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ALPENA In January, Alpena Public Schools recognizes the vital contributions of the APS School Board. Members serve in a volunteer capacity and take on ....
ALPENA The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education on Monday authorized Alpena Public Schools Superintendent David Rabbideau to take necessary steps to hav ....
cnelson@thealpenanews.com Courtesy Photo Alpena High School Teacher Amy Brownridge, second from the left, talks with students in her classroom in November. Brownridge, and her colleague Bill Bright, are developing a project based learning course Perspectives of Democracy. ALPENA A newly proposed project based learning course Perspectives of Democracy will go before the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education for approval on Monday. The board’s Curriculum and Technology Committee on Tuesday recommended the proposed course move to the board for approval after hearing from two teachers who will instruct the class as well as the administrators helping to develop the course. ....
cnelson@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Thunder Bay Junior High School students board buses to transport them home on Friday. ALPENA The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education plans to schedule a special board meeting to discuss how Thunder Bay Junior High School and Alpena High School students can have more in-person learning. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. March 2 on the online conferencing software Zoom. Superintendent David Rabbideau provided the board of education with data showing students at Thunder Bay Junior High School and Alpena High School are not performing as well as they have in past years and some of their parents may not be highly satisfied with the hybrid learning model. ....
Donajkowski ALPENA The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education censured former Trustee Steven Donajkowski on Monday because of sexualized comments he posted to Facebook about Vice President Kamala Harris. Donajkowski resigned ahead of the board of education meeting on Monday. The comment Donajkowski made on the Alpena Betterment’s Facebook page–a private group the public can request to join– was in response to a special a local restaurant was offering as part of an event for the Alpena Democratic Party held last week. Donajkowski on Monday declined comment. The resolution to censure Donajkowski states the board completely, without reservation, disavows the Feb. 5 Facebook post and comments made by him. A censure is a formal reprimand of a board member by the board. ....