By Heather Graves Staff Writer DE PERE – For five decades, Syble Hopp has sought to be a place where students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities feel like they belong. “I cannot say enough about Syble Hopp,” Julie Taylor, mom of 19-year-old Preston, who has attended for the past 11 years, said. “The staff …
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By Heather Graves and Lea Kopke The Press Times BROWN COUNTY – The job of a special education director is a balancing act between state and federal requirements and a desire to help students and families. Mandates, continuous paperwork, staff shortages, varied student needs, frustrated parents, limited resources, funding struggles – the list of responsibilities …
By Lea Kopke Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – IEP, 504, LEA, IDEA, FAPE, IEE. These are a mere taste of the alphabet soup that makes up the special education system in Wisconsin. Parents of children with disabilities must become connoisseurs of the dish to fully understand what supports are available to their children and how …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The school board approved a series of recommendations Wednesday, Jan. 13, for accepting open enrollment students in 2021-22. The board’s action was required by the end of January, prior to the open enrollment application period, which begins Feb. 1. About a third of more than 3,000 4K-12 students …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A pair of school referendums will be on the Tuesday, April 7, spring general election ballot for district voters to consider. The Ashwaubenon school board is seeking voter approval of an operational referendum to exceed the district’s state-imposed revenue limit by $730,000 annually, starting with the 2020-21 school …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – With district schools having closed for students through at least April 24 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ashwaubenon’s information technology staff members have arranged for starting online instruction March 30 after spring break. Jamie Averbeck, instructional technology coordinator, informed the Ashwaubenon school board Wednesday, March 18, on the …
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By Press Times Staff ASHWAUBENON – The second referendums meeting about two school referendums district voters will see on the spring general election ballot will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 9, in the Cormier School and Early Learning Center gym. The Ashwaubenon school board is seeking voter approval April 7 of an operational …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Details about two school referendums district voters will see on the spring general election ballot were presented Wednesday, Jan. 29, during an informational meeting in the Pioneer Elementary School gym. The Ashwaubenon school board is seeking voter approval of an operational referendum to exceed the revenue limit by …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Approximately 40 people present for a public forum Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the Performing Arts Center received updated cost estimates related to possible referendum questions the district could hold next April. This was the second forum held for district residents to have the opportunity to ask questions and …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – If all the proposed options for referendum questions the school board is considering for next April are included, the estimated cost will exceed $20 million. Board members received an update of the project costs at their Wednesday, Aug. 14, meeting from Business Director Keith Lucius. Lucius said the …
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