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Parents, teachers press board to preserve Katherine Johnson virtual academy as budget options loom
Summary
Parents and staff urged the Green Bay Area Public Schools Board to keep Katherine Johnson Academy open after district budget materials listed closing or restructuring it as an option to address a projected deficit. Board members asked for program data before making a decision.
Tanya Cioni, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Katherine Johnson Academy, and a parent told the Green Bay Area Public Schools Board on March 10 that closing or restructuring the district’s K–8 virtual Katherine Johnson program would remove an essential nontraditional option for students.
Cioni said the program’s enrollment has “more than doubled in 16 months,” describing a jump from 42 students in late 2023 to about 95 currently and noting 119 unique students served so far this school year. “Closing Katherine Johnson Academy would eliminate the only nontraditional option available to all…
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