The petition for AASD to open its schools has gotten 198 signatures within 1 week. I’m curious to see where they end up topping out at. https://www.change.org/p/appleton-area-school-district-aasd-allow-the-parents-a-choice-to-return-to-school
Month: November 2020
Library Board Meeting on 11/17/2020 Cancelled
And so, it has come to this. The Library Board meeting that had been scheduled for 11/17/2020 has been cancelled, and I am legitimately disappointed by that fact. I genuinely want to see their “Trustee Training: Core Values of Librarianship Webinar Overview” which they didn’t […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/13/2020
Appleton reported 56 new cases on 11/13/2020. Active cases increased by 20. Cases out of isolation increased by 36. There were no new deaths.
AASD Fall i-Ready Results For Reading
On 11/09/2020 the Board of Education had a work session to review the Fall 2020 i-Ready student assessment results. These meetings are pretty much always a slog, and this one is no exception. They covered both the Math and Reading assessment results in this presentation, […]
Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting 11/16/2020
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 11/16/2020 at 7pm. Honestly it looks kind of interesting. As far as city government goes, this is one of the places you find human interest stories. There are three people seeking zoning variances. The first one wants to […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/12/2020
Appleton reported 83 new coronavirus cases on 11/12/2020. Active cases ticked up by 4. Cases out of isolation increased by 79. There were no new deaths.
Health Department 2nd Quarter Report
The bulk of the 11/11/2020 Board of Health meeting was taken up by the Covid update, but they did touch briefly on the second quarter report. The second quarter was April through June and Health Officer Eggebrecht acknowledged that they were “a little behind” in […]
Jack’s Apple Pub Apples
It’s been a while since I posted any art. If there’s anything we need in these fraught and trying days of 2020 it’s more fun crazy art, so why don’t we all feast our eyes on the signs at Jack’s Apple Pub. Jack himself (at […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/11/2020
Appleton reported 53 new coronavirus cases on 11/11. Active cases fell by 11. Cases out of isolation increased by 63. There was 1 new death.
Coronavirus Update At 11/11/2020 Board of Health Meeting
I had the opportunity to watch the 11/11/2020 Board of Health meeting. Health Officer Eggebrecht started out the update by claiming that since Labor Day cases in Appleton have accelerated. [As I feel compelled to point out whenever that claim is made, cases were accelerating […]