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Thunder Bay Junior High School Principal Steve Genschaw works at his desk Wednesday at the school.
ALPENA Alpena Public Schools will be saying goodbye to 17 longtime employees who have chosen to retire this year.
Matt Poli, executive director for human resources and labor relations, announced the retirements during the board of education’s March and April regular board meetings. APS employees retiring this year include three principals, 11 teachers, one maintenance employee, one custodian, and one bus driver.
Lincoln Elementary Principal Hans Stevens, and Thunder Bay Junior High School Principal Steve Genschaw will be retiring effective June 30 while Wilson Elementary Principal Lisa Hilberg will retire effective Aug. 31.
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Next year s spring break became a point of contention for Burlington School Board members Monday ahead of their approval of the district s 2021-22 school calendar.
The calendar, which was approved by a 6-1 vote, sets next year s spring break for April 12-18, two week later than this year s spring break, which ran from March 31 to April 2.
Board president Joel Sieren, who last year advocated for a weeklong spring break, argued that it should be scheduled for earlier in the year. I just remember this year, in talking anecdotally with staff, with students, they were very burned out, couldn t wait for spring break, and on this calendar, spring break would be a week later than it was this year, Sieren said, adding that he felt a late spring break would make the remainder of the year difficult for seniors to concentrate as they would return with only four-and-a-half weeks left before their last day.
Supt. Cassellius Announces Commission for Deployment of Federal Relief Funds
Advocates for public education approved of the Boston Public Schools (BPS) announcement this week to create a Commission that will advise Supt. Brenda Cassellius on the timeline and distribution of more than $400 million in federal dollars coming to the district.
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius announced on Monday a new commission and timeline on how BPS will proceed with investing the nearly $400 million in Federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding the district is expected to receive.
The Commission will advise the Superintendent and BPS on the key focus areas for these new investments, with a commitment to allocating the funding in an equitable and sustainable manner. BPS will leverage the new funding over three years and ensure the new opportunities can be supported for years to come. The Commission will have five meetings, twice monthly over the ne
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