Schools

By Judy Dixon Hebbe

Reporter

The Blueprint for Brilliance continues to guide the Little Chute School District as the multi layered strategic plan reports out annually on progress and needs of students and staff.

By Judy Dixon Hebbe

Reporter

Compiled by Brian Roebke

Editor

With Kobussen Buses short on bus drivers and the Kaukauna Area School District short on money, the bus company and district have studied changes to student bussing for the 2023-24 school year.

Compiled by Brian Roebke

Editor

By Daniel Schoettler 

Reporter

The Kimberly School Board approved an out of country trip for sixth graders at last week’s meeting. The trip will be to Costa Rica for students at Mapleview Inter-mediate School and will take place from July 8-15 in 2024.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

The Kimberly school district saw a 41 percent increase with the budget this year due to private school voucher costs. The private voucher costs increased to over $800,000 this year and total over $2.6 million for Kimberly area taxpayers since the vouchers were approved.

By Judy Dixon Hebbe

Reporter

The Little Chute School Board last week approved a revised balanced budget for 2022-23 of $20,380,342, of which $4,655,595 will be supported by the tax levy.

By Brian Roebke

Editor

After showing a 17 percent decrease in 2021, the Kaukauna Area School District is showing a 15 percent decrease in the mill rate for 2022.

By Judy Dixon Hebbe

Reporter

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

The Kimberly Area School District has developed and approved a new position this year as Angela Van Grinsven, a former second grade literacy teacher at Westside, will be the named as a phonological interventionist for the district.