By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – At the West De Pere school board meeting July 15 several residents spoke regarding an in-person opening to start the 2020-21 school year. “I’m a concerned parent with two children in the West De Pere school district,” said Elizabeth Kelnhofer. “I strongly discourage the district from implementing …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – At the July 15, West De Pere school board meeting, Superintendent Dennis Krueger discussed the initial plans for reopening schools this fall. The meeting was attended by dozens of West De Pere community members and district teachers. “Our purpose with this meeting was to provide an update …
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 Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Aug. 3 is a date parents and students in the West De Pere school district will want to circle on the calendar. Amy LaPierre, director of curriculum, informed the school board Monday, June 15, that Aug. 3 is when she hopes a decision will be made about the …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – West De Pere school district residents are likely to see a decrease in the tax rate after the school board approved a pair of resolutions seeking lower interest rates Thursday, May 21. The decrease could come on the heels of low-interest rates to bond for dollars approved in …
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DE PERE – West De Pere High School junior students Kate Kliment, daughter of Randy Kliment and Emily Zukerman, and Alec Schneider, son of Pamela and Chad Schneider, have both earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Approximately just over two-tenths of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top …
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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 Press Times Staff DE PERE – Following the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to online learning, the West De Pere school board voted Monday, April 6, in favor of submitting a waiver to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction related to the district’s hours/minutes of instruction for the …
By Press Times Staff DE PERE – Two incumbents are hoping to retain their seats on the West De Pere school board April 7 with a challenger on the ballot. Incumbents Jenni Fuss and Joseph Bergner are being challenged by C-C O’Malley with the top two earning new three-year terms. The district serves approximately 3,400 …
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By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – On Friday, March 13, Gov. Tony Evers directed DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the statewide closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, as part of the state’s efforts to respond to and contain the spread of COVID-19. The mandated closure will begin …
