special board meeting on Aug. 5. The proposed change suggests increasing school …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The school district is in the market for a new superintendent – and the school board took the first step to get that process started at its special board meeting Monday, June 3. Board members directed district staff to create a request for proposals, or RFP, as the …
