GREEN BAY (NBC26) — At a work session meeting Monday, the Green Bay Area Public School Board discussed this years $313.5 million budget and next month’s $158 million referendum.
- The Green Bay Area Public School District proposed budget is $313.5 million.
- There will be a $158 million referendum question on the November ballot, which will be spread over four years.
- The district says a referendum is needed due to decreasing state and federal funding and increases in school voucher program costs.
At a work session Monday, the GBAPS board looked at a variety of data points on student performance, including suspensions, test scores and absences.
Currently, GBAPS has an 85% graduation rate, lower than the state average, which is about 92% according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
“Clearly we have some work to do, we’ll take a look and we’ll share with the board that attendance data and all of that data probably quarterly, which feels to me like maybe an accurate snapshot where we can get some really good information, especially about attendance,” David Johns, GBAPS associate superintendent of continuous school improvement, says…