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 Lea Kopke Press Times News Intern BROWN COUNTY – Area school districts intend to use the new Education Forward plan, an 87-page document released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, together as a guide to further inform decisions regarding schools opening this fall. Chris Bucher, DPI communications specialist, said the goal of the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s still unclear if using the four district high school gyms for polling locations for the August and November elections is a possibility after the school board spent more than an hour discussing the topic its meeting Monday, June 15. Though the request from the city’s adhoc elections …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board discussed the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on future budgets at its Monday, May 18, virtual meeting. Pete Ross, chief of operations, said the district is entering the second year of the state budget, so revenues are predictable for the 2020-21 …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – K-12 students at all area schools will continue remote instruction and won’t be returning to classrooms for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. As a result of Gov. Tony Evers extending the Safer at Home order through Memorial Day weekend, he said all K-12 schools will …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school district is looking outside the box when it comes to grading students via online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The school board approved the changes to grading during a special board meeting Monday, April 13, where it met remotely. Calling it a “do-no-harm context,” …
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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 Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – Duluth (Minnesota) Public Schools announced on its website John Magas has been selected as the final choice for superintendent. Magas is currently superintendent for continuous improvement for the Green Bay school district. The Duluth school board selected Magas as its final choice for superintendent during a special meeting …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The school board approved the hiring of a district investigator to help with what administration is calling a significant increase of employee misconduct, discrimination, harassment and bullying complaints. Teri Willems, executive director of Human Resources, said her department has investigated 85 cases of employee misconduct and has been …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school district is working tirelessly to prepare its students, staff, families and community for what lies ahead during these uncertain times, said Superintendent Michelle Langenfeld. Staff announced Tuesday, March 17, the next steps the district is taking to support more than 21,000 students for the …
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