Colleen Nowak for De Pere School Board

10/18/2026

From Life Skills class, to Hope Squad, and Hands Across De Pere- our USDD students have many layers of support every day. But there are times when some students need an extra layer of support-
How do we identify this?
And How do we help?
… and how can our community help?

Join us November 10 and 12 inside the De Pere High School Library for all of this and more!
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10/17/2026

Join me November 10 or 12 at DPHS!

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How is USDD supporting students' mental health? Learn about our myriad of programs, meet key staff and come prepared with your questions. Redbird Community Classroom is an interactive session open to all USDD residents. Scan the code, or visit our website to sign up.

10/13/2026

🖊️ At last week’s meeting our school board unanimously voted to approve a resolution in supporting the continuation and expansion of the federal E-rate program.

📩 Following our resolution vote I submitted it as a comment to the FCC, and wrote our members of congress expressing our stance.
📰 This Green Bay Press-Gazette article further explains the program and its impact on our local districts.

💻 Here is some more background:
E-Rate is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that discounts broadband and internet costs for schools and libraries, with bigger discounts going to lower-income communities. It does not cover laptops, tablets, software, or digital content.
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Each year, E-Rate provides roughly $3 billion in discounts to more than 100,000 schools and about 11,000 libraries, making it the fifth-largest source of federal funding for schools. Importantly *no federal tax dollars are used*: the program is funded by the Universal Service Fund, which is paid for by fees on telecommunications companies.

The FCC is reviewing the E-Rate program, which provides internet discounts to schools, sparking budget concerns. See link below ⬇️

📸 Tork Mason, USA Today NETWORK-Wisconsin

10/10/2026

10/07/2026

Our Unified School District of De Pere Therapy dog program is featured by Wisconsin DPI !

10/04/2026

🌟THIS FRIDAY- October 9!🌟
Take a stroll down memory lane, or explore the school sitting right in your backyard!
📍Our High School will be open for a community tour as a part of our Homecoming Week festivities!
❤️Details and sign up here:
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De Pere High School Homecoming Week building tours. Rekindle memories, or get your first look inside our flagship building. Visit classrooms and other spaces during the school day.
❤️What's changed in almost 50 years?
🖤What's stayed the same?
Times and details on the signup form. Scan the code or go to deperek12.org for a link.

10/01/2026

At this week’s School Board meeting, we were presented with our updated Strategic Plan—complete with new District and School flip books!

I’m excited to share these resources with our community and give families a clearer look at the goals guiding our work across the district.

A strategic plan isn’t just a document- it’s a roadmap for where we’re headed, how we’ll measure progress, and how we’ll continue striving to improve for every student.

Take a look and see what we’re working toward together! ⬇️

Unified School District of De Pere Strategic Plan:
https://www.deperek12.org/district/strategic-plan

09/12/2026

⭐️ New Year, New Pic! Excited to continue our work with the rest of our dedicated School Board! 👏
Standing: Chad Jeskewitz, Adam Clayton, Jeff Dickert
Seated: Matthew C. Petersen, Brandy Tollefson, Colleen Nowak, Kaitlan Schick

08/22/2026

Counting down the days to the ✨START ✨of the school year!

*update to this calendar: Foxview, DPMS, and DPHS will all have fall conferences October 26,27,&29