During the 02/27/2023 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, the Board received an update on the middle school expansion projects. The presentation included blueprints which were shared with the board members but not the general public. A number of readers were interested in […]
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Board Of Education Meeting 11/14/2022 – Will Vote On Early College Credit Program, Receive Resignation Of District’s Diversity, Equite, And Inclusion Officer
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 11/14/2022 at 6:30PM. The Board will be voting to adopt the standards and curriculum for the Culture of Health Care course. This will be replacing the People Skills for Health Professionals course that is no […]
AASD Announces Referendum Now Only Projected To Increase Taxes $4 Per $100,000 Worth Of Property
The Appleton Area School District has announced a new projected cost to taxpayers if the referendum is passed next month. They had originally estimated that it would cause property taxes to go up by $39 per $100,000 worth of property. They are now estimating that, […]
Local Good Samaritan Issues Plea For AASD Student To Return Blanket
We can only hope and pray the blanket is returned to its rightful owner.
AASD To Hold Series Of Community Listening Sessions Aimed At Educating Public About Fall Referendum And Receiving Feedback On Public’s Priorities
During the months of September and October, the Appleton Area School District will be hosting a series of Community Listening Sessions at various schools across the District. Those sessions will include a presentation and question and answer session about the referendum on the November ballot […]
AASD Provides Additional Information On AGR i-Ready Scores
I have an update on the i-Ready scores of the Appleton Area School District’s Achievement Gap Reduction schools. Back in July, AASD Assistant Superintendent Nan Bunnow had provided the percentage of AGR Kindergarteners – 3rd Graders who had met their target growth goals for the […]
Appleton Area School District Holding Community Linkages Event 08/15/2022
Just a reminder that there is an Appleton Area School District Community Linkages Event coming up in a couple of weeks on August 15, 2022. It will be taking place 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the AASD Welcome Center at 2701 N. Oneida Street, Suite […]
Follow-Up Regarding Reading And Math Proficiency Rates Of K-3 AASD Students
[Update: during the AGR report to the Board of Education, an AASD employee incorrectly equated a student reaching 100% of their targeted growth with achieving proficiency. Some of the actual proficiency rates for the District are similar to the percentage of AGR students who reached […]
AASD Board Of Education Holding Two Community Linkage Events In Next 6 Weeks – Events Capped At 40 Attendees Each
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding two community linkage events in the next 6 weeks. Per the official notice “The ‘Community Café’ is an informal way of gathering Board Members and community members to share thoughts, ideas and questions about AASD […]
Future AASD Superintendent Indicates He Anticipates Minimal Covid Mitigation Measures For 2022-23 Fall Semester
As posted on Saturday, the Appleton Area School District is discontinuing its Covid mitigation measures starting 06/06/2022. It wasn’t clear to me whether that change only applied to the summer semester or would also be in place for the 2022-23 school year, so I reached […]