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Board approves two-year request to DPI for seventh-grade world-language exemption
Summary
The board approved a resolution asking the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for a two-year exemption from the seventh-grade world language requirement, citing difficulty recruiting qualified world-language teachers.
The Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education voted to approve a resolution authorizing a request to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for an exemption from the seventh-grade world-language requirement for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 school years.
A board member asked whether the request could be shortened to a single year to signal an intention to restore seventh-grade world-language sooner. A district staff member responded that the two-year waiver does not prevent aggressive recruitment; the recommended two-year period was chosen to build strength in credit-bearing programs for grades eight and up while the district continues hiring efforts.
The resolution passed with all board members voting in favor. The motion as recorded was: "I move that the resolution authorizing the request to the Department of Public Instruction for seventh grade world language languages exemption for school years 2025–26 and 2026–27 as presented be approved." The transcript records no additional implementation timeline or specific budget tied to the waiver request.
