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 community got a chance to voice its opinion on the district’s most recent plan to get kids back in the classroom during the Monday, Jan. 25 school board work session. This was the public’s first opportunity to share thoughts on the reopening plan, which now …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – After months of basing its decision to bring students back to school on positive COVID-19 cases in the community, the Green Bay school board has changed course. During a special board meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 19, board members approved a plan which now hinges on vaccination availability to school …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s been nearly 10 months since a majority of Green Bay students have seen the inside of a classroom – instead learning virtually because of COVID-19. Despite discussing it at nearly every meeting since last March, the school board has made little progress on getting students back onsite. …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A recent decline in the COVID-19 burden rate in Brown County prompted the Green Bay school board to modify its reopening criteria Monday, Dec. 14, which could bring some students back to the classroom as early as Dec. 17. The change comes after dozens of parents, students and …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The consistently high number of COVID-19 cases in the community means a return to in-person learning for Green Bay students is still up in the air. The school board, however, is beginning to plan for what a return could look like when the time comes to make the …
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 – In a matter of minutes the Green Bay school board adopted the 2020-21 budget at a special board meeting Monday, Oct. 26, following a brief public hearing, which drew no opposition. “The board was happy to approve a budget that once again lowered the mill rate for our …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The community had its first opportunity to weigh in on the proposed $290 million 2020-21 budget for the Green Bay school district at a public engagement session Monday, Oct. 19. “This is part of the (budget) process,” said Superintendent Steve Murley. “Tonight’s opportunity is to hear from the …
