By Josh Staloch Correspondent ALLOUEZ – For the majority of the population, contracting the coronavirus is in no way a death sentence. But for the 20 percent of the population which falls into what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deemed the high-risk category – those with weak immune systems, existing lung problems, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A Green Bay school board trustee finds herself the subject of an investigation alleging several policy violations. Documents obtained by The Press Times through an open records request accuse Trustee Rhonda Sitnikau of violating six board policies on several occasions. Attorney Eileen Brownlee, with Boardman Clark from Madison, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Area Public School District has its man. The school board announced it selected Stephen Murley to be the district’s new superintendent. “The board was fortunate to have two very qualified individuals from which to choose,” said Trustee Eric Vanden Heuvel, who led the superintendent search. …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – There are no done deals. That’s what Superintendent Michelle Langenfeld told the Green Bay school board Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the first of two meetings scheduled to discuss what’s next for Redesign 2020. The board, along with district administration and two outside facilitators, met for about two hours …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Trustees have scheduled a second meeting between themselves and district principals, a follow-up to the Jan. 30 meeting, as both groups continue to work at foster stronger collaboration. This time, it’s likely the discussion will focus on the district’s dress code, which the board will discuss again in …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – In past years, KHROME, a local advertising agency, has provided Green Bay elementary schools with Martin Luther King Jr. posters. Elevate 97 has continued the tradition this year, but on a larger scale. “This year, they decided to go one step further and offer a large size mural …
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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 – School board members are set to make a possible change to the board’s compensation and expenses policy at their Dec. 16 meeting. What those exact changes will be are still not completely ironed out. After tabling the issue in November, the topic was brought back to the board …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – More changes could be on the horizon for the Green Bay Area Public School District as it continues to look at declining enrollment on the city’s west side. At their meeting Monday, Nov. 18, board members scheduled another board/superintendent retreat to discuss what’s next for Redesign 2020. The …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The numbers are in and the Green Bay Area Public School District has earned its highest accountability score ever in the latest round of Department of Public Instruction (DPI) report cards. This is the fourth year for the legislatively-mandated report cards. With an overall score of 66.9 – …
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