Exposition Center Advisory Committee Receives Report On Fox Cities Tourism Industry – Spending At 2011 Levels; Rebound May Be On Pause Due To Delta Variant

The Exposition Center Advisory Committee met 09/08/2021. In addition to the presentation specifically about the Paper Valley Hotel and the Exposition Center, they also received a report about the state of the local tourism industry in general. This was presented by Pam Seidl, the Executive […]

At This Time AASD Does Not Believe They Have Denied Any Medical Masking Exemption Requests

I have heard back from the Appleton Area School District regarding medical exemptions for masking. As I posted about previously, Superintendent Judy Baseman had stated very plainly, “The District will not be determining which health issues/concerns ‘legitimately warrant being able to go mask free’. That […]

Board Of Health Receives Covid-19 Update – Discusses Vaccination Rates, School Vaccination Clinics, Options For Increasing Free Testing Availability

On 09/08/2021 The Board of Health met. There were no action items on the agenda. The meeting was only 17 minutes long and it was almost exclusively taken up with a Covid-19 Update. Appleton’s Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen reviewed the standard set of slides […]

Expo Center Advisory Committee Receives Report On Expo Center – Discusses Paper Valley Hotel Becoming A Hilton, $63,000 Net Operating Loss

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority Exposition Center Advisory Committee met 09/07/2021. Linda Garvey from the Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel gave a report on how things are going for the hotel and expo center. In introducing her, Mayor Woodford mentioned that the Red Lion Paper Valley […]

Culturally Responsive Practices Implemented Without A Board Of Education Vote; Enacted Due To Achievement Gaps; Intended To Foster A Sense Of Belonging

[Update: Although Assistant Superintendent indicated to me that the Board of Education did not vote on implementing culturally responsive practices, he did, in an email to me on September 23, state that the Board of Education voted to implement these practices on 04/10/2017.] I do […]

AASD Continues To Find Covid Unpredictable; Cannot Say When District Will Stop Making Sudden Course Changes

I do have a slight update on the masking requirements at Appleton Area School District facilities. AASD’s position is that they have no legal responsibility to accommodate students with religious beliefs that preclude masking. The District is, however, offering medical exemptions, and Superintendent Judy Baseman, […]